Ph.D. in Business for Executives

Earning a Ph.D.

with professional experience

Oklahoma State University offers an AACSB accredited Ph.D. in Business Administration for executives that allows organizational leaders to earn a doctorate while continuing their full-time careers. The program is designed to bridge academic study and business practice through a rich research-based curriculum.

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Curriculum & format

60-credit hours may be complete in three years
Hybrid format with three-day monthly in-person residencies supplemented by recorded lectures and synchronous online classes
Extensive curriculum covering research design and methods, statistics, theory, strategic management, organizational behavior, marketing, entrepreneurship, and business analytics
Courses taught by senior researchers and instructors
Faculty-mentored group research practicums with the opportunity for publication
Doctoral dissertations conducted one-on-one with a faculty research advisor

Residency schedule

2023

**Spring 2023**
Dates		Residency
January 26-28		Residency 1
March 9-11		Residency 2
April 13-15		Residency 3

**Summer 2023**
Dates		Residency
May 19-20		Residency 1
June 9-10		Residency 2
July 14-15		Residency 3

**Fall 2023**
Dates																							Residency
August 17-19																							Welcome and Orientation, Cohort XII
September 7-9																							Residency 1
October 19-21																							Residency 2
November 16-18																							Residency 3
December 15-16																							Graduation, cohort IX

2024

Spring 2024
Dates	Residency
January 25-27	Residency 1
March 7-9	Residency 2
April 11-13	Residency 3

Summer 2024
Dates	Residency
May 31 - June 1	Residency 1
June 28-29	Residency 2
July 26-27	Residency 3

Fall 2024
Dates	Residency
August 15-17	Welcome and Orientation, Cohort XIII

Application process

Learn about the admission process for Oklahoma State University’s Ph.D. in Business for Executives program.

Current cohorts

Current students will show you how rewarding and manageable it is to earn your Ph.D. through OSU’s executive program.

Contact us

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Meet the faculty

Learn more about the faculty who will be assisting as you earn your doctorate and their specific areas of expertise.

Program alumni

See how graduates apply their research knowledge to practice after graduation or transition to careers in academia

Publications & placements

Our students and alumni publish in top journals and receive academic placements at leading institutions.

Cohort presents research at Southern Management Association conference

December 2, 2021

The Southern Management Association accepted the paper “Overlooked Aspect of Measurement: Does the Content of Verbal Anchors Matter?,” which was co-authored by Spears School of Business’s Dr. Lisa Schurer Lambert and students in the Executive Ph.D. in Business program.

Oklahoma State University Executive Ph.D. faculty provide leadership for Southern Management Association

November 16, 2021

Oklahoma State University Executive Ph.D. faculty showed up big time for the Southern Management Association’s (SMA) 2021 conference in New Orleans as Dr. Alexis Smith Washington took her seat as a new board member and Dr. Lisa Schurer Lambert began her tenure as the association’s president.

Executive Ph.D. program accepting applications for 2022

October 27, 2021

Oklahoma State University offers an AACSB-accredited Ph.D. in Business for Executives program that allows students to earn a doctorate in three years while continuing their full-time career.