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top online doctoral programs? DBA vs. PHD?

I will obtain my MBA in a matter of months and still undecided whether to pursue my next degree. Does anyone know of any top online programs to obtain a doctorate degree (business, finance, or entrepreneurship) and what is the difference between a PHD and DBA? Which is better? Thanks The online programs i am looking at are CMU (Carnegie) and Boston University. I am looking at reputable (accred) schools. I am pretty sure i would receive the same degree as if i attended in person. Any other schools?

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1. A PhD is what you'd do if you wanted to do research and become an academic - a professor. A DBA is a newer degree, and it will not qualify you to become a professor. It's designed for people who want to study doctoral-level business concepts, but apply their knowledge to their corporate working lives, not to academia. There are few-to-no reputable online PhD business or DBA programs. In fact, to my knowledge, there are *no* reputable online PhD programs in business. If your goal is academia, an online PhD would not get you a job. I think I remember a few low residency DBA programs. My memory is not clear on the particular programs, but I think Case Western U offers one, as does, maybe, Thunderbird? U Manchester, in the UK, certainly has one. There are also part-time DBA programs, such as the one at Harvard. You may have to dig a bit to find ones that fit your lifestyle.