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Business Administration (DBA)

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration

Overview

A 51-credit online Doctor of Business Administration for senior working professionals, with core research and strategy courses, three 1-credit doctoral workshops and a three-course applied research dissertation sequence. Cohorts start in fall and spring; workshops are primarily online with optional on-site attendance.

Official program name
Business Administration (DBA)
Awarded degree
Doctor of Business Administration
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — DBA (professional doctorate)
Awarding institution
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Adelphi, Maryland, 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
Area of specialty: finance · Area of specialty: marketing
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Credits
51 credits; transfer up to 6 creditsUS credit hours — not directly comparable with other credit systems.
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
As little as three years with a full-time course load (Assumes a full-time course load.)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms
Fall, Spring
Source: umgc.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: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Online DBA; workshops are primarily online and in-person attendance is not required.

Source: umgc.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: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits
Optional campus visits
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Placement / internship
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Attendance, exams and travel as published

  • Other in-person requirement Optional

    Optional on-site doctoral workshop; workshops are primarily online.

    Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Dissertation

  • Applied research/dissertation courses BMGT 870, 880 and 895.
    Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

  • Doctoral Workshop (1 credit) taken three times.
    Source: umgc.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
RequiredBachelor's and master's degree from a UMGC-approved, accredited institution
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Personal statement
Required500-700-word statement of interest
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
References / recommendations
Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
CV / résumé
RequiredResume or CV showing post-baccalaureate professional experience
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Interview
OptionalA virtual interview may be required
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee
RequiredUS$100 — $100 doctoral application fee
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

TOEFL iBT
Required — minimum 79For applicants educated outside the United States (TOEFL iBT).
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
IELTS Academic
Required — minimum 6.5Alternative for applicants educated outside the United States.
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duolingo English Test
Required — minimum 105Alternative for applicants educated outside the United States.
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
GMAT
OptionalNot required but accepted as optional material.
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
GRE General Test
OptionalNot required but accepted as optional material.
Source: umgc.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.

  • Priority deadline

    November 13, 2026 · for Spring 2027

    Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
    Upcoming

  • Application deadline

    December 11, 2026 · for Spring 2027

    Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
    Upcoming

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 studentsUS$1,087USDper creditEstimated tuitionUS$55,437 = 51 US credit hours × US$1,087 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required attendance, credit transfer reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of study.Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Application for Admission Fee, Doctoral
US$100Mandatory
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Technology Fee
US$15 per creditMandatory
Source: umgc.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 University of Maryland Global Campus

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since July 1, 1946 · next review 01/01/2033

    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 · This program is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).

    Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

  • International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)

    Business-school accreditation — Accredited

    “UMGC's School of Business has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through IACBE.”

    Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 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

  • Applicants educated outside the United States must have transcripts evaluated and demonstrate English proficiency.Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • 2026-2027 is the first year this version of the program is offered.
    Source: umgc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 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. umgc.edu/admission/requirements/students-educated-abroad — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. umgc.edu/experience/why-choose-umgc/accreditation — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. umgc.edu/online-degrees/doctoral/dba-business-administration — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. umgc.edu/tuition-financial-assistance/tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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