The Executive Doctorate is an efficient pathway to a doctoral degree – structured for completion in two years but without the opportunity cost of resigning a job.  Students are charged a Combined Tuition and Program Fee, which includes books, other course materials, meals, and hotel accommodations.  It does not include travel expenses to the program from the student’s home location.  The combined tuition and program fee is billed each term for six consecutive terms:  The First Year – Summer, Fall, Spring and The Second Year – Summer, Fall, Spring.  Students are considered full-time graduate students through all six terms, but earn variable course units each term.

The Comprehensive Tuition and Program Fee for Academic Year 2011-2012 is $21,325 per term.  Students pay this rate for their first four terms (summer, fall, spring and the second summer).  The rate for the last two terms are subject to change, as determined by the University Board of Trustees.

The Executive Doctorate does not offer any scholarships or fellowships at this time.  Students finance their degrees through a combination of 1) support from the home institution, 2) personal finances, 3) university payment plans, 4) federal student loans, 4) private student loans, and 5) private scholarships or fellowships.  If necessary, the entire cost of the program may be borrowed through federal student loans, with commensurate subsidies and benefits such as income-based repayment and public service loan forgiveness for educators.

Students must also make a significant investment in time to complete full-time doctoral study in a condensed, two-year timeframe, while maintaining their full-time positions.  Successful students have the support of family and employers to make this possible.  Many employers provide supplemental leave time for coursework, research, and dissertation writing.