Doctor of Business Administration

  • Year 1: £32,000
  • Year 2: £32,000
  • Year 3: £13,000
  • Year 4: £13,000
  • Year 5+: £9,000

What’s included

The fee includes study materials, registration, tuition, supervision, lunch and dinner at induction, lunches and refreshments during workshop attendance, dinner and refreshments at the supervisors event, executive coaching sessions, Insight Discover with Hogan Assessment, access to the WBS Distinguished Seminar Series and other senior events advertised across the University and WBS, the option to book WBS facilities at The Shard for private/group study purposes outside of workshop attendance, use of Warwick University campus student facilities, hot-desking facilities at the University's main campus, free black and white printing allowance, free car parking (where available), All Cohorts Annual Dinner and the graduation ceremony. 

An Executive level of support is provided throughout your DBA journey, with enhanced cross-networking opportunities via social activities, extended feedback sessions and first-class supervision provided from experts across the school and wider University. 

What’s not included

It excludes residential accommodation, travel, costs in relation to research and data collection, thesis printing and binding, thesis resubmission fee (if required), graduation robes and photographs.

How to pay

You can pay your tuition fee in a lump sum at the start of the academic year, or you can pay in instalments throughout the year (50%: 25%: 25%).

To secure your place on the course you must lodge a £3,200 deposit with us within four weeks of receiving your offer. The deposit is part of the total fee, not an additional cost. Read more about how to pay at the University's finance pages.

Benefits for Warwick Alumni

We offer a 15% fee discount for Warwick alumni. 

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Scholarships

WBS Women in Leadership

At Warwick Business School we are committed to promoting gender equality and working towards a more gender-balanced board room. The WBS Women in Leadership scholarship is aimed at females who can demonstrate business excellence and a passion for promoting and inspiring other women in business.

This scholarship awards a reduction in our tuition fees, from 15% up to a maximum of 50% in truly exceptional cases.

How to apply

You can apply for this scholarship as part of your application to the DBA programme. Under the funding section of your DBA application you will be asked to write no more than 500 words on the topic of: ‘As a senior leader, please outline your approach to increasing female representation in leadership positions, including why this goal should be important to businesses’

The deadline to apply for this scholarship is Friday 31st January 2025.

Please be aware that although DBA programme applications are assessed on a rolling basis, scholarship decisions will not be made until after the 31st January deadline. This means you may receive an offer to join the DBA programme before receiving a scholarship offer.