Doctor of Business Admin. (DBA) – Strategic Management Strategize for Success
60
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Be a Strategic Business Leader With Liberty’s Online DBA
As a manager in business, you’re met with new challenges each day that require you to think outside the box and lead with confidence. You need fresh skills and ideas to help you adapt and become an expert problem-solver. Liberty University’s 100% online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Strategic Management is a doctorate in management that is designed to help you lead at the highest levels of business.
As a practical doctorate in business, our DBA in Strategic Management can equip you with the skills in policy and procedure development you will need to lead an organization in any industry. Liberty University’s DBA seeks to expand on your business experience and graduate studies to develop your critical skills, help you lead teams, and improve your organization’s strategic planning.
Our online classes in the DBA in Strategic Management program also provide advanced training in professional management, human resource development, and quality management. At Liberty, we are dedicated to helping you lead in your field with excellence and integrity.
Your officially conferred degree name will be Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Strategic Management .
Why Choose Liberty University’s Online Doctorate in Strategic Management?
Here at Liberty, we have been pioneering distance learning since 1985. We strive to use this experience to create an online strategic management distance learning program that meets your specific educational needs. We know that as an online DBA in management student, you need flexibility combined with quality academics and networking opportunities.
That’s why, unlike with many online DBA programs, we built a practical and flexible doctorate degree in management online program that allows you to complete your coursework at any time of the day, with no required login times. With our cutting-edge online learning technologies, your strategic management courses are distance learning focused and do not require on-campus intensives.
While our DBA in Strategic Management is online with no set login times, you will still have optional intensives available, giving you the opportunity to network with professors and peers both online and in-person when it’s convenient for you.
Also, our online DBA is taught by professors who have real-world business experience, allowing them to teach you practical skills you can apply directly to your career. Liberty’s DBA program was designed from the ground up to meet your needs as a busy professional.
A Top-Ranked Online DBA Program with Top-Tier Accreditation
Liberty University’s online DBA program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). This credential means that our doctorate in management studies distance learning program meets rigorous standards for academic quality.
With awards from CollegeChoice.net, and BestColleges.com for Best Online Doctorate in Business Administration, you can pursue Liberty’s online DBA program with confidence.
What Will You Study in Our DBA in Strategic Management Degree Program?
Learning the art of strategic, effective, and productive management is vital. Our online DBA in Strategic Management provides you with an in-depth study of organizational design and structure as well as strategic thinking for management. Our challenging and advanced curriculum also covers the strategic allocation of financial resources and quality management to ensure the best productivity and workforce efforts.
All your online strategic management business classes are taught from a biblical worldview, preparing you to be a Champion for Christ in the business world.
Potential Career Opportunities
- Job analysis specialist
- Management consultant
- Senior manager
- University professor
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).
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
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.
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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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is strategic management?
To be successful, every organization needs to have a central plan that focuses everyone’s efforts toward a goal from the top down. It takes careful planning and problem-solving skills for a leader to define the organization’s goals and implement a specific plan to help achieve those goals. That’s what strategic management is all about:
- Work with the leadership of a business, nonprofit, or government agency to define their goals.
- Develop a plan to achieve that goal with every level of the organization and resource.
- Execute the plan with careful attention to performance measurements.
What can a DBA do for my career?
Businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies all need leaders who can apply advanced business studies to real-world practice. They need leaders who can analyze and understand critical challenges, create a practical plan, and execute the solution.
Earning a DBA in Strategic Management is a practical way to demonstrate that you are an expert in the field. By learning advanced skills in business strategy with Liberty’s DBA in Strategic Management, you can open the door to higher levels of leadership in your industry.
What can I do with a DBA?
Liberty’s online DBA is designed to fill in the gaps between your previous graduate studies, your current business experience, and the challenges you face day by day. With our doctorate in strategic management track, you can gain new skills and knowledge that can help you build on your current career or branch out into a new one in many areas, such as:
- Administrative strategic management
- Business policy consultancy
- Business strategy analysis
- Executive business strategy consultancy
- University business teaching
Is a DBA worth it?
Earning your doctorate in management is an investment in your career now and in the future. A DBA demonstrates that you are a top-tier business thinker capable of taking the best research and business experience and finding innovative ways to solve the latest challenges in your field. As a result, earning your DBA can open the doors to new career opportunities.
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