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Aviation Business Administration (Daytona Beach Campus)

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Key facts

  • Program
    Doctorate
  • Duration
    3 years
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    20,022USD
  • Start date
    Jan, Aug

Program overview

What Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University says about their program:

Are you looking to take your professional journey to the next level? Embry‑Riddle is the only institution to offer a program in aviation business at the doctoral level. Our Doctor of Aviation Business Administration program is ideal for working professionals, as it provides a hybrid learning experience with online courses and five-day seminar at the Daytona Beach Campus.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • All applicants are required to have successfully completed a high school education to be considered for admission.
  • Some programs require a minimum 3.0 GPA average or 30 IB total score.

Postgraduate academic requirements

All master's and doctoral applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree or equivalent and/or a master’s degree. If earned in the United States, this degree must be from an appropriately accredited institution.

English requirements

  • TOEFL iBT

    79

  • IELTS

    6.0

  • Duolingo

    105

  • Cambridge

    170

English proficiency waivers

There are some cases in which the English proficiency exam will be waived. They include:

  • Students from countries where English is recognized as an official Language.
  • Attended an American or International school for a minimum of two years where the primary language of instruction is English.
  • Attended a U.S. high school and took mainstream English courses for two years.
  • Attended secondary school for two years in a country where English is the primary language and used for all instruction.
  • Attended a U.S. college or university for at least two years and took at least two university-level English courses (COM 101, Speech, Technical Report Writing, Creative Writing, etc.) and received a C or better.
  • Completed an IB (International Baccalaureate) English course of one year in length.
  • The student has recommendation from Embry-Riddle’s Language Institute (ERLI).

Entry requirements

Undergraduate:

  • Submitting SAT or ACT scores is strongly recommended for admission, and required to be considered for a potential merit scholarship.

Postgraduate:

  • Official GMAT/GRE test scores are required for admission consideration into specific programs.
  • Official scores from the General GRE test with verbal, quantitative and analytical scores (preferred score above the 50% benchmark) are required for select programs.

Documents required

Undergraduate:

  • High school transcripts with an official foreign credential evaluation in English. The evaluation must include U.S. degree equivalency, cumulative GPA, and a copy of the foreign transcript.
  • Personal Statement
  • Recommendation Letter
  • Copy of passport
  • Affidavit of Financial Support
  • High school students will be required to have a document-by-document evaluation.
  • Students with university credits will be required to have a course-by-course evaluation.

Postgraduate:

  • Official Transcripts from each college and university attended, with an official course-by-course foreign credential evaluation in English
  • Statement of Objectives
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Resume/CV
  • Copy of passport
  • Affidavit of Financial Support
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Fees and funding

Fee information

Undergraduate

  • Daytona Beach Campus tuition

    $44,324 per year

  • Prescott Campus tuition

    $43,974 per year

Graduate

  • Daytona Beach Campus tuition

    $23,120 per year

  • Prescott Campus tuition

    $22,770 per year

Funding

University Merit-Based Scholarships

They are awarded on the basis of academic merit as demonstrated by high-grade point average (GPA) and SAT or ACT exam scores, not financial need. International student scholarships can range from US$2,000 per year to US$12,000 per year for highly qualified students.

ERAU Sport Scholarship

Get in touch with a coach and discuss your opportunities. Each coach has an allotment of funds to use as athletic scholarships at their discretion. NCAA Division I recently passed legislation which allows for institutions to offer multi-year athletic scholarships, but athletic scholarships in Division II are currently given on a one-year renewable basis.
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Visa requirements for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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