11-06-2022, 12:19 PM
(11-06-2022, 11:51 AM)Personherebb9 Wrote: In regards to the University of Stellenbosch, I genuinely do believe that a PhD path is much better and generally will be considered to be a more "legit" doctorate than a DBA. Outside of the USA or Northern America, DBA's aren't a thing. In South Africa at least, I've never heard of a program or person that has a DBA. Not saying that a DBA is any less of a doctorate, however it is still fairly new and at least from personal experiences, it doesn't seem to hold the same level of respect. That is just from my own personal experience and I could very be wrong. I just think if you would like to stay in the realm of education and be more widely respected among your colleagues, I would honestly just go for a PhD.
https://www.waldenu.edu/programs/busines...management
For the most part PhDs can also be completed for much less than a DBA, since DBA's are only offered by a select few online universities.
Here is a general PhD management degree from UNISA (note that they have other business related degrees and all of them are priced exactly the same):
https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/...80%93-BMA)
It's fees are as followed:
Research proposal R9 250 ($516,64)
Thesis R18 500 p/a. ($1033,28 p/a)
Meaning if you took two years to complete your PhD it would cost you $2583,2 in total.
That's well within a 1/4 your budget for a degree I believe would be internationally much more highly regarded in the realm of Academia. (At least from someone with a perspective that does not come from NA (North-America)).
Not to mention you would be getting a PhD from a top 1000 global University (Times Higher Education Ranking: 801), where other respected online schools such as TESU, Liberty University, Excelsior, Azteca, etc didn't even make the list.
Once again, this is all my opinion and you can take it as you want.
DBA's are NOT a new doctorate. The first DBA was issued in 1953 by Harvard University. They are legitimate doctorates. Just because they aren't something you've seen in South Africa doesn't mean that they are new or not available outside of North America. Again, DBA's are not just offered from a small number of schools online. Doctorate programs in general have a much lower number of offerings compared to bachelor's degrees and master's degrees. There are dozens of schools in the US which offer DBA's. PhD's in business administration are less common than a DBA in the US. This link will explain the differences and similarities between DBA's and PhD's.
https://business.fiu.edu/graduate/insigh...%20Harvard.