• The Olin DBA is a practitioner’s doctoral degree designed to meet the needs of the researching professional, rather than the professional researcher.
  • While a PhD is intended for those who wish to pursue research careers in academia, the DBA is extended graduate study beyond a master’s degree for those who wish to pursue careers in corporations, consulting firms, or government agencies that can benefit from advanced research skills in analyzing business problems.
  • The research capabilities developed in the DBA programs for finance and marketing are of a more applied nature, with more immediate real-world applicability than typical research pursued in the PhD program.
  • Unlike the PhD program, the DBA program is aimed at those who are working in industry and may continue to work during their enrollment in the DBA program.