Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at UNC Charlotte is a doctoral program designed for experienced professionals who want to apply research to complex business challenges. You’ll develop advanced research and analytical skills while exploring real-world problems in areas such as strategy, analytics and organizational leadership. Through a structured, cohort-based model, you’ll produce original research that bridges theory and practice, generating insights you can apply directly within your organization and industry. Delivered in an executive format with weekend residencies at the Dubois Center in Uptown Charlotte, the program places you in one of the nation’s leading business and financial centers, where data, strategy and leadership intersect.

To be considered for admission to a doctoral program, an applicant must have a bachelor’s degree (or its U.S. equivalent) from a college or university that is accredited by an accepted accrediting body. Some programs admit baccalaureate (bachelor’s degree) students directly to the doctoral program, while others require applicants to have earned a master’s degree. To be admitted to a doctoral program after a master’s program, an applicant should have earned an overall grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) in the master’s degree program. To be admitted to a doctoral program after a bachelor’s program, an applicant should have earned an overall GPA of at least 3.0 in the bachelor’s degree program.