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DBA – Doctor of Business Administration

Redefine the Business Industry Through Your Calling.

Regent University’s fully online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is for those who want to be prepared for executive positions or consulting by applying business theories and concepts to the complex realities of business operations. This program examines business operations and strategies that effectively renew and transform organizations while giving you a competitive edge. You can also gain advice on career choice, networking skills and professional development from seasoned business professionals through the Executive Mentor Program.

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August 19, 2024

Advance Your Career

Gain the expertise to lead within and transform various sectors of the business world.

Influence the Culture

Integrate advanced business practices with a Christ-centered worldview.

Learn from the Best

Receive mentorship from faculty who hold the highest degrees in their field and seasoned business professionals through the Executive Mentor Program.

Align Yourself With Excellence Through Regent’s Doctor In Business Administration

Regent has been ranked among Top National Universities by the U.S. News & World Report for four years (2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023). Our programs have also been recognized among the Top 5 Best Graduate Online Business (Non-MBA) Programs in Virginia for 9 consecutive years (2015-23).

Please complete the Request Information form on this page to learn more about this program.

On completing your DBA, you can:

  • Commit to a continuous search for innovative ideas that reengineer approaches to business.
  • Increase theoretical understanding, reflective inquiry, and innovative applications of business disciplines.
  • Better serve as a senior Christian business executive and scholar in the global economy.

Career Opportunities

  • Senior Business Executive
  • Senior Marketing Executive
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Senior Finance Executive or Senior Accounting Executive
  • Consultant
  • University Business Faculty Member
  • Entrepreneur or Business Owner
  • C-Suite Administrator

Through its applied multidisciplinary approach, you will effectively analyze business theory and practice to lead others to success at the corporate level.

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You can become grounded in theory and research to strategize innovative, world-changing approaches to business.

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You can gain the necessary evidence-based skills for effective business leadership strategies and become a servant-leader in your field.

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Be prepared to lead within financial institutions & wealth management firms, or become a leader in financial planning.

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Learn effective strategies for business practices and overseeing people and resources preparing you for senior-level positions or to educate.

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Become an expert communicator and lead the conversation of ethical and strategic marketing tactics.

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Gain a business-perspective to advanced leadership theory and practice along with become prepared for high-levels of leadership.

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This program is a minimum of 54 credit hours in length, with 33 credit hours of core courses, 12 credit hours of concentration courses and 9 credit hours of final doctoral project work. The core courses are outlined as follows:

Students explore the components of a Christian Worldview and its impact on the discovery and use of contemporary business theory and practice. Topics include personal and organizational spirituality, biblically based components of relational behaviors in business dyads, teams, and organizations. The course is interdisciplinary drawing on the disciplines of exegetical study of Scripture, psychology, sociology, organizational behavior, and team development.
Covers microeconomic theories of the firms, consumer behavior, resource allocation, capital theory, theories of choice under risk and uncertainty, competitive and non-competitive markets.
Concepts in accounting and financial management. Accounting issues include financial statement reporting, revenue and expense determination and classification of assets. Financial management concepts include capital budgeting and capital sources, equity and bond valuation, working capital management and cost of capital.
Practitioners will examine relationship between owners, managers and stakeholders. Firms may be owner-operated or manager-operated. For manager-operated firms agency issues will be considered from the perspective of owners, senior managers and junior managers. The class also considers the monitoring role of shareholders, boards of directors and external government regulators. The class integrates Judeo-Christian faith principles on leadership, and agency principals of the Christian worldview evident in the bible from Genesis chapter 1 through the New Testament great commission mandate and admonition to do business until the return of Jesus.
Understanding of global issues and the significance of global leadership competencies.
Effective decision-making, using data, analysis, and systematic reasoning to improve efficiency, risk-management, and profits.
Students explore the intersection of marketing and communication as both relate to understanding customers’ decision-making, consumer behavior, businesses product development, and customers’ brand loyalty. Foci include empathetic thinking about customers, design thinking in product development, human machine interface, sustainability, and the role of marketing research in forecasting demand and production operations.
Students will be exposed to different business ethics theories and legal frameworks for investigating issues, including, corporate moral agency, corporate social responsibility, theories of values, and corporate governance.
Students will be challenged to develop their own bibliology of leading in an evolving business landscape. The curriculum will include a review of current literature and best practices in critical emerging areas including disruptive technologies, sustainable business practices, crisis management, and fostering a learning organization by building organization capital.
Strategic leaders’ future orientation as they assess emerging changes in an organization’s external environment, market diversities, competitive complexities, resource changes, socio-political shifts, and across technological discontinuities.
The foundations of quantitative research methods. Topics include research questions and hypotheses, types of research designs, sampling techniques, variables and measurements, reliability and validity, data collection methods, and types of statistical analyses.

