DBA Business Administration at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Doctor of Business Administration is an applied professional doctorate designed for you as a senior professional with significant managerial experience who is seeking a terminal doctoral degree. The program combines advanced business knowledge with rigorous coursework in research methods to sustain and amplify you as a leader who aspires to instill transformative changes in global business practices.

What you will study

60 credit hours, a written comprehensive exam, an oral comprehensive exam, a prospectus and a dissertation Required Core (3 credit hours) DBA 721 Research Seminar I Research in Action (3) Electives (33 credit hours) Research (12 credit hours) DBA 792 Research (12) Culminating Experience (12 credit hours) DBA 799 Dissertation (12) Additional Curriculum Information Fifteen credit hours can be transferred from an accredited master's degree program.

Career pathways

Graduates can pursue opportunities in a variety of industries to analyze and solve global supply chain challenges. They are prepared to advance into roles as: administrators corporate executives senior consultants university teaching faculty

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the W. P. Carey School of Business. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a master's degree in business administration or a related field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. Applicants are required to submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts personal statement professional resume three letters of recommendation proof of English proficiency Additional Curriculum Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of current residency. The professional resume and personal statement should reflect a minimum of seven years of relevant leadership experience.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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