A Doctorate Degree is currently the highest degree in North America. A Doctorate or doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) is training for research and is required if the student want to become a professor in a university.
Admission to a doctoral degree is based on the student's bachelor and master degree, and a considerable amount of experience in the field. If you can demonstrate your relevant expertise then you may not need a master's degree by some institutions. The Doctoral degrees may take 5 to 8 years to complete due to high expectations of the final research work.
Following are some doctorate degrees and their abbreviations which indicate field of study:
- Doctor of Art of Administration - DA
- Doctor of Business Administration - DBA
- Education Doctorate - EdD
- Doctor of Public Administration - DPA
- Engineering Doctorate - EngD
- Psycology Doctorate - PsyD
- Doctor of Science - DSc
- Doctor of Humanities - DHum
Doctoral degree programs offered online by universities may include:
- Arts & Humanities - The Arts and Humanities category contains the information about traditional humanities subjects like modern languages, history and English literature.
- Business & MBA - An online degree in business, management will helpful for starting an exciting new career.
- Teaching & Education - Teaching and Education degree is a practical way for the teachers who want to keep up with continuing educational licensure requirements.
- Health, Medicine and Human Services - It includes instruction in the psychology, social sciences, principles of social service, planning and evaluation, human services policy, social services law and administration.
- Science & Technology - The students are capable of understanding the fundamental laws and basic principles related to particular technology.