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Doctor of Business Administration

Professional doctorateDBADoctor of Business Administration

Overview

Online Doctor of Business Administration of 23 courses and 90 quarter credits, with a concentration (accounting, finance, management, marketing or custom) and an applied doctoral research project.

Official program name
Doctor of Business Administration
Awarded degree
Doctor of Business Administration
Source: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — professional doctorate
University
Administering location
West Lafayette, INWhere 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
Specializations
Accounting; Finance; Management; Marketing; Custom
Source: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits
90 total quarter credits (23 courses)
Source: catalog.purdueglobal.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

DBA with doctoral courses 100% online and a doctoral research project.

Source: purdueglobal.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: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Dissertation

  • Doctoral research project addressing a real-world problem in the student's industry.
    Source: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Academic calendar

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

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
RequiredMaster's degree in business or a related field
Source: catalog.purdueglobal.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3.25 — Cumulative master's GPA of 3.25 or higher
Source: catalog.purdueglobal.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Transfer credit
OptionalUp to 32 credit hours of prior graduate coursework may transfer
Source: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredCurrent professional resume or CV
Source: catalog.purdueglobal.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Interview
OptionalInterview with a program representative if requested by the School
Source: catalog.purdueglobal.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Writing sample
RequiredWriting sample
Source: catalog.purdueglobal.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 studentsFrom the university's online tuition table$485per creditEstimated tuition$43,650 = 90 credits × $485 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: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Graduate resource fee
$295 per termMandatory
Source: purdueglobal.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

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

International applicants

  • Purdue Global offers online degrees to international students; some programs (for example the RN-to-BSN and DNP) state that international students are not eligible.Source: purdueglobal.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. catalog.purdueglobal.edu/graduate/business-information-technology/business-administration-doctor/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
  2. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. purdueglobal.edu/about/accreditation/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. purdueglobal.edu/admissions/academic-calendar/ — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026
  5. purdueglobal.edu/degree-programs/business/online-doctor-business-administration/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  6. purdueglobal.edu/degree-programs/business/online-mba-master-business-administration/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  7. purdueglobal.edu/degree-programs/information-technology/bachelor-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  8. purdueglobal.edu/tuition-financial-aid/undergraduate-graduate-tuition-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026

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