Doctorate of Business Administration

For those of you who seek the pinnacle in academic credentials, Jones International University's Doctorate of Business Administration delivers a powerful program designed to enhance your critical thinking and analytical skills, hone your leadership abilities, and enable you to develop an expertise in conducting and understanding research, methodology, and evaluation. JIU created its fully online DBA program to serve business and working academic professionals who want to propel their careers forward.

We have a world-class faculty that design and deliver a high-caliber curriculum that is designed with your professional development in mind. Our unique DBA perfectly balances courses and research so students will develop expert-level knowledge in their chosen field. Assignments are authentically based and are appropriate to the courses' needs, whether it is problem-based or project-based learning. Our students often turn their coursework into work projects for real and immediate benefits.

All too often, a large percentage of doctoral students across the country get through their program but become overwhelmed by the thought of producing a dissertation. JIU's unique parallel mentoring track supports our students' academic progress from the outset and keeps their focus on degree completion.

Among the highlights of JUI's DBA program:

• 100% online - providing you with the flexibility and convenience to earn your degree while balancing other professional and personal commitments.
• Designed to be completed in as few as three years.
• Exclusive parallel mentoring track features a guided, iterative process to help each student to move more effectively and efficiently toward the completion of his/her degree.
• A synchronous weekend - also conducted online - is scheduled once a year during your program to allow for in-depth topics to be explored and boost collaboration/teamwork.
• Round-the-clock access to extensive resources in JIU's renowned e-global library, as well as online tutorials developed specifically for doctoral students.