Program Highlights

Rise to the top with our Doctor of Business Administration program.

After earning your DBA online, a whole new world of career opportunities will be open to you. Through a combination of classes, seminars, professional residencies, research papers and a final dissertation, you’ll study high-level business theories and management techniques and gain experience directly applying them in real business environments.

As a student in our online DBA program, you’ll be taking classes led by instructors with years of experience in the business world, and with flexible online classes, you’ll be able to get an education in a way that fits your life.
You’ll be able to move beyond standard managerial positions and into positions such as business consultant, analyst, C-level executive (CEO, CIO, CMO, etc.) or business operation specialist. You could even start a career in academia by teaching business classes at colleges and universities.
The Baker College Doctor of Business Administration online program gives you the chance to develop these higher-level skills without having to put your career on hold.

At a glance

Credit Hours

3.5

Years (Avg.)

86%

Students who receive scholarships, grants or financial aid

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Business Administration classes are taught exclusively through Baker Online.

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Why Business Administration?

In the Doctor of Business Administration program, you’ll have the education and skills it takes to solve problems at the very highest level of a business. By completing your DBA online, students develop the capacity to work independently and more in depth, moving from prescribed content in the first year of the program to supervised scholarly activities in the second year to independent research focused on their areas of interest in the third year.

Students may choose from six areas of specialization or design their own specialized fields of study.

Career Facts

$104,980

Median Yearly Income

Outlook 2018–2028

$208,000

Median Salary for Executives

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Curriculum

The Baker College Doctorate of Business Administration program is a 3.5-year program consisting of 60 credit hours (27 hours of doctoral core classes and 9 hours of doctoral specialty requirements). Our curriculum includes comprehensive and qualifying requirements, a professional residency and a research-based dissertation focused on a real problem facing today’s business leaders and managers.

Sample Courses

BUS 8930

Qualifying Paper

Description

Allows students to prepare a scholarly paper suitable for publication in order to qualify for the dissertation phase of the DBA program. Normally, this occurs at the end of the second year after all your coursework in the program has been completed except for BUS814 Corporate and Personal Ethics, and all that remains is the dissertation. The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate mastery of scholarly writing, research methodology and a depth of knowledge in a field covered by the program.

BUS 8200

Professional Residency

Description

Requires students to attend at least one professional conference in the first or second year. The approved conferences will be identified, and program faculty will also attend. The DBA program will host a seminar at these events. A list of approved conferences will be developed by the faculty each year. Students will be required to document attendance and write a short paper describing what was learned at the conference. Requires students to attend at least one professional conference in the first or second year.

BUS 8410

Defining the Dissertation Research Problem and Research Question

Description

Introduces students to an array of quantitative and qualitative research methods and designs, and their appropriate application in empirical research. Topics related to quantitative research include measurement, sampling, hypothesis testing, variables, validity, reliability and causation. Different quantitative research designs will be covered, including experimental and quasi-experimental, survey, field, designs utilizing existing data and evaluation research.

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In Their Words

“My Baker DBA has helped me to impact the next generation of entrepreneurs. I have had unique opportunities to teach social entrepreneurship on the campuses of Yale, Stanford and most recently, Oxford.”

Additional Requirements

Students who have 30 semester credits from an accredited doctoral program can apply for advanced standing in the Dissertation Only option.

Program Outcomes

Our quality-focused, market-driven and rigorous program curricula will establish and enhance core business knowledge and the ability to anticipate and react to societal changes, as well as provide students with technological proficiency, the ability to make ethical decisions and the communication skills that embody the professional acumen graduates need to make positive contributions to their chosen fields.

Accreditation

Baker College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission / 230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604-1411 / 800-621-7440 / www.hlccommission.org.

Online Classes Available Anywhere

Baker College online programs are available to students across the country. In Michigan our students come from Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Cadillac, Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Owosso, Traverse City, and many other locations. Beyond Michigan, our online graduates hail from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other states.

Doctorate of Business Administration

Business Administration (DBA)

Program Highlights

Rise to the top with our Doctor of Business Administration program.

Credit Hours

Years (Avg.)

Students who receive scholarships, grants or financial aid

Learn Your Way

Why Business Administration?

Career Facts

Median Yearly Income

Outlook 2018–2028

Median Salary for Executives

Curriculum

Additional Requirements

Program Outcomes

Accreditation

Online Classes Available Anywhere

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Available on Baker Online

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