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Online doctorates from accredited US institutions — research doctorates such as the PhD and professional doctorates such as the EdD, DNP and DBA. Many include required residencies or a dissertation defense; each profile shows what is published.

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Empire State University

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Change

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Change
Subject: Higher Education Administration · Educational Leadership & Administration
Administering location: Saratoga Springs, NYUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + campus visitsCoursework is online, with required visits, residencies or immersions on campus or at another set location. · Asynchronous
In-person requirements: Campus visits required
Duration: designed to be completed in four years · 54 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $471 per credit · Rate printed on the program page (residency category not stated)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Excelsior University

Doctor of Business Administration

Professional doctorateDBADoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration (incl. MBA)
Administering location: Albany, NYUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + campus visitsCoursework is online, with required visits, residencies or immersions on campus or at another set location. · Mixed (live + self-paced)
In-person requirements: Campus visits required
Duration: about two years taking two courses per term (taking two courses per term) · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $800 per credit · All online students — DBA per-credit tuition (residency travel and accommodations not included)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Fort Hays State University

Doctor of Nursing Practice (MSN to DNP)

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice
Subject: Nursing (BSN, MSN) · Nursing Leadership
Administering location: Hays, KSUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student. · Mixed (live + self-paced)
In-person requirements: Practical placement required
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $485.98 per credit · All online students — FHSU Online DNP · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Franklin University

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Professional doctorateDBADoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration (incl. MBA) · Management
Administering location: Columbus, OHUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: as few as 3 years (Conditional minimum; condition not stated on the page (includes one year for the dissertation).) · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $828 per credit · All online students — Standard tuition · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Franklin University

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Organizational Leadership
Subject: Organizational Leadership · Educational Leadership & Administration
Administering location: Columbus, OHUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: as few as 3 years (Conditional minimum; condition not stated on the page (includes one year for the dissertation).) · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $828 per credit · All online students — Standard tuition · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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George Mason University

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (PhD)

PhDPhDDoctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Subject: Biology · Data Science & Analytics
Administering location: Fairfax, VAUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program. · Full-time, Part-time
In-person requirements: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: most required coursework in approximately two years, followed by dissertation research · 72 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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George Washington University

Doctor of Nursing Practice in the Field of Executive Leadership

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice
Subject: Nursing Leadership · Nursing (BSN, MSN)
Administering location: Washington, DCUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
In-person requirements: Practical placement required
Duration: Duration not verified · 43 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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George Washington University

Doctor of Philosophy in the Field of Systems Engineering (STEM, Online)

PhDPhDDoctor of Philosophy in Systems Engineering
Subject: Systems Engineering
Administering location: Washington, DCUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Grand Canyon University

Doctor of Nursing Practice in Organizational Leadership

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice in Organizational Leadership
Subject: Nursing Leadership
Administering location: Phoenix, AZUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
In-person requirements: Practical placement required
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $760 per credit · All online students
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Grand Canyon University

PhD in General Psychology: Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Quantitative Research)

PhDPhDDoctor of Philosophy in General Psychology: Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Quantitative Research)
Subject: Industrial-Organizational Psychology · Psychology
Administering location: Phoenix, AZUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + campus visitsCoursework is online, with required visits, residencies or immersions on campus or at another set location.
In-person requirements: Campus visits required
Duration: Duration not verified · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $760 per credit · All online students
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Hawaii Pacific University

Online MSN to DNP – Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice
Subject: Nursing (BSN, MSN) · Nursing Leadership
Administering location: Honolulu, HIUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student. · Asynchronous
In-person requirements: Practical placement required
Duration: As few as 20 months (Minimum completion time) · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $1,156 per credit · All online students
Next deadline: December 18, 2026 · Spring 1 2027
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Indiana University Bloomington

Instructional Systems Technology, Ed.D.

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Instructional Systems Technology
Subject: Instructional Design & Technology
Administering location: Bloomington, INUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + campus visitsCoursework is online, with required visits, residencies or immersions on campus or at another set location.
In-person requirements: Campus visits required
Duration: Duration not verified · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $541.18 per credit · In-state — Indiana resident · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Johns Hopkins University

Doctor of Nursing Practice: Post Master's Track

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice
Subject: Nursing (BSN, MSN) · Nursing Leadership
Administering location: Baltimore, MDUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + campus visitsCoursework is online, with required visits, residencies or immersions on campus or at another set location.
In-person requirements: Campus visits required; practical placement required
Duration: six semesters · 40 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $2,119 per credit · All online students — Part Time DNP Post Masters & MBA (per credit hour) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Kennesaw State University

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Educational Leadership
Subject: Educational Leadership & Administration
Administering location: Kennesaw, GAUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student. · Mixed (live + self-paced)
In-person requirements: Practical placement required
Duration: 3-4 years depending on the pace of the students during their dissertation journeys · 45 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Kennesaw State University

Doctor of Education in Instructional Technology

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Instructional Technology
Subject: Instructional Design & Technology · Educational Leadership & Administration
Administering location: Kennesaw, GAUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: Three to Four year Program · 66 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Marshall University

Business Administration, DBA

Professional doctorateDBADoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration (incl. MBA) · Accounting · Healthcare Administration
Administering location: Huntington, WVUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + campus visitsCoursework is online, with required visits, residencies or immersions on campus or at another set location. · Mixed (live + self-paced)
In-person requirements: Campus visits required
Duration: three-year program · 66 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $963.50 per credit · Online graduate program rate, COB Doctor Business Administration (no residency distinction printed) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Marshall University

Leadership Studies, EdD

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Leadership Studies
Subject: Educational Leadership & Administration · Organizational Leadership
Administering location: Huntington, WVUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 45 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $598 per credit · Online graduate program rate, COEPD EdD/EdS/Programs with Clinicals (no residency distinction printed) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Michigan State University

Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist, BSN-DNP

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice
Subject: Nursing (BSN, MSN)
Administering location: East Lansing, MIUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
In-person requirements: Practical placement required
Duration: 3 years minimum duration · 70 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $934.25 per credit · In-state
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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National University

Doctor of Business Administration

Professional doctorateDBADoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration (incl. MBA)
Administering location: San Diego, CAUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 48 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $1,138 per credit · All online students — Doctor of Business Administration, base per credit/unit rate (tuition data last updated October 7, 2026)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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National University

Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science

PhDPhDDoctor of Philosophy in Data Science
Subject: Data Science & Analytics
Administering location: San Diego, CAUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: designed to be completed within 45 months; as few as 35 months at an accelerated rate (Accelerated pace) · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $1,104 per credit · All online students — Average cost per credit
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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