DBA - Doctorate in Business Administration

EU Business School’s highly competitive Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program is designed to be challenging, rigorous, and stimulating and to increase managerial, leadership, and academic competencies. The program develops students’ independent- and critical-thinking skills, which enables them to master a specific field within the business. Students hone their research and analytical skills by completing an original, expert-level research project.

The EU DBA program is built on an effective combination of courses, seminars, professional residencies, research papers, and a final dissertation. Working with faculty members who have extensive academic and practical experience, students gain a comprehensive understanding of critical advanced theories and the ability to immediately apply creative solutions to existing, long-term problems.

Program

EU Business School’s DBA program has a research-based curriculum, which uses practical business cases and consists of applied research as opposed to fundamental research. The DBA can be completed in as little as two years or in up to five years. The program consists of two major parts: The pre-dissertation phase takes a minimum of one year. Its objective is to provide students with the theoretical and practical information of their primary and supporting fields of study. The second phase determines whether students have correctly absorbed the knowledge of the pre-dissertation phase and are able to apply this knowledge toward the resolution of a substantial problem.

Faculty

EU’s high-caliber faculty is made up of full-time academics with doctoral degrees, as well as part-time instructors who are also current members of the international business community. Our faculty members have current or previous experience as entrepreneurs, consultants, and business leaders. This merge of the academic and professional worlds supports a unique and exceptional quality of learning, reinforcing the EU's pragmatic approach to education.

Who is the DBA for?

The DBA is designed for:

• MBA or master’s degree holders and practitioners with five or more years of post-graduate work experience.
• Entrepreneurs and senior managers with alternative qualifications and successful careers.

Ranked #1 in Class & Faculty Diversity by QS Top MBA 2023

Best Business School in Catalunya (Barcelona) according to La Razón

MBA Program Ranked #3 in Spain by Forbes Magazine

Awarded four stars for excellence in business education by QS Stars

EU's MBA is recognized as #20 in the world by América Economía

EU's Online MBA ranked #24 in the world by QS Top MBA

EU's MBA ranked #25 worldwide in QS International Trade Rankings 2023

Ranked Top 50 in the QS European MBA Rankings 2023

Ranked fifth in the QS MBA Guide Return on Investment Report for salary uplift in Europe

Placed sixth as best business school for women by Capital magazine

Ranked in the top 100 worldwide for career specialization (MBA in Entrepreneurship)

Ranked in the top 100 worldwide for career specialization (MBA in Marketing)

Ranked in the Top 150 in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2023

EU's Online MBA ranked top in CEO Magazine’s Online Global Rankings nine years running

Ranked Premier DBA program by CEO Magazine

Listed as a top 30 European higher educational institution for entrepreneurship by EU-Startups

Learning Outcomes

The Doctor of Business Administration program educates managers, business leaders, executives, and scholar-practitioners so that they may: