The Doctor of Business Administration in Finance is being taught out and is no longer accepting applications as of Fall 2025. We encourage prospective students to explore our Ph.D. in Organization Development, Change & Effectiveness.
Advance your career opportunities and enhance your research, decision-making, leadership and analytical skills in SHU’s three-year, low-residency DBA in finance program. Continue working full time as you earn your degree. Combine rigorous quantitative and qualitative applied research methods, theory and professional experience to solve practical problems.
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. 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.
Graduates of this program stand out in a competitive market and achieve leadership positions in:
DBA alumni enjoy an event hosted by the Office of Alumni Engagement.
Students and faculty connecting at a DBA reception.
DBA alumni connect at a reception.
DBA students work collaboratively in a small cohort.
DBA students engaging in hands-on classwork.
DBA students participate in a discussion.
Professor Lucjan Orlowski teaching DBA students.
DBA students meet in the Finance Lab at the Welch College of Business & Technology.
Professor Walker Hughen teaching mathematical statics to DBA students .
This is a STEM-designated program, which means you will be trained in areas of technology that are in high demand with U.S. employers. This program allows international students with F1 visas to extend their OPT in the U.S. by 24 months after graduating (36 months in total).
