DBA in Real Estate Development Build your Real Estate Management Expertise
60
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Conduct Your Real Estate Business with Excellence by Earning a DBA
Your master’s degree helped you achieve more in your field, giving you vital knowledge and credentials – but your pursuit of education is not over. A DBA represents the highest academic achievement you can obtain in business leadership. More than that, a doctorate prepares you to give back through groundbreaking research that can change the business world as we know it.
With a Doctor of Business Administration degree on your wall and “Dr.” in your name, your career prospects and marketability could skyrocket. Your degree shows employers your dedication to the real estate management industry, and can even prepare you to teach the next generation of business leaders in a university setting.
Liberty University’s DBA in Real Estate Development can help you achieve the professional and personal development you dream of. Partner with us and take your career to new heights.
Why Choose Liberty’s Real Estate DBA Degree?
Making smart investments is what you do – and choosing Liberty means partnering with a school as invested in your success as you are. Our business professors are esteemed professionals who have completed the same rigorous doctoral process you are embarking on. With their insight and passion for business leadership, you can gain invaluable knowledge and professional relationships with faculty who care.
With MBA degrees becoming more common, a Doctor of Business Administration in Real Estate can help elevate your skill set and help you stand out to current and prospective employers. Whether you want to run your own real estate management firm or transition to higher education and invest in tomorrow’s business leaders, Liberty’s DBA can help put you on a prestigious path to a lucrative and rewarding future.
What Will You Study in Our DBA in Real Estate Management?
Within the program, you will evaluate the business environment based on industry best practices. You will study how to craft and recommend appropriate business strategies, policies, and solutions for sustainable competitive advantage to help your business succeed in the marketplace.
All of your real estate development courses will be taken alongside advanced business classes in executive coaching, quality management, strategic leadership, and business research methods. A research project is incorporated throughout the program, so you can put all the ideas and skills you have learned throughout the degree into practice.
Potential Career Opportunities
- Appraiser
- Assessor
- College professor
- Commercial lender
- Commercial property developer
- Construction manager
- Land development manager
- Leasing agent
- Mortgage loan officer
- Property manager
- Real estate broker
- Real estate developer
Featured Courses
Degree Information
- This DBA program falls under the School of Business.
- View the Doctor of Business Administration Handbook for additional program information.
- View the Graduate Business Course Guides (login required).
- The Applied Doctoral Research Project (ADRP) in the DBA program relates to a business problem in your specialization.
Degree Completion Plan
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
Doctoral Full Time | $595/Credit |
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Doctoral Part Time | $650/Credit |
Eligible current and former military service members and their spouses may qualify for a special rate of $300/credit hour (learn more).
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Admission Information for Our DBA in Real Estate Development
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). At least 30 semester hours of graduate business credit, as well as a regionally or nationally accredited master’s degree in business or a business-related field with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Preliminary Acceptance
If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:
- Be in your final term and planning to start your doctoral degree after the last day of class for your master’s degree.
- Complete a Master’s Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
- Submit an official transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show that you are within 6 credit hours of completion for a 30-48 credit hour master’s degree or within 9 credit hours of completion for a 49+ credit hour master’s degree.
- Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new doctoral degree.
Transcript Policies
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
Admissions Office Contact Information
Liberty University Online Admissions Verification
1971 University Blvd.
Lynchburg, VA 24515
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
Military Tuition Discount
We want to help you find the doctoral degree you want – at a price you’ve earned. As a thank-you for your military service, Liberty University offers eligible current and former service members like you or your spouse multiple pathways to earn a doctoral degree for only $300/credit hour. Find out how you can take advantage of this unique opportunity as you work toward your goal of reaching the pinnacle of your profession – for less.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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