Doctor of Business Administration

We prepare leaders who will shape the future.

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Doctor of Business Administration

We prepare leaders who will shape the future.

The innovative and transformative Doctor of Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh is a three year program for individuals who have an intrinsic desire to pursue lifelong learning.

Excel at your current employer or pivot to a new career in industry, government, consulting, or teaching. Our DBA program is designed for those who want to expand their education while interacting with world-class faculty and other motivated, intelligent DBA students.

“I am learning how to do research to advance our market and our space. Every professor lets you do the research that is tailored to your company.”
Alan Chmiel

Director of Engineering, R.W. Beckett

Join us for an upcoming information session.

19 March
Tuesday

Doctor of Business Administration Information Session

Join the Faculty Directors of the program in an engaging discussion about our DBA program.
16 April
Tuesday

Doctor of Business Administration Information Session

Join the Faculty Directors of the Doctor of Business Administration program, Jeff Inman, Associate Dean of Research and Faculty and Dennis Galletta, Director of the Ph.D. program, in an engaging discussion about the DBA program at the University of Pittsburgh. Discover how this program can aid you in advancing or pivoting your career in industry, […]
07 May
Tuesday

Doctor of Business Administration Information Session

Join the Faculty Directors of the Doctor of Business Administration program, Jeff Inman, Associate Dean of Research and Faculty and Dennis Galletta, Director of the Ph.D. program, in an engaging discussion about the DBA program at the University of Pittsburgh. Discover how this program can aid you in advancing or pivoting your career in industry, […]

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DBA Program Overview

EDBA Student Presenting

45 credits, taken in the DBA Program, broken out as follows:*

  • 10.5 credits of Methodology Core seminars
  • 22.5 credits of Disciplinary Core Seminars
  • 12 credits of Practicum Research Project (PRP)
  • One week summer residency after the first and second academic year (Students facing travel/visa restrictions can request to participate virtually).

Program Duration: Three years, with two, one-week summer residencies

*Students must enter with a qualifying master’s degree of 27 credits or more. 

Hyflex Model

3 Year Program

45 Credits

Why Choose the Katz DBA Program?

Katz and the University of Pittsburgh are well-positioned to deliver a high-quality Executive DBA program. Katz has been running a world-class PhD program for decades placing students at highly ranked global universities demonstrating our rigor in research and theory. The University of Pittsburgh is classified as an R1 research institution, which is the top tier of the Carnegie classification. The University of Pittsburgh is also a member of the AAU representing the top 60 universities across the country. Katz is also accredited by the AACSB, the top accreditation body for business schools globally with only 5% of business schools reaching AACSB accreditation status.   

If you compare our program to others, many do not focus on research or have the experience in research like our faculty members. Learning from researchers who are at the cutting edge of their field gives our students insights into critical thinking and analytical skills to apply in their profession.
J. Jeffrey Inman

Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research

DBA or PhD?

Both degrees represent the highest level of academic achievement, but also have differences.

Consider the EDBA if:

  • You want to earn a professional doctorate
  • You want to enroll in a part-time program, allowing you to continue to work while completing your doctoral studies
  • You want to engage and synthesize research with the real-world practice of business and your executive management experience.

Consider the PhD if:

  • You want to earn an academic doctorate
  • You want to enroll in a full-time program, in which you would leave your employer, go to graduate school full time and complete 20 hours of graduate assistantship per week
  • You want to emphasize the development of theories and address gaps in knowlege.

Learn more about admissions requirements, the structure of the program, financial aid, and more by visiting the Frequently Asked Questions page or by connecting with a member of our admissions team

Academic Leadership

We engage research-active, tenure track faculty. Most are tenured full professors and several are chaired professors. That status indicates both high quality and high quantity of research achievements. That is, the faculty members have engaged in high quality research and have produced a high quantity of that research. Those are the faculty members who can help you attain rigor in your own research. Most have received national or international awards and other recognitions for that research.

Read Katz EDBA: Faculty Expertise and Mentorship to learn more.

Pitt Business DBA Classroom

Sharon Alvarez

Thomas W. Olofson Chair in Entrepreneurship

 

Haimanti Banerjee

Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Administration

CB Bhattacharya

Professor of Organizations & Entrepreneurship

John C. Camillus

Donald R. Beall Professor of Strategic Management

Ahmed Elshahat

Clinical Associate Professor of Business Administration

Dennis Galletta

Thomas H. O’Brien Professor of Information Systems; Director, Katz Doctoral Programs

Mark H. Haney

Mark H. Haney

Clinical Associate Professor of Business Administration

J. Jeffrey Inman

Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty and Albert Wesley Frey Chair in Marketing

Chris F. Kemerer

David M. Roderick Professor of Information Systems and Professor of Business Administration

David Klinowski

Visiting Assistant Professor in Marketing & Business Economics

Carrie Leana

Carrie Leana 

George H. Love Professor of Organizations and Management 

Photo of Prakash Mirchandani

Prakash Mirchandani

Professor of Business Administration 

Jennifer Shang

Professor of Business Administration 

Karen Shastri

Clinical Associate Professor of Business Administration

Pandu Tadikamalla

Professor of Business Administration

Luis Vargas

Professor of Operations, Decision Science, and Artificial Intelligence

Student Spotlight

Kerr Manson

Kerr Manson, managing partner, Breakout Growth Partners says, “I found the faculty to be highly engaging. They are all leaders in their fields, the teaching is thought-provoking, and they really encourage you to learn more and to dig into the topics that they cover in the classroom.”  Read more.

Alicia Vuittonet

Alicia Vuittonet, co-founder, Mantoupia says, “I really appreciated my cohort. I have been honored to learn alongside the incredibly intelligent and hardworking people who have been so helpful to me. They have provided insights on certain business issues I was faced with.”  Read more