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Business Administration (DBA)

Professional doctorateDBADoctor of Business Administration

Overview

A 55-credit online applied doctorate in a three-year cohort with ten-week terms and a doctoral research project instead of a traditional dissertation; tuition is $825 per credit hour.

Official program name
Business Administration (DBA)
Awarded degree
Doctor of Business Administration
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — professional doctorate
University
Administering location
Bellevue, NEWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Required credits
55 credit hours
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
approximately three years (completing all courses sequentially and in good standing in the cohort)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms
Fall
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Applied doctorate; coursework 100% online with no required campus visits.

Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
No mandatory campus visits
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Asynchronous
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

  • Residency Required

    DBA 705 online residency course (1 credit)

    Online

    Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Academic calendar

Capstone

  • Applied doctoral research project instead of a traditional dissertation
    Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree
RequiredCompleted graduate degree with minimum 3.0 GPA
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum 3.0 graduate GPA
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Work experience
RequiredResume showing 5 years of professional experience
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Statement / essay
Required1,000-word statement
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee
Required$100 — $100 doctoral application fee (waived for alumni)
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All online students — Online students$825per creditEstimated tuition$45,375 = 55 credits × $825 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026
All online students — DoctoralFrom the university's online tuition table$825per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$45,375 = 55 credits × $825 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

General College fee
$300 per term
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

  • Military Preferred rate Tuition discount

    $250 per credit hour for undergraduate and certificate programs

    Eligibility: Degree-seeking active-duty U.S. Military, National Guard, Reserve and Coast Guard members and spouses, with proof of status

    Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Institution-wide awards are listed because they cover online students at this level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

Professional licensure

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

  • International (online) undergraduate tuition rate published: $459 per credit hourSource: bellevue.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. bellevue.edu/about/accreditations-and-awards/state-authorizations/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
  3. bellevue.edu/programs/doctoral-degrees/business-administration/online-accelerated/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. bellevue.edu/tuition-and-aid/tuition-rates-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026

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