For information about becoming licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), please see the CPA Licensure Requirements for your state.

When you earn an accounting DBA degree from Liberty, you can graduate ready to lead with professionalism and integrity.

A DBA and a PhD are both doctoral programs that can help provide you with expert knowledge and a terminal degree in your field. However, a DBA will focus specifically on business principles. If you want your career to focus on research and academia, then a PhD may be for you. While a DBA can also prepare you for academia, this may be a better option for students interested in the practical application of business concepts.

If you are a working professional wanting to pursue your doctorate, then you may be looking at online PhD or DBA in Accounting schools. The good news is that you can complete your doctorate in accounting 100% online at Liberty University. We understand that you have responsibilities to your work, family, and community. Our degree can be completed whenever and wherever is most convenient for you.

If you’re considering a DBA or PhD degree in accounting, then you need to know how much you’ll be putting into it. That includes time, effort, and cost.

Here are some of the ways we strive to keep costs low at Liberty University:

• 100% online courses
• Tuition freeze
• Transfer credit opportunities
• Discounts for military and First Responders

If you’re a full-time student taking at least 6 credits per semester, your cost per credit at Liberty will be $595.* According to Beyond PhD Coaching, the average total cost of a PhD program is $240,000.** But with our DBA in Accounting, the total cost of tuition is just $35,700* — only a fraction of the average cost. If you are a military student, First Responder, or transfer student, your total cost can only decrease.

*This number is based on the cost of tuition for the 2020-2021 academic school year and is subject to change.
**BeyondPhDCoaching.com, at How Much Does a PhD Cost? (viewed online August 24, 2020).

The types of jobs you could qualify for with a business administration degree are practically infinite. Every industry requires business professionals who can help a company’s operations run smoothly and efficiently.

With a DBA or PhD in accounting online, you could qualify for leadership positions and pay increases. Here are some of the potential job opportunities for graduates of this program:

• Accounting executive
• Budget supervisor
• Chief financial officer (CFO)
• Professor
• Public policy researcher

You may need a doctorate to be an accounting professor. This will depend on both the degree level you would like to teach as well as the school where you will be teaching.

In order to teach at the bachelor’s level, you will at least need a master’s degree. If you plan to teach master’s or doctoral courses, a doctorate is required in nearly all cases. Some schools require that all professors have a doctorate regardless of the degree level they plan to teach.

Liberty University’s Doctor of Business Administration is accredited by ACBSP, the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. Our School of Business is among only 3% of business schools worldwide to earn ACBSP accreditation.

You will be granted access to a wide variety of online resources through Liberty University’s library portal while you pursue a doctorate degree in business accounting.

You can complete your DBA degree online in 60 credit hours!