About Doctor Of Business Administration (dba) In Finance in Sacred Heart University

Advance your career opportunities and enhance your research, decision-making, industry/academic leadership, and analytical skills in SHU’s three-year, low-residency DBA Finance program. Continue working full-time as you earn your degree. Combining rigorous quantitative and qualitative applied research methods, theory and professional experience to solve practical problems is the cornerstone of our DBA in Finance program at Sacred Heart University.

Why Earn Your DBA in Finance at Sacred Heart?

In this pioneering program, you will continue to explore your passions; advance your career opportunities; and enhance your decision-making, leadership, and management skills. This three-year, low-residency program is designed to allow you to continue working your full-time job as you earn your degree.

When you earn your Doctor of Business Administration in Finance at Sacred Heart, you will:

• Complete in-depth coursework that covers extensive quantitative methods and mathematical modeling, global financial markets and institutions, and advanced risk management
• Acquire advanced knowledge in finance and gain research skills for conducting independent, complex financial projects
• Gain global perspective on issues related to financial markets and institutions
• Engage in group research projects
• Create a specialized, original dissertation research project matching your interests and career aspirations
• Benefit from a unique student cohort model, hands-on learning laboratories and blended meeting formats that encourage collaboration and networking
• Learn from accomplished, recognized faculty with a record of prestigious scholarship and professional experience
• Develop and appreciate the high ethical standards and values that are integral for finance professionals
• Develop networking opportunities with faculty and fellow students
• Be part of SHU's Jack Welch College of Business & Technology, one of fewer than five percent of elite business schools worldwide accredited by AACSB International
• Prepare for a highly specialized career in a business or financial institution, consulting firm, government agency, or academia

Graduate with expertise that combines research and application

Graduates of this program stand out in a competitive market and achieve leadership positions in:

• Academic institutions
• Financial management
• Quantitative analysis
• Investments
• Risk management
• Regulatory compliance
• Consulting
• Government

• Proof of both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree

English Language Requirements

• TOEFL iBT: 80
• TOEFL iBT® Home Edition: 80
• TOEFL Essentials: 8.5
• IELTS: 6.5
• PTE: 62

MS Business Analytics, Computer Science, IT, Chemistry, Cybersecurity, Finance & Investment Management and Healthcare Informatics will consider IELTS 6.0, Duolingo 105 or TOEFL Essentials 8.0. 

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