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Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration

Overview

A 48-credit, 16-course online DBA with one-to-one courses, weekly starts, no residency requirement, a dissertation with oral defense, and twelve specializations including advanced accounting and strategic marketing; ACBSP-accredited except for three specializations.

Official program name
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Awarded degree
Doctor of Business Administration
Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — DBA (professional doctorate)
Awarding institution
Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
San Diego, California, 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
Advanced Accounting · Global Business Management · Strategic Marketing
Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Credits
48 credit hours, 16 coursesUS credit hours — not directly comparable with other credit systems.
Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
Every Monday
Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 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: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Why this program is listed

The DBA page states 100% online learning and no residency requirements.

Source: nu.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
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: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus visits
No campus visits required
Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Placement / internship
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Attendance, exams and travel as published

  • Thesis / dissertation defense Required

    Successful oral defense of the dissertation manuscript; format not stated.

    Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Curriculum

Dissertation

  • Dissertation manuscript and oral defense
    Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 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 from an accredited institution
Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Application fee
Not required$0 application fee; no essays or exams
Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GMAT
Not required
Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
GRE General Test
Not required
Source: nu.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 students — Base per credit/unit rateFrom the institution-wide rate table covering online students at this levelUS$1,138USDper creditEstimated tuitionUS$54,624 = 48 US credit hours × US$1,138 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required attendance, credit transfer reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of study.Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
All online students — Total estimated cost of programFrom the institution-wide rate table covering online students at this levelUS$71,875USDentire programIncludes feesSource: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other published fees

Course material fee (per course)
US$125 per courseMandatory
Source: nu.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 National University

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

    Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since February 28, 1977 · next review 06/30/2028

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Authority in United States

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

Business-school and program accreditation

  • Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

    Business-school accreditation — Accredited · The DBA is accredited by ACBSP, except the Health Services, Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Information Technology specializations.

    Source: nu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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 12, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — Government dataset (US Department of Education IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. nu.edu/admissions/tuition/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. nu.edu/degrees/management-and-marketing/programs/doctor-of-business-administration/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. nu.edu/our-university/accreditation/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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