The #1 Reason You Should (NOT) Get A Doctorate In Business Administration | Should You Reconsider?

There are many reasons to get a PhD or a doctorate in business administration (DBA), but there are a lot of reasons that people don’t talk to you about why you should not get a doctorate in business administration.

Reasons not to get a Doctorate in Business Administration.

1. The returns on your education are far too long in the future. It will take you at least a decade to recoup the cost of pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration.

2. You all have to work long hours. Please do not consider a PhD as a way to actually slack off for the rest of your life. It is very difficult!

3. You will cry or get angry at somebody multiple times. Because there is a lot of uncertainty and ambiguity in a PhD in Business Administration, you often get very emotional and take this out on others.

4. You will spend large amounts of your time alone during your PhD in Business Administration, which can lead to mental health problems.

5. While you might feel successful in your current job, nobody will know who you are for a long time and you will feel unproductive in academia.

6. Doing a Doctorate In Business Administration could affect your family-life choices, and whether you choose to have children.

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[TheMrGrey]

25 years old, Bachelor’s in Business Accounting, enrolled in a Master’s of Accounting, and plan to start in my DBA program with a specialization in Accounting. I already earn 65k a year and my company will pay for my MAcc and DBA.

[mooripo]

30yo, Morocco, AACSB accredited EMBA, 14.000usd a year, went through a lot of trouble to be paid that, with 5 years experience...

[Trident-]

Finally someone says it like it is! Media will not be this honest.

[edwardblack]

Great video. Lots of info on actual life during PhD and risks. it's definitely good as a warning for traps coming up

[GregoryPfaff]

I am retiring from the Marine Corps this year and have not paid a dollar for my masters degree and below. I plan to do my DBA, I want to prove to myself I can do it and it will be the only degree I will have to pay for

[betty-loumaslach]

I’m just happy that you both chose to not wait to have children It May sound a bit selfish but also happy you didn’t wait until we are too old to to be active grandparents!!! 😊 Just a personal comment not sure if it is relevant or not 🤔

[xAdonis]

I wish I came across this video 2 years ago. This man is spot on.

[brgqkjz]

Don't really understand the purpose of the video. Yes, the reasons you mention are of great importance and everyone considering a PhD should be aware of those. However, there are people passionate about academic research. They want to do a PhD because they want to become professors conducting high level research. If that's your goal, then a PhD might be a good option. So for me it's not about not doing a PhD. It's about understanding the reason why you want to do it and if the reasons are strong enough so to chase it. Especially a PhD in management is useful just for academic institutions.

[rohdoug]

This is so discouraging. Where I am from we say puss and dog don’t have the same luck. If that’s what you want to do go for it.

[jizzingreggsmouth]

Hi. Interesting video. In Australia terminal degrees by research are free under government initiatives for the first 3.5 years.

[ExploreNature]

I'm going on 40 years old. I'm in my last semester of obtaining my Associate's degree in mechatronics. I want to get my PhD afterwards. Any thoughts?

[helsevar]

You have voiced out concerns that I have previously thought about but apparently not hard enough. Looking from where I stand now in my career and life, if I go through a dba program (thought about for about a year), it will throw me back many years from personal, financial and family perspectives and all for getting recognized in highly political academia so they like me?!
Originally I thought to do go through a dba program while working (one of those done remotely with visits on campus) so I could apply it to my consulting career and enable myself to part time teach. Was that too hallucinatory from my part? >_<

[abrahamdunkelfelder]

Total nonsense. Saying Don’t do a PhD for the most basic and ridiculous excuses is completely irresponsable.

[muhammedayuba]

Hi.. Please what about a PhD in Accounting.. I really need an advice.

[sukalaksa]

I prefer pdh in accounting or finance. Dba. Not for me

[mcdonaldtshwaranang]

You mention that as a 30-year-old there might be some easier Ph.D. programs as compared to this one. What are some of those that I should look at? Thanks!

[keenenwoods]

What about accounting? Should I consider a PhD in accounting?

[AdnanAhmed-etvm]

Hello. I didnt find info on the number of hrs required per day to study on average. ?

[Iloveswinging]

What if I can get my company to lay for it? Is it worth it?

[seanmcdonald]

I haven't been able to find an answer to this question, and I was hoping you could provide some professional insight for someone deciding to pursue a D.B.A. degree that comes from a scientific background. This may sound like a silly question, but do you need to have an MBA, a business degree, or know about business management to qualify for a D.B.A. program? Currently, I have a Master's of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, which focuses on human behavior and maximizing human potential to increase processes and profit within businesses. I do understand the mentality of what it takes to be a leader or in a management position. However, I am unsure if my lack of experience in business management will cause me to fail the program if I applied for one.

I want to get a doctoral degree because I love learning about maximizing businesses and helping people succeed. My intentions of getting a D.B.A. (or a Ph.D.) are to be an executive consultant, but I want to be more involved with the private sector rather than academia; which is why I've been contemplating about doing a D.B.A. program since it appears to be more based on practice instead of theory. I'm mainly looking for an honest answer to help determine if I can succeed in a D.B.A. program, and I'd love to hear your thoughts or suggestions on this matter.

Thank you for the wonderful and informative videos. They've helped me so much with evaluating different doctoral degrees and what I should expect in each program. Keep up the good work!