Management Ph.D Without Residency

I'm in the last semester of the MSM Program at Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey. I would like to continue my education and have been searching for an On Line University that offers a Ph.D Program in Management or Public Administration without residency requirements. Can anyone steer me in the right direction? It must be accredited and approved by the Veterans Administration. I'd be interested in information on a DBA that meets my needs also.

 

If cost is a concern, you can take a look at the DBA at these australian universities:

Charles Sturt

University of Southern Queensland


In the US you can take a look at Capella, Nova, Argosy, Walden and Touro. Some people from the forum seem to be happy with Touro,Nova, Argosy and Capella and I haven't heard from any Walden graduate yet. Capella is too expensive, Argosy is perhaps the best for price but you will need to do some residencies, Touro is totally online but some people debate its quality while others seem to be very happy with it.

Personally I feel that the best quality program is from Nova given the number of graduates working in industry and academia, but its tuition fees are just too much for me.

Bear in mind that none of these options are from first tier universities and you always going to have people reminding you this.

 

If you are insistent on **no** residency at all - Touro or a non-US school is probably your only choice.

I found that residency - be it on weekends or week long sessions was very valuable, however. There is something about face to face meetings that beats a million emails.

I've graduated from NSU with a DBA and am pretty high on their program. They've certainly been around a long time and have a large student body. This results in lots of choices in coursework. It particularly is a good fit if you're looking for the public administration side of the coin.

Before you go DL - are there any local choices at all? For example, if you live in the San Francisco area - consider Golden Gate. If you live in Cleveland, take a look at Cleveland State. There are some other part-time programs around that may be what you're looking for.

Regards - Andy

 

If you live in Los Angeles (LA) area Pepperdine offers a Ed.D in organizational management on a weekend seminar basis. I retired from a major US aerospace company that has a group of employees taking this degree.

I also visited a local campus (actually they use the LA UOPhoenix campus) of NOVA for a breifing on their DBA which sounded like a great degree but one needed an MBA (or equiv courses) for entry.

U of Phoenix also offers a D. Management degree.

I don't recall the residency requirements for the last two degrees but you can check out their web sites.

 

In the U.S., there are exactly two 100% non-residential programs with accreditation (or a candidate for it): Touro University International and Northcentral University.

The non-U.S. programs might or might not be done without residency; it helps to clarify this before enrolling. The University of South Africa, Charles Sturt University, University of Glasgow, Central Queensland University, and the University of Southern Queensland might be options; I'm sure there are others. Heriot-Watt might be starting a DBA, and Edith Cowan University could be an option.

As Andy noted, short residency periods can be quite beneficial. You could do a degree with that emphasis at Union Institute and University. Also, University of Phoenix, Capella University, Walden University, Argosy University, and Nova Southeastern University all offer short-residency doctoral programs in business.

A problem with foreign universities--and some U.S. universities--is your requirement that they be approved for V.A. funding. Again, you'll have to ask. You might be able to get approval pushed through if the school is willing to go through the process of getting set up, but this is no mean feat. There are several overseas programs that have already been approved for VA funding, but I don't know if any would meet your needs. Contact the VA to see what it would take for a school to be approved for your attendance.

 

touro and maybe northcentral

Touro is regionally accredited.
NorthCentral is a candidate for regional accreditation (at least the last I heard).
The Touro website looks OK. There have been mostly positive posts on this forum, but a few negative.
At this point I would look at Touro in the USA. But a there are new programs coming all the time.
All the best!