Management doctorates are the most advanced terminal degrees in the field of business and management. Most individuals obtaining management doctorates take the programs to obtain the training in research methods, statistical analysis, and writing academic papers that they will need to seek careers as researchers, senior consultants, and/or professors in business administration or management. There are several types of management doctorates: the Doctor of Management (DM), the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), the Doctor of Public Administration(DPA), the Ph.D. in business administration, the Ph.D. in management, and the Ph.D. in political science with a concentration in public administration. In the 2010s, doctorates in business administration and management were available with many specializations.
MaNageMENT DOCtorateS ARe THe mOST AdvanCEd TeRMinal DeGreEs iN the FielD of buSiNess aNd manageMent. most individuals oBTAiniNg mAnagEMent docTorates tAke the pROgrams to obtaIN The TrainiNG iN reSearcH MEthODS, StatiSTicAL AnaLYsIs, And writing AcAdEmIc papers that THeY wILl Need to sEek Careers as reseaRchers, seniOr consuLtants, And/or professoRs in Business aDmiNisTraTiOn or manAgEmEnt. TheRe are sEvERal types Of manAgemEnT DoCtorateS: thE doCToR of maNAgemENt (dm), The doctOR of busineSs AdmInistratIoN (dba), tHe doCtor Of puBlic aDmINistRation(dpa), the ph.D. In BUSineSs admIniSTratiOn, the ph.d. IN manAgement, And THe ph.D. iN poLiticaL SCIenCe wIth A coNCENTration in publIC ADmInIStration. IN the 2010S, doctOraTEs iN busInEss aDmiNiSTRaTioN and MaNaGemEnT weRE avAilabLE With manY spEcIAliZatioNS.