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Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) – Healthcare Management

Awarded degree: Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) – Healthcare Management

Professional doctorateDBAHealthcare MBAFunding not verified

Overview

A 60-credit-hour online Doctor of Business Administration with a 12-hour Healthcare Management cognate and an applied doctoral research project. Applicants need a business or business-related master's degree and at least 30 semester hours of graduate business credit.

Official program name
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) – Healthcare Management
Awarded degree
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) – Healthcare Management
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — professional doctorate
Program classification
MBA with a healthcare pathwayNamed option: Healthcare ManagementA Master of Business Administration (or DBA) with an officially named healthcare management or administration concentration, specialization or track. The awarded degree is the MBA — not an MHA.
Pathway
Standard pathway
School
Location
Lynchburg, VAWhere the university is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Required credits
60 hours
Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

DBA with an officially named Healthcare Management cognate.

Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list healthcare administration bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated and joint degrees, and (separately labelled) MBA, MPH and other degrees with an officially named healthcare administration pathway. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Coursework delivery, campus attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “No required campus visits” appears only when official wording supports it — online coursework alone does not establish it.
Academic delivery
OnlineAll coursework is online. Campus attendance is shown separately: "No required campus visits" appears only when the university states it.All coursework is online. Campus attendance is shown separately: "No required campus visits" appears only when the university states it.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance
Campus attendance not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

The pages we checked do not say whether any orientation, immersion or on-campus session must be attended in person. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Administrative residency, internship and practical experience

Practical training happens at a health organization, not on campus, and is shown separately from campus attendance. Hours, who arranges the placement and whether it can be completed near home are shown only when the university publishes them.

Residency, internship or practicum requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Curriculum

Project

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree
RequiredAt least 30 semester hours of graduate business credit and a master's degree in business or a business-related field with at least a 3.0 GPA
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

TOEFL iBT
RequiredApplicants whose native language is other than English; an approved alternative assessment is accepted.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Doctoral Full TimeFrom the university's online tuition table$630per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$37,800 = 60 credits × $630 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Doctoral Part TimeFrom the university's online tuition table$695per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$41,700 = 60 credits × $695 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: liberty.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $37,800 (60 credits × $630 per credit)

Comparison basis: All students — Doctoral Full Time, 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Funding

Scholarships, assistantships, fellowships, tuition discounts and employer support exactly as the university publishes them. Competitive awards are not guaranteed; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Tuition and scholarships guide

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, certification and enrollment restrictions

Separate questions: is the institution accredited, is this specific program accredited or certified (CAHME for graduate healthcare management programs, AUPHA certification for undergraduate programs), and does the university publish restrictions on who can enroll?

Institutional accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Program accreditation and certification

No program-level accreditation or certification verified. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

Not verified — check the university's state authorization page before applying from outside Virginia.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.
  1. catalog.liberty.edu/graduate/colleges-schools/graduate-business/business-administration-dba/business — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. liberty.edu/online/business/doctoral/dba/healthcare-management/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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