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Get Your Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)

Develop new perspectives on leadership, global change, and decision making. Through a rigorous and intellectually stimulating process, transform yourself on a personal and professional level.

Program Highlights

Recognized as a premier DBA program in CEO Magazine’s global DBA rankings.

79% graduation rate!

Alumni dissertations have been downloaded more than 200,000 times.

Professors include Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholars and Regents Professors.

Established program with more than 150 alumni. Post-graduation research, career, and teaching support.

Carve Your Unique Career Path

Robinson's DBA is a 3-year, cohort-based, part-time doctoral degree program designed for senior-level decision-makers.

Executives graduating from this program will be able to apply research methodology and business theory to practical problems, and develop new perspectives on leadership, global change, and decision making. They and their careers will be transformed in this rigorous and intellectually stimulating process. Grow as a professional through engaged scholarship, and lead through evidence-based management.

	Executive DBA	Ph.D.
Program Length and Structure	Executive DBA: 3 years (post-masters), part-time, cohort-based, four on-campus residencies per semester	Ph.D.: 5-7 years, full-time, individual learning
Discipline/Philosophical Approach	Executive DBA Interdisciplinary – Applies theories to practice.	Ph.D. Single-discipline focus (e.g., marketing, finance, computer science, etc.). Develops theories.
Research Skills	Executive DBA Develops rigorous quantitative and qualitative research skills.	Ph.D. Develops rigorous quantitative and qualitative research skills.
Previous Work Experience	Executive DBA On average our students have 15-20 years of experience, with 7-10 of those years at the managerial or executive level.	Ph.D. Work experience not always required.

Program Highlights

Proven Success

79% graduation rate
Recognized as a premier DBA program in CEO Magazine’s 2020 global DBA rankings
Alumni dissertations have been downloaded more than 200,000 times
Founding member of the Executive Doctorate in Business Administration Council
Center for Engaged Business Research supports and promotes active research for alumni post-graduation

Top Research Institution

Robinson is among the top 50 business schools worldwide for research productivity.
Georgia State houses more than 75 research institutes and centers.
Georgia State's annual research expenditures exceed $200 million, rising 153% over the past decade, making the university one of the fastest-growing research institutions in the nation.
Georgia State is ranked the 2nd most innovative university in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

Outstanding Faculty

Robinson’s globally recognized faculty are experts in their fields, prolific authors, distinguished researchers, and award-winning leaders.
15 Robinson faculty are among the world’s most cited business researchers, 9 of which teach and/or advise in the DBA program.
The program's internationally renowned, tenured professors include Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholars and Regents Professors.

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