Location: Knoxville, TN. Looking for 100% online due to time so location not a factor. National or international is fine but NA or RA a must.
Your Age: 54
What kind of degree do you want?: DBA or EdD, willing to do a Doctorate of another type if in leadership, business, education, etc. even theological as I hold an ordination.
Current Regional Accredited Credits: BA is RA, no current grad RA. MBA is NA
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 0
Any certifications or military experience?: OWDS. No military. Licensed teacher in 2 states. Ordained minister
Budget: less than 20k ideal. Cannot exceed 25k
Commitments: full time teacher and part time coach. I’d be doing this part time. 6-9 hrs a semester at most including summer.
Dedicated time to study

ee above.
Timeline: 4-5 years maximum. Otherwise it wouldn’t scale.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: zilch. I used to be a state employee and they had good reimbursement but my 20 years in business offered no reimbursement so my MBA was a cash degree. Willing to do a student loan but NA would make that unlikely.
Doing this for salary and career advancement. MBA GPA =3.95. Open to non traditional dissertation alternatives.
(01-07-2026, 10:28 AM)newdegree Wrote: Acacia University has both a DBA and an EdD for $12,000. It is NA accredited by DEAC. Takes about 3 years, but it could be quicker with transfer credits.
South College is RA accredited and can be finished in a year to a year and a half, depending on how fast you can go. $7000 per term, and it is competency-based education. They offer both EdD and DBA.
Check out the Degree Forum Wiki for more schools. https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Doctoral_studies
Checking Acacia. South is a bit expensive.