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PhD Business Administration in Marketing

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

University of Tennessee

Program Overview

The marketing concentration is a research-oriented doctoral program of instruction that provides perspectives and skills necessary for an academic career in the field of marketing. Students pursuing this major and degree will take a minimum of 42 hours of coursework (beyond that required for an MBA) that covers concepts and issues in marketing, a support field of study, and both quantitative and qualitative scholastic research methods. Students must also complete a minimum of 24 dissertation research credit hours. Upon completion of the course work and comprehensive exams, each candidate conducts dissertation research on a unique topic in marketing that adds to the knowledge base of the discipline. Successful completion and defense of the dissertation qualifies the candidate to pursue academic opportunities at research-oriented or other universities.

Program Key Stats

$54310 (Annual cost)



46 %

Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

A bachelor s degree from an accredited, four-year program, Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.7, GMAT/GRE scores, 550 on the paper-based TOEFL; 80 on the TOEFL iBT or 6.5 on the IELTS.

Career Options

  • Agribusiness Professor
  • Business Operations Analyst
  • Business Opportunity and Property Investment Broker
  • Business Planner
  • Business Practices Officer
  • Business Process Analyst
  • Business Process Consultant
  • Business Professor
  • Business Technology Teacher
  • Business Unit Manager
  • Business Writer
  • COBOL Programmer (Common Business Oriented Language Programmer)
  • College or University Business Manager
  • Director of Business Development

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