Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) : McCoy College of Business : Texas State University

New Online DBA Degree

Launching as early as Fall 2025

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has approved a new online doctor of business administration (DBA) degree for the McCoy College of Business at Texas State University. McCoy College will be the first business school in Central Texas to offer a DBA and the only institution in the state to offer a fully online DBA, which will begin as early as the fall semester of 2025.

Recent growth in the Texas economy, particularly in the Austin-San Antonio corridor, has coincided with a significant increase in businesses moving to the Austin-San Antonio area and a need for experienced professionals in mid- and upper-level management and leadership positions. McCoy College’s new online DBA program incorporates a rigorous analytical framework so that experienced professionals in those leadership roles can solve complex real-world business problems. The program will train students in rigorous, research-focused curricula to enable them to conduct applied research at the highest level.

Texas Workforce Commission data indicate that the average growth for DBA-related occupations is 18.27 percent in the years 2020-2030. At the national level, the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2020 data indicated that the average 10-year growth rate for DBA-related occupations is 5.3 percent.

Applications

Online DBA program applications will open in 2025.

Costs

Online DBA program tuition/fees awaiting final approvals.

DBA Program Overview

Admissions Requirements *

7+ years of professional experience
Completion of a master’s degree in a business-related area with competitive GPA
Application fee $55/$90
Transcripts
Résumé
3 letters of recommendation
Interview

_{* Admissions requirements are tentative.}
^{Only admitting full-time students starting Fall 2025.}

Degree Requirements

54 credit hours

30 credit hours of required coursework
9 credit hours of prescribed electives
15 credit hours of dissertation

Fully online with no face-to-face residency requirement

Curriculum

The educational objectives for this program include:

Apply advanced business knowledge and theories to business problems.
Develop creative, novel solutions to business problems.
Effectively apply scientific methods to complete an original doctoral-level applied research dissertation that contributes new knowledge to the business community.

The McCoy College of Business at Texas State University is accredited by the the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). For more than a century, AACSB accreditation has been synonymous with the highest standards in business education. McCoy College's Department of Accounting holds an additional AACSB accreditation. Fewer than 200 universities worldwide earn accreditations in both business and accounting.