Maryland University’s online doctoral degree programs offer advanced theoretical and practical coursework, combined with comprehensive examinations, engaging field experiences, research plan development at in-person residential colloquia, and a dissertation or doctoral capstone. Throughout your experience
You will find exceptional online doctorate programs in Maryland’s Schools of Business, Law and Psychology. Each offers an applied doctoral degree or a professional doctorate. Unlike academic doctorates (e.g., the PhD), applied or professional doctorates are less oriented toward research and scholarly publication, and more devoted to the advanced, practical application of theory in a professional setting.
Regardless of your area of interest whether it is business, law or psychology Maryland offers an online doctoral degree program that is truly exceptional. It is Maryland’s collegial and responsive community of personalized support that distinguishes the university from its peers. It is the Maryland difference and it will
be apparent from the moment you speak with any of our dedicated education professionals. We urge you to experience it for yourself.
Choose a PhD program that helps you develop new knowledge in your chosen field through theoretical research. Start making immediate progress toward your dissertation in the first course of your program.
Expert faculty support will guide you at every stage of your program, helping to keep you moving forward.
Enroll in a professional doctorate to gain practical experience in developing solutions for the problems you are likely to face in your field. You will complete your practitioner-focused program with either a final project or a dissertation, giving you an opportunity to show how you use theory and scholarly inquiry to solve the problems you will encounter in practice.