Which is better Doctor of Business Administration or Ph.D?
2007-04-16 21:17:59 · 3 answers · asked by Candyman 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I don't know that one is better. Both are considered terminal degrees in business, both typically require coursework and some type of exercise (a dissertation) that shows independent research and a high degree of scholarly preparation.
My understanding is that the difference between DBA and PhD (in business) really is little more than the decision as to what a university elects to label its terminal degree.
According to wikipedia (wonderful source that that is) some schools like Virginia and Harvard offer both a PhD in business and a DBA. It might be worth your time to look at the different curricula and figure out which one works best for you. It probably also depends on what you want to do with your degree. If you want to teach, check webpages of faculty profiles at the sort of institutions in which you would like to work. If the faculty has a mix of DBA's and PhD's you probably are safe with either. If there is a strong bias in one direction that's something you might want to consider. If you want to enter the corporate world the same advice would probably still apply, but it might be more difficult to access.
Whichever you elect, good luck!
2007-04-16 21:56:18 · answer #1 · answered by Charles1898 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The DBA, rare these days, was designed to be an advanced degree for business practitioners. It was intended for people, such as consultants, who needed the credibility of more than just an MBA, but who didn't want to be trained as theoretical researchers. The Ph.D. is a research degree. You get one of these if you intend to be a faculty member at a university. While there are still schools out there who will hire someone with a DBA as a faculty member, I don't know of any top school in the U.S. who will (some of them still have some faculty with DBAs left from the days when they were not as strongly focused on research, but they won't hire NEW DBAs). If you are planning on becoming an academic, I would strongly urge the Ph.D.; if you plan to be a practitioner, either degree would be acceptable.
2007-04-16 22:05:20 · answer #2 · answered by neniaf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends what you want to do with it? Refine your question.
2007-04-16 21:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by mpizzo616 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