DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, DBA
Accelerate your career
with a DBA
Set yourself apart with a DBA from the Spears School of Business. This intensive program is tailored to working professionals and designed to develop
innovative, evidence-based leaders by applying research methods to create practical
business solutions. You will acquire the skills necessary to solve strategic business
problems and keep up with the fast-paced change occurring in industry today.
Spears is an AACSB-accredited and an R1 research institution offering guidance and mentorship from expert faculty to enhance your executive learning experience.
Spears is an AACSB-accredited and an R1 research institution offering guidance and mentorship from expert faculty to enhance your executive learning experience.
Curriculum & format
- Program is offered in a hybrid format with recorded lectures, virtual class meetings and 2-day in-person monthly residencies (9 per year) on our Stillwater campus.
- This is not an online degree program.
- 60-credit hours may be completed in just over 3 years (total of 10 semesters) while attending fall, spring and summer terms.
- Nine hours of concentration electives are offered in a student’s area of interest.
- Courses are taught by senior researchers and practitioner faculty from the Spears School of Business.
- Doctoral dissertations are accomplished in the third year via independent study under the close supervision of a faculty research advisor.
Residency schedule
- 2024-25
Spring 2025 Dates Residency Jan. 17-18 Residency 1 Feb. 28-March 1 Residency 2 April 4-5 Residency 3 Summer 2025 Dates Residency May 16-17 Residency 1 June 27-28 Residency 2 July 18-19 Residency 3 - 2025-26
Fall 2025 Dates Residency Aug. 14-16 Welcome and Orientation, DBA Cohort II Sept. 5-6 Residency 1 Oct. 3-4 Residency 2 Nov. 7-8 Residency 3 Spring 2026 Dates Residency Jan. 30-31 Residency 1 March 6-7 Residency 2 April 10-11 Residency 3 Summer 2026 Dates Residency May 29-30 Residency 1 June 26-27 Residency 2 July 17-18 Residency 3 Fall 2026 Dates Residency August 13-15 Welcome & Orientation, DBA Cohort III
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Application process
Learn about the admission process for the Doctor of Business Administration program.
Current cohorts
Current students will show you how rewarding and manageable it is to earn your DBA through OSU’s program.