Best Project Management Masters Programs in Maryland

Earn a Doctorate in Project Management and become an asset to any and every organization.

The PhD in Project Management provides a path for the highest mastery of managing business processes in competitive local, national, and global industries. Project management is a multi-disciplinary profession that encompasses the design, process, and goals for your company projects, making you an asset to any employer.

Within the program, students will conduct original research in an approved area of Project Management.

As your PhD progresses, you will move through a series of progression points and review stages by your academic supervisor. This ensures that you are engaged in research that will lead to the production of a high-quality thesis and or publications, and that you are on track to complete this in the time available. Following submission of your PhD Thesis or accepted three academic journal articles, you will have an oral presentation assessed by an external expert in your field.

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Our PhD programs are offered 100% online with no in-person residency required.

Project Management may be completed with a minimum of 60 credit hours, but may require additional credit hours, depending on the time required to complete the dissertation publication research. Students who are not prepared to defend after completion of the 60 credits will be required to enroll in RSC-899, a one-credit, eight-week continuation course.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT DOCTORAL RESEARCH AND WRITING: 30 CREDITS.

Demonstrate knowledge of the historical connections and evolutions in Project Management.

Incorporate the theoretical and practical applications of Project Management to design an original research project.

Apply the Project Management framework to current issues in the world.

Critically compare and contrast theories of Project Management and identify the appropriate connections.

Create research works that bring forward new knowledge in Project Management.

Incorporate the theoretical basis and practical applications of Project Management into their professional work.

Be versed in the science to offer economic solutions to Project Management.

Demonstrate the highest mastery of the needs of Project Management globally.

The following rates are in effect for the 2024-2025 academic year, beginning in Fall 2024 and continuing through Summer 2025:.

The per-credit charge for doctorate courses is $950. This is the same for in-state and out-of-state students.

Active duty military receive a $100 per credit hour tuition discount for doctorate level coursework.

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