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Doctorate Program at the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business

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Doctorate program at the kellstadt graduate school of business
Doctorate program at the kellstadt graduate school of business
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The DePaul DBA is more than an impressive credential. You’ll become a high-level thinker and leader, deepening and broadening your perspective and skills.

Our Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) program will transform you into a leading business executive or academic. As a teacher, you’ll inspire students looking to find new possibilities in their lives, careers and business communities. As a business leader, you'll develop new ways to frame complex business problems, analyze data, develop strategic solutions and lead successful execution.

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This three-year, part-time program is ideal for the working professional who has earned a previous master's degree. Ideal candidates will enter the program with significant business acumen gained through a minimum of eight years of experience, including:

  • Senior business leaders seeking to be agents of change from the C-suite. This program will empower you to transform your organization and address complex business issues through sophisticated applied research and real-world techniques.
  • Teaching professionals with business school experience. A DBA degree from DePaul prepares you with the teaching and research skills needed to transition to academia full time.

"The program has really allowed me to see things from a different perspective and has given me the ability to bring evidence-based research to the investment process or to solving a problem for a client in a much more thorough way."

Brian​ (DBA ’19)
Clinical Professor, Driehaus College of Business
Principal, Black & Essington Solutions

Brian, DePaul DBA Candidate  

Want to know more?

Are you looking for more than just another degree? Are you excited by the opportunity to move from succeeding to transforming, from leading to inspiring? Then a DBA degree at DePaul's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business is for you.

Start your next journey.
Contact us: kgsb@depaul.edu | (312) 362-8810

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