DBA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Lead in Logistics
60
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Compete in the Global Market with a DBA in Supply Chain Management Degree
Are you a business professional seeking career advancement? Do you want to help your company cut costs and beat competitors? Are you looking to gain a deeper understanding of supply chain processes?
If so, Liberty’s online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Supply Chain Management and Logistics may be for you! In this business program, you’ll study how to oversee the operations, materials, and finances involved in supply-side processes. With this knowledge, you can help companies produce and deliver goods and services that meet the needs of consumers.
Supply chain management is a global process — one that involves a vast network of vendors, distribution centers, retailers, and transportation companies. By understanding how supply chains work, you can help your company turn a profit and remain competitive in the global marketplace. At Liberty, you can become equipped to manage different aspects of the supply chain and handle communication between your company and its suppliers. Partner with us and take your business career to the next level!
Why Choose Liberty’s University’s DBA in Logistics Degree Online?
Balancing school and work doesn’t have to be stressful. At Liberty, we’ve used our extensive experience in distance education to create programs that fit your schedule. Our Doctor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management is available 100% online with no set login times. You can earn your degree from anywhere in the world and complete your coursework whenever it’s most convenient for you!
Liberty’s School of Business seeks to equip qualified professionals who can lead with excellence and integrity in the workplace. To fulfill our mission of Training Champions for Christ, we offer courses taught from a biblical perspective. All of our faculty are firmly grounded in the Christian faith, and they can help prepare you to use your skills in service to God and others.
In this program, you’ll study under professors with years of real-world business experience. With their guidance, you can develop marketable skills that will help set you apart from the competition.
What Will You Study in Our Supply Chain Management and Logistics Classes Online?
This program offers advanced training in foundational business topics. You’ll explore subjects like marketing, human resource management, strategy formulation, and financial management. You’ll also analyze current trends and topics in business administration, so you can help your company stay ahead of the curve.
Liberty University’s online DBA in Supply Chain Management provides vocational knowledge that can help boost your career. Throughout the program, you will complete case studies and explore various research methods, culminating in an applied doctoral research project. By completing this extensive project, you can apply your knowledge to the real world and develop practical solutions to business problems.
Within our supply chain management courses, you’ll learn how to provide customers with high-quality products. Supply chain managers constantly seek to improve every element of the supply chain — and with this DBA degree, you can help boost your company’s competitiveness, cost performance, and customer satisfaction.
Today’s businesses face numerous logistical issues that impact organizational performance. In this program, you’ll learn how to navigate many of these challenges — including facility planning, outsourcing, demand forecasting, inventory control, transportation, quality control, and warehousing. You’ll also explore the global issues associated with supply chain management.
Potential Career Opportunities
- Company executive
- Distribution manager
- Global manager
- Logistics analyst
- Operations manager
- Purchasing manager
- Supply chain manager
- University professor
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Degree Information
- This program falls under the School of Business.
- View the Graduate Business Course Guides (login required).
- Review the Doctor of Business Administration Handbook for additional program information.
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).
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Admission Information for Our Online DBA in Supply Chain Management Degree
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
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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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is supply chain management?
Supply chain managers oversee every step in the production of goods and services — all the way from gathering raw materials to delivering the final product to customers. They play a vital role in meeting the needs of consumers and helping companies streamline supply-side processes.
What can you do with a supply chain management degree?
This is a flexible degree that can provide the leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills needed to succeed in many career paths. At Liberty, you can become equipped for executive leadership roles in the domestic and global marketplaces.
Upon graduation, you could pursue roles in a variety of industries, like manufacturing, retail, transportation, hospitality, or healthcare. You could also work in the public sector, perhaps for the government or military.
What is the difference between a DBA and a PhD in Supply Chain Management online?
A PhD and a DBA are both terminal degrees designed to equip you for top-level jobs. However, they have a key difference. A DBA provides vocational knowledge that can be applied to the real world of business, while an online PhD in Supply Chain Management is best for pursuing roles in research and academia.
If you want to gain practical skills and boost your business acumen, our DBA in Supply Chain Management and Logistics program is a great option!
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