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DOCTOR OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (DPS)

Our hybrid program is designed for leaders ready to shape the future of business

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Pace University’s executive doctoral program—the Doctor of Professional Studies (DPS) from the Lubin School of Business—is built for senior professionals seeking to deepen their expertise, expand their influence, and transition into leadership roles in business, academia, or consulting. This flexible, research-driven program allows you to advance your career while continuing to work full-time.

Program highlights:

  • Designed for experienced professionals with a master’s degree and 10+ years of experience
  • Combines in-person seminars and online coursework for maximum flexibility
  • Cohort-based structure fosters lasting professional connections and collaboration
  • Curriculum covers finance, economics, management, marketing, and international business, with opportunities to specialize
  • Emphasizes applied research and advanced problem-solving
  • Learn from expert faculty and peers who are leaders in their fields
  • AACSB-accredited, ensuring the highest academic standards in business education
  • Build a path to executive leadership, consulting, or academic teaching and research

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162,000
Launch your career by connecting with our network of 162,000 alumni
100%
of Pace doctoral graduates are employed or continuing their education or service.
$126,429
Average annual salary earned by doctoral graduates from the class of 2023
—Pace University Career Services

Career Path of Doctoral Program Graduate

  • Tenure-track professorship
  • Clinical professorship
  • Academic administration
  • Consulting
  • Continuation in pre-existing career path

Where are DPS Graduates Employed

  • Exxon-Mobil
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University
  • Fordham University
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Hofstra University
  • HBO
  • IBM
  • JPMorganChase
  • Madison Square Garden
  • MasterCard International
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Pfizer
  • PwC
  • Scholastic
  • Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Time Warner
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"This is a program that can help you achieve your goals in the workplace or in academia. The professors are terrific. They have tremendous backgrounds—PhDs from leading universities—but more than that, because they're active in the New York business community, they understand the working world, and because they're in this program, they work with professionals, and they know how to get the best out of you."

– —Stephen Bear, Career Coach, Stephen Bear Consulting LLC
Pace University

About the Lubin School of Business

Globally recognized and prestigiously accredited, the Lubin School of Business integrates New York City’s business world into the experienced-based education of its students at Pace’s suburban and downtown campuses, implemented by one of the region’s largest co-op programs, team-based learning, and customized career guidance. Its programs are designed to launch success-oriented graduates toward upwardly mobile careers.

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