PhD in Business Administration
A leader in non-traditional doctoral education, the Doctor of Philosophy with a major
in Business Administration (PhD) Program at Kennesaw State University (KSU) is an
innovative program from an AACSB accredited business school. Established in 2008,
as a Doctor of Business Administration Program (DBA), the Program became a PhD Program
in 2018. The PhD Program is one of the first non-traditional research-focused doctoral
programs in the country. With over 100 current students and alumni, the impact of
the Program on academe and the business community is far reaching. Alumni of the Program
hold tenured/tenure-track, clinical, and leadership positions at AACSB accredited
universities across the United States. Our alumni also have an established record
of publishing in high quality peer-reviewed academic journals.
Program Structure Overview
The structure of the Program is designed for students to finish in as little as three years (completion times vary, and additional tuition and fees occur if the Program is not completed in 48-credit hours). The first two years (36-credit hours) include cohort-based and discipline-specific courses. After coursework is complete, students are enrolled in dissertation credit hours until they defend their final dissertations.
Students can pursue one of four academic concentrations:
Mission Statement
The mission of the PhD Program in Business Administration is to provide our graduates with the skills and credentials needed to conduct theoretically grounded and scientifically based research in specific business disciplines, which will serve to prepare them for teaching and research positions in academe or industry.
