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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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October 21, 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. Cross-listed with LDSL 727 and cross-listed with BPHD 705.
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 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.
Students will work with a faculty mentor on a project that will allow them to use the material gained from the program on a practical project. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all DBA core courses.
Students will work with a faculty mentor on a project that will allow them to use the material gained from the program on a practical project. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all DBA core courses.
Students will work with a faculty mentor on a project that will allow them to use the material gained from the program on a practical project. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all DBA core courses.
Students will sign up for this course as needed if they do not complete their project during DBA 792. Prerequisites: DBA 790, DBA 791, DBA 792 registered and paid.

2024-25 Semester Check-In Deadlines

All students are expected to check-in for the semester two weeks before the session start date. Students should apply, be accepted, enroll in their first courses, and confirm a plan to pay for their courses prior to this date.

SessionSemester Check-InSession Start Date
Session AFriday, August 9Monday, August 19
Session MFriday, September 6Monday, September 16
Session BFriday, October 11Monday, October 21
Session CWednesday, January 8Monday, January 13
Session TFriday, January 31Monday, February 10
Session DFriday, March 7Monday, March 17
Session EFriday, May 2Monday, May 12
Session FFriday, June 13Monday, June 23

Prerequisites

Doctoral applicants must hold an MBA or a master’s degree in a business-related field from a regionally accredited institution.

Admissions Requirements

Step 1: Apply to Regent University

Submit your application using the Regent University Online Application.

Note: If you are unable to complete our application due to a disability, please contact our Admissions Office at 757.352.4990 or admissions@regent.edu and an admissions representative will provide reasonable accommodations to assist you in completing the application.

Step 2: Submit Your Unofficial Transcripts

Submit your unofficial transcripts to regent.edu/items.

Upon submitting your application, you will receive an email requesting authorization for Regent University to obtain your official transcripts from your U.S. degree-granting institution. International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES, AACRAO or NAFSA approved agency.

Step 3: Submit Your Resume

Provide an updated copy of your professional resume or curriculum vitae that includes:

  • Employment history with details of leadership responsibilities, skill sets and results – the committee looks at both quantity and quality of responsibilities
  • School, community and church leadership positions – the committee looks at both quantity and quality of positions
  • Service activities in which you have been involved
  • Academic and non-academic honors and distinctions you have received

Your resume should be submitted to regent.edu/items.

Step 4: Submit Your Government-Issued ID

To ensure academic integrity, Regent University requires a copy of a government-issued ID. Please submit a scanned copy or photograph of it to regent.edu/items.


Please feel free to contact the Office of Admissions at 757.352.4990 or admissions@regent.edu should you have any further questions about the application process.

Note: 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 of Business Administration (DBA)$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 of Business Administration (DBA)$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 (Fall & Spring)
$700 (Summer)
University Services Fee (Online Students)$700

Military Admissions & Aid » | Cost of Attendance »

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 (Fall & Spring)
$700 (Summer)
University Services Fee (Online Students)$700

Military Admissions & Aid » | Cost of Attendance »

“For me, it’s a direct reflection of what I learned at Regent that made me want to create these companies and have the impact I’m having.”

Jason Carthen, Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, 2009 NFL linebacker, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, coach, radio host, best-selling author

“It has been a wonderful privilege to have a small investment in the life of a student in the DSL program. Being involved in the mentoring program has been a way for me to express my gratitude for the investment Regent made in my life. I have benefitted so much from the mentoring program; the resources from the Executive Mentor Program have been invaluable for me in the college where I serve as Executive VP.”

Paul Holritz, Ph.D. Organizational Leadership, 2009 Executive Mentor

“I needed someone to tell me who I was and whose I was. Regent did that; the staff was amazing!”

Rae Pearson Benn, M.A. in Organizational Leadership, 2016 WTVZ Host of Our Issues Hampton Roads; Media & Communications Coordinator III, City of Virginia Beach

“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

“At Regent, I learned skills like cultural building and succession building to create more impact and engagement with our employees.”

Myra Vandervelde, Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership, 2004; MA in Business Cognate/ Organizational Leadership, 2000 Global Ethics Learning Leader, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC