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Online PhD in Business Administration

PhDPhDEnglish-taughtDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration

Overview

A 100% online PhD in Business Administration combining core business courses, a specialization (entrepreneurship, executive coaching, leadership, or supply chain and logistics), research methods courses and a four-course dissertation sequence. Admission requires a business master's degree with at least 30 hours of graduate business credit and a 3.0 GPA.

Official program name
Online PhD in Business Administration
Awarded degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — PhD (research doctorate)
Awarding institution
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Lynchburg, Virginia, 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: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
October 26, 2026, January 18, 2027, February 15, 2027
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Language of instruction
EnglishEvidence: the program is offered and assessed in English as published; a module-by-module language statement is not published.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Online research doctorate described as 100% online, with a dissertation the student researches, writes and defends.

Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 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
Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits
Campus attendance: not verified
Placement / internship
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Asynchronous
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

Attendance, exams and travel as published

  • Other in-person requirement Not verified

    Some courses may be in intensive or alternative formats that may include scheduled meeting times, travel to campus or required login sessions (general statement).

    Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026

  • Thesis / dissertation defense Required

    Dissertation defense; format (online or in person) not stated

    Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Dissertation

  • Four-course dissertation sequence: research, write and defend
    Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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
RequiredMaster's degree in business or a business-related field with at least 30 hours of graduate business credit
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum grade / GPA
RequiredMinimum 3 — 3.0 GPA for admission in good standing
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee
Not requiredNo application fee
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

TOEFL iBT
RequiredFor applicants whose native language is not English; alternatives and waivers possible
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 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 students — Full-time rateUS$630USDper credit · 2026-2027Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All online students — Part-time rateUS$695USDper credit · 2026-2027Source: liberty.edu · verified October 11, 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 Liberty University

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since January 1, 1980 · next review 12/01/2026

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Authority in United States

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

Business-school and program accreditation

No business-school or program accreditation verified. Legal recognition does not depend on it.

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

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — Government dataset (US Department of Education IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. liberty.edu/online/business/doctoral/business-administration/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. liberty.edu/online/business/masters/mba/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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