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Executive Master of Business Administration
The EMBA is an MBA for experienced professionals preparing to move into executive leadership or to launch their new ventures. Where the standard MBA equips students with the essential knowledge and skills to dive into business successfully, the EMBA develops leaders ready to grapple with nuance, to manage complex operations, and to navigate increasingly global business.
At Jacksonville University, the EMBA program:
- Focuses on executive leadership style and communication
- Promotes shared learning and networking using a cohort-based format
- Promotes shared cultural and diversity immersions in the classroom and an international experience
- Emphasizes corporate social responsibility through community engagement
Doctor of Business Administration
The DBA is a professional doctorate that prepares business leaders to approach problems in new ways with high-level training in real-world research and analysis skills. The degree is ideal for advancing in your current career or transitioning to a teaching position in higher education.
At Jacksonville University, the DBA program:
- Offers one-on-one advising, graduate tutoring, an extensive mentorship program, and dissertation publishing assistance, ensuring that you feel supported through the entire DBA process
- Provides you networking opportunities with successful past DBA graduates and business industry leaders, as well as connecting you with potential post-graduate job opportunities
- Helps you cultivate skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, and research, so you are prepared for a successful career in a variety of roles including consultant, entrepreneur, C-level executive, writer/author, or college professor
- Is also offered in an accelerated post-baccalaureate pathway format for students who wish to pursue their doctorate but have not completed a master's degree
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Experience the JU Advantage5 Reasons to Choose a JU Executive Program
- Let our network be your network. With 20% of past students holding titles such as "Vice President" and another 20% in the C-Suite, our students are connected to our business community, governmental partners, and each other.
- As a JU grad student, you will have the opportunity to take advantage of the robust partnerships we have cultivated over the past 35 years, including Dun & Bradstreet, Miller Electric, Bank of America, Fifth Third Bank, Black Knight, Mayo Clinic, Baptist Health, Memorial Hospital, and many more.
- Competitive scholarship opportunities are available to graduate students in the Davis College of Business & Technology, including assistantships, which allow students to work in exchange for a decrease of up to one-third tuition.
- The JU Davis College of Business & Technology is the only triple-accredited private business school in all of North Florida and South Georgia, with AACSB, ABET and ABBI accredited programs.
- We continuously update our program content and assess how well it meets the critical learning goals that companies value. Students experience personalized advising, a flexible format build for executives, career development activities, and shared cultural experiences.
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Learn more about what makes the Davis College of Business & Technology Executive Programs stand above the rest, from inclusive tuition to assistantship opportunities.
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Contact Information Davis College of Business & Technology
Phone: (904) 256-7293
Email: graduateadmissions@ju.edu