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Degrees and Programs

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Analytics and Data Science

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Earn a doctorate degree in business analytics and data science, advance both your scholarly research and your career

In a competitive world, success depends on finding and maintaining an edge – and that requires making data-driven decisions. Organizations in an ever-expanding array of industries – from sports, to health care, to cybersecurity – are seeking out professionals with the expertise needed to utilize data effectively.

The Ph.D. in Business Analytics and Data Science program is designed to prepare accomplished professionals for senior positions in either public or private sectors. The mission of the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Analytics and Data Science degree is to enable professionals from the field to understand and evaluate the scope and impact of decision sciences and associated technology from the institutional as well as from an industry and global perspective. The program will provide the student an academic environment to support the development of high-level critical thinking and leadership skills as they relate to management and decision sciences, to develop high-level decision science technical skills, and to provide doctoral level research experience allowing innovative and practical contributions to the management and decision sciences body of knowledge.

Why Capitol?

Learn around your busy schedule

Our low residency requirement takes in consideration the time commitment of your established career.

Online format

The majority of our business analytics and data science doctorate is offered online.

Our classes are taught by working professionals

Capitol’s faculty are working professionals in the field – subject matter experts who apply their knowledge on a daily basis and are up to speed on emerging developments.

Key Faculty

Associate Dean

Adjunct Professor

Dissertation Chair

Career Opportunities

Market demand for business analytics and data science (PhD)

You’ll have the necessary credentials to lead local, national or global organizations & provide expert guidance on using organizational information assets.

A degree that is relevant to any and every organization

This doctorate will teach how analytics helps shape strategic plans in whatever business you are involved in.

Degree Details

This program may be completed with a minimum of 60 credit hours, but may require additional credit hours, depending on the time required to complete the dissertation/publication research. Students who are not prepared to defend after completion of the 60 credits will be required to enroll in RSC-899, a one-credit, eight-week continuation course. Students are required to be continuously enrolled/registered in the RSC-899 course until they successfully complete their dissertation defense/exegesis.

The Doctorate degree in Business Analytics and Data Science is a total of 54-66 credits, which covers a literature review, professional research and theory, professional ethics and leadership, dissertation preparation, and other topics. Students can select from several electives based on their personal focus.

Doctor of Philosophy - 54 credits

Please check with an Academic Advisor to confirm degree requirements and program electives.

Educational Objectives:

Students will integrate alternate, divergent, or contradictory perspectives or ideas fully within Decision Science.
Students will present scholarly data presentations via appropriate communication channels.
Students will demonstrate advanced knowledge and competencies in data handling.
Students will analyze various information to draw data-supported conclusions.
Students will execute a plan to complete a significant piece of scholarly research in data analytics.
Students will synthesize various sources of data to produce robust conclusions.
Students will apply data analysis to determine the validity of data
Students will compare data to determine the trends and spurious results

Learning Outcomes:

Upon graduation:

Graduates will evaluate the legal, social, economic, environmental, and ethical impact of actions within business and data science, and demonstrate advanced knowledge and competency to integrate the results in the leadership decision-making process.
Graduates will demonstrate the highest mastery of traditional and technological techniques of communicating ideas effectively and persuasively.
Graduates will evaluate complex problems, synthesize divergent/alternative/contradictory perspectives and ideas fully, and develop advanced solutions to business analytic and decision science challenges.
Graduates will contribute to the body of knowledge through data analysis.
Graduates will apply leading edge theories to data analysis.
Graduates will disseminate knowledge to their peers from research.
Graduates will lead the development of data analysis to the broader community.

Tuition & Fees

Tuition rates are subject to change.

The following rates are in effect for the 2024-2025 academic year, beginning in Fall 2024 and continuing through Summer 2025:

The application fee is $100
The per-credit charge for doctorate courses is $950. This is the same for in-state and out-of-state students.
Retired military receive a $50 per credit hour tuition discount
Active duty military receive a $100 per credit hour tuition discount for doctorate level coursework.
Information technology fee $40 per credit hour.
High School and Community College full-time faculty and full-time staff receive a 20% discount on tuition for doctoral programs.

Find additional information for 2024-2025 doctorate tuition and fees.

I was drawn to the practical and goal-oriented approach, which also seemed like the natural next step in my academic career. Ultimately, my aim is to pursue teaching and research work in the future.

-James Tankard PhD in Business Analytics and Data Science