DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, DBA
Accelerate your career
with a DBA
Set yourself apart with a DBA from the Spears School of Business. This intensive program is tailored to working professionals and designed to develop
innovative, evidence-based leaders by applying research methods to create practical
business solutions. You will acquire the skills necessary to solve strategic business
problems and keep up with the fast-paced change occurring in industry today.
Spears is an AACSB-accredited and an R1 research institution offering guidance and mentorship from expert faculty to enhance your executive learning experience.
Spears is an AACSB-accredited and an R1 research institution offering guidance and mentorship from expert faculty to enhance your executive learning experience.
Curriculum & format
- Program is offered in a hybrid format with recorded lectures, virtual class meetings and 2-day monthly residencies (9 per year) on our Stillwater campus.
- 60-credit hours may be completed in just over 3 years (total of 10 semesters) while attending fall, spring and summer terms.
- Nine hours of concentration electives are offered in a student’s area of interest.
- Courses are taught by senior researchers and practitioner faculty from the Spears School of Business.
- Doctoral dissertations are accomplished in the third year via independent study under the close supervision of a faculty research advisor.
Residency schedule
- 2024-25
Fall 2024 Dates Residency August 15-17 Welcome and Orientation September 27-28 Residency 1 October 25-26 Residency 2 December 6-7 Residency 3 Spring 2025 Dates Residency January 17-18 Residency 1 February 28-March 1 Residency 2 April 4-5 Residency 3 Summer 2025 Dates Residency May 16-17 Residency 1 June 27-28 Residency 2 July 18-19 Residency 3 - 2025-26
Fall 2025 Dates Residency August 14-16 Welcome and Orientation
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Application process
Learn about the admission process for the Doctor of Business Administration program.