PhD Business Administration at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The PhD Business Administration is offered at Arizona State University.

Faculty: W. P. Carey School of Business | Department: Business Administration | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

Maximum Time Limit Doctoral students must complete all program requirements within a ten-year period. The ten-year period starts with the initial enrollment into the doctoral program. In addition, the student must take the final oral examination in defense of the dissertation within five years after passing the comprehensive examinations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Candidacy PhD students achieve candidacy status in a letter from the dean of the Graduate College upon 1. passing the comprehensive examinations; and 2. successfully defending the dissertation prospectus. Dissertation Requirements Students are required to present a dissertation to satisfy the research requirement for the PhD degree. The dissertation is defended in an oral examination commonly known as the dissertation defense. Students must be enrolled for at least one semester hour of credit that appears on the program of study or one hour of appropriate graduate-level credit (such as 795 Continuing Registration) during the semester (including summer session) in which the student defends the dissertation. NOTE: For detailed information regarding the university's doctoral degree requirements, please refer to the Graduate College's Doctor of Philosophy policy and procedures.

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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