Ph.D. in Business Administration FAQs

Students may choose from five concentrations: Accounting; Information Systems and Security; Management; Marketing and Sales Leadership; and Risk and Decision Analytics. The concentration structure supports faculty qualification requirements at most universities.

The Ph.D. in Business Administration Program is a full-time program. However, given the structure of the Program, students are still able to maintain employment during the Program. Specifically, the Program is designed to provide full-time content during intense residencies (3 days per residency with 10 residencies per year during the first 2 years of study).

Given the level of professional experience that our students possess, leaving their current employer would not be feasible for the majority of them. We also feel that this level of experience enhances the learning environment.

To ensure the highest quality content is being delivered, we feel the best method to accomplish this is in a classroom setting. Therefore Ph.D. in Business Administration courses are provided only in a face-to-face environment.

Yes. Students enter and progress through the program as part of a cohort. This structure encourages collaboration, strengthens peer and faculty engagement, and allows students across disciplines to complete core coursework together, while still receiving in-depth, discipline-specific training in their chosen concentration.

Quality doctoral education takes an extensive amount of faculty resources. This includes faculty spending a number of one-on-one hours with each student during the dissertation stage of the Program.  Given the amount of faculty resources required to train each student properly, the Program chooses to focus on admitting a limited number of quality students into the Program. The Program typically will have fewer than 40 active students at any given point in time across the disciplines (fewer than 10 students per discipline, on average). Typically, a given discipline will admit up to 3 or 4 students per year.

No. The program does not require GMAT or GRE scores.

No. Students are admitted from across the United States and internationally.

The program admits a small number of students to support intensive faculty mentorship. Typically, each discipline admits 3 to 4 students per year.

Applications open June 1 for the following academic year. Priority consideration is typically mid-October, with a final deadline of February 1.

Students may incur costs for travel, lodging, meals during residencies, and dissertation-related research expenses.

Yes. Additional tuition and fees apply if the program is not completed within 48 credit hours.

No. The Ph.D. in Business Administration is not eligible for TAP.

Students may apply for TA or RA positions across the university, but the program itself does not offer dedicated assistantships.

International applicants should review the university’s international admissions resources.