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Excelsior University · School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Doctor of Business Administration

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration

Overview

A 60-credit low-residency DBA with online coursework, biweekly synchronous sessions and two in-person residencies in Albany, New York, and/or St. Petersburg, Florida, with an applied project or three-paper dissertation; tuition is $800 per credit.

Official program name
Doctor of Business Administration
Awarded degree
Doctor of Business Administration
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — DBA (professional doctorate)
Awarding institution
Excelsior University — School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Albany, New York, United StatesWhere the institution or the unit that runs the program is based. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll.
Subject
Specializations
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Credits
60 credits (incl. 4 residency credits, 8 dissertation seminar credits)US credit hours — not directly comparable with other credit systems.
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Language of instruction
EnglishEvidence: the program is offered and assessed in English as published; a module-by-module language statement is not published.
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Why this program is listed

Low-residency DBA: core coursework online with two required in-person residencies.

Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list English-taught online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in business subjects, awarded by institutions with legal recognition in their country. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus attendance, placements, schedule and time zones are shown separately, each only as the institution states it.
Academic delivery
Online + required attendanceTeaching is online, with required campus visits, residential weeks, in-person exams or an in-person defense.Teaching is online, with required campus visits, residential weeks, in-person exams or an in-person defense.
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus visits
Campus attendance required
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Placement / internship
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Mixed (live + self-paced)
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

Attendance, exams and travel as published

  • Residential week / residency Required

    Two in-person residencies

    2 in total · Albany, New York, and/or St. Petersburg, Florida · Travel, accommodations, and some meals for in-person residencies are not included in tuition

    Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Curriculum

Dissertation

  • Two dissertation formats: applied project or three-paper model
    Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Admissions

Required, optional, waiver-available and not-required items are shown exactly as the institution states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree / qualification
RequiredBachelor's degree (or equivalent graduate degree) from an institutionally accredited institution, or international equivalent
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Prior degree / qualification
RequiredMaster's degree from an institutionally accredited institution
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Credit transfer
OptionalUp to 30 transfer credits
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Work experience
Required5+ years of professional experience including management of people and/or projects
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Personal statement
RequiredLetter of intent
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
References / recommendations
Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation (one from a supervisor or board member)
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
CV / résumé
RequiredCurriculum vitae/resume
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other requirement
RequiredPortfolio of one to two professional writing examples
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GMAT
Not required
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
TOEFL iBT
Required — minimum 79International applicants (proof of English proficiency); minimum 15 per section; one of the listed tests
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
IELTS Academic
Required — minimum 6.5International applicants (proof of English proficiency); minimum 5.5 per section; one of the listed tests
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
PTE Academic
Required — minimum 58International applicants (proof of English proficiency); one of the listed tests
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duolingo English Test
Required — minimum 105International applicants (proof of English proficiency); one of the listed tests
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the intake the institution printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its published currency, fee category, academic year and basis. Nothing is converted; figures on different bases or in different currencies are not comparable, and tuition is not the full cost of study.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All online studentsFrom the institution's online tuition tableUS$800USDper creditIncludes feesEstimated tuitionUS$48,000 = 60 US credit hours × US$800 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required attendance, credit transfer reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of study.Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published fees

No application fee
US$0
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the institution for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Recognition, accreditation and eligibility

Separate questions: is the awarding institution legally recognized to award this degree, is the business school accredited, and who may enroll in this online program?

Legal recognition of Excelsior University

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since January 1, 1977 · next review 01/01/2030

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Authority in United States

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school and program accreditation

  • International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)

    Business-school accreditation — Accredited

    “School of Business business programs accredited by IACBE”

    Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Held by the business school. A school-level accreditation does not by itself mean that every program is covered.

Recognition in the institution's own country does not guarantee that the degree is recognized for employment, licensing or further study everywhere. Check with the relevant body where you plan to use it.

International applicants

  • International non-nursing applicants must show English proficiency (TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58 or Duolingo 105).Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — Government dataset (US Department of Education IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. excelsior.edu/about/accreditations/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. excelsior.edu/admissions/international/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. excelsior.edu/admissions/requirements/business/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. excelsior.edu/costs-and-financing/graduate/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. excelsior.edu/program/doctor-of-business-administration/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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