Admissions Requirements

Step 1: Apply to Regent University

Step 2: Submit Your Unofficial College Transcripts

  • Email your unofficial college transcripts to apply@regent.edu using the subject line: Unofficial Transcripts.
  • Upon conditional acceptance, Regent University will attempt to obtain your official transcripts from your U.S. degree-granting institution.
  • International transcripts must be evaluated by an NACES-approved company.

Step 3: Submit Your Government-Issued ID

  • Email a photo of your government-issued ID to apply@regent.edu using the subject line: Government ID.
  • Please note that all items submitted as part of the application process become the property of Regent University and cannot be returned.

Part-Time Students

DegreeTuition Cost Per Credit HourAverage Credit Hours Per SemesterAverage Tuition Per Semester
Master of Arts (MA) / Master of Science (MS)$6956$4,170
Master of Business Administration (MBA)$6956$4,170
Doctor in Business Administration (DBA)$1,0203$3,060
Doctor of Philosophy in Business (PhD)$1,0203$3,060
Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership (PhD)$1,0203$3,060
Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL)$1,0203$3,060

Full-Time Students

DegreeTuition Cost Per Credit HourAverage Credit Hours Per SemesterAverage Tuition Per Semester
Master of Arts (MA) / Master of Science (MS)$6959$6,255
Master of Business Administration (MBA)$6959$6,255
Doctor in Business Administration (DBA)$1,0206$6,120
Doctor of Philosophy in Business (PhD)$1,0206$6,120
Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership (PhD)$1,0206$6,120
Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL)$1,0206$6,120

Student Fees Per Semester

University Services Fee (On-Campus Students)$850
University Services Fee (Online Students)$700

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PART-TIME STUDENTS

DegreeTuition Cost Per Credit HourAverage Credit Hours Per SemesterAverage Tuition Per Semester
Master of Arts (MA) / Master of Science (MS)$6956$4,170
Master of Business Administration (MBA)$6956$4,170
Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership (PhD)$1,0203$3,060
Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL)$1,0203$3,060

Full-Time Students

DegreeTuition Cost Per Credit HourAverage Credit Hours Per SemesterAverage Tuition Per Semester
Master of Arts (MA) / Master of Science (MS)$6959$6,255
Master of Business Administration (MBA)$6959$6,255
Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership (PhD)$1,0206$6,120
Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL)$1,0206$6,120

Student Fees Per Semester

University Services Fee (On-Campus Students)$800 (Fall & Spring)
$650 (Summer)
University Services Fee (Online Students)$650

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“I am thrilled to be able to call Regent University my college. My greatest desire is to become more like Christ. My hope is that by attending Regent University, I will make lasting spiritual progress as I attain my educational goals.”

Holly Hedger, MBA, 2023

“Best college class I've ever taken. Hands down. I haven't stopped raving about it to my friends and family.”

Kristen Aguilar, MBA, 2018 General Management

“Working full time made earning my business degree more challenging, but Regent was a perfect fit for me. The faculty have real-world experiences and helped me use what I was learning to think more broadly and influence decisions at the university where I work.”

Danielle Richter, M.A. in Organizational Leadership, 2016 Director of Marketing & Recruiting, Center for Graduate & Professional Studies, Midland University

“Four years, thousands of words read and written, two babies, one move, and countless moments in between ... and here I am, Dr. Alicia Granholm! I'm humbled and honored to wear this hood. And I can't think of a better time to be able to serve leaders well!”

Alicia Granholm, Doctor of Strategic Leadership, 2020 Founder & Consultant, Alicia Granholm Consulting

“"It will be the principles of servant leadership that I largely learned at Regent that I'll carry with me. These principles defined me as a corporate leader, and I believe they will define my political leadership."”

Scott Rigell, MBA, 1990 Former Representative of Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District; U.S. Marine Corps Reserve veteran; former owner of Freedom Automotive