MSc Management Research / Doctor of Business Administration — Study from the United States

Discover the MSc Management Research / Doctor of Business Administration, an ambitious, research-driven pathway delivered online in exclusive partnership between the University of Salford and Robert Kennedy College. From your home base in the United States, you can cultivate advanced managerial insight and doctoral-level research capability while continuing to grow your career and commitments.

This programme empowers you to ask better questions, design rigorous inquiry, and translate evidence into leadership action. Its frameworks, methods, and theories equip you to navigate complexity across borders and sectors—so your next strategic decision is not just informed, but well-founded.

Awarded a British Degree Recognised Internationally

Stand out with a British qualification that carries global credibility. Earning a degree from a respected UK institution signals academic rigour, research literacy, and international perspective—attributes that resonate from Boston to Silicon Valley and beyond. Whether you’re seeking career progression, consulting opportunities, or a pivot into academia, the brand strength of a British degree opens doors around the world.

As you build an evidence-based leadership profile, you also gain a credential that travels with you. Recruiters and boards recognise the value of British postgraduate education, especially at master’s and doctoral levels, as a hallmark of depth in analysis, clarity in communication, and quality in scholarship.

Complete 100% Online in as Little as 4 Years

Your ambition shouldn’t wait. This entire learning journey—from MSc Management Research through the Doctor of Business Administration—can be completed 100% online in as little as four years. That means you can move forward at pace without pressing pause on your professional trajectory in the United States.

Designed for working professionals, the structure allows you to build momentum through each stage. You’ll integrate what you learn into your real-world context, compounding the value of your studies with immediate workplace impact.

No Fixed Class Times

Life doesn’t always fit neatly into a timetable—and neither should your development. This programme does not require online presence at specific times and dates, giving you the flexibility to learn when your schedule permits. Late evenings, early mornings, weekends—your study time adapts to you.

Asynchronous learning also brings a thoughtful rhythm to your progress. You’ll engage deeply with materials, join discussions when you can contribute most effectively, and submit work on structured deadlines without the constraint of live sessions.

Study Anywhere—Even Offline with Our Mobile App

Whether you’re working remotely in the Rockies, flying between coasts, or commuting on the subway, you can keep moving forward. Study from anywhere in the world—your materials and lectures travel with you. With our mobile app, you can download study resources and watch lectures offline, making even brief windows of time productive.

This portability turns everyday moments into learning opportunities. Review readings while travelling, annotate research articles on your tablet, and sync your progress seamlessly when you’re back online.

Open-Book Assessments for Real-World Thinking

Real leaders don’t memorise—they synthesise. This programme uses open-book assessments instead of classical question-and-answer exams, encouraging you to apply theory to real problems with the resources a professional would use. You’ll excel not by recalling isolated facts, but by designing insightful solutions.

Open-book approaches cultivate research fluency, critical analysis, and structured argumentation—the very capabilities that distinguish effective decision-makers and credible scholar-practitioners.

World-Class Tutors and Faculty

Learn with scholar-practitioners who trained at globally renowned universities, including Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel, and Washington University in St. Louis. Their academic pedigree is matched by practical experience, ensuring you receive mentorship that’s both rigorous and relevant.

From shaping your research proposal to refining your methodology and analysis, your tutors guide you with high-touch feedback and clear standards—so your work meets international expectations for quality and impact.

A Global Community with Real-World Reach

Join a diverse student base from over 130 countries and gain a network as global as your aspirations. You’ll collaborate across time zones and industries, expanding your cultural fluency and sharpening your thinking with perspectives far beyond your immediate circle.

Our alumni work for international organisations like GoldmanSachs, Citigroup, Chevron, Verizon, JW Marriott, Hilton, The ritz, University of California Riverside, VISA, American Express, United Nations, Google, ICRC, The World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens, Sony.

Flexible Payment in Up to 18 Monthly Interest-Free Instalments

Invest in your future with flexibility that matches your professional life. Our fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments, making your path to a British master’s and doctorate more accessible and predictable.

This structure helps you plan with confidence while keeping your momentum. Focus your energy on mastering advanced management research—not on financing complexity.

What This Programme Offers to Graduates in the United States

Technology and innovation leadership: From AI-driven strategy to platform business models, US companies lead the digital economy. With advanced research methods, you’ll evaluate emerging technologies with rigour, quantify business impact, and pilot evidence-based transformation. Whether you’re navigating product-market fit, scaling operations, or shaping an enterprise data strategy, your management research toolkit helps you separate signal from noise and move decisively.

Finance, consulting, and corporate strategy: In competitive arenas from Wall Street to high-growth advisory boutiques, credibility is earned through insight that’s both analytical and actionable. This programme strengthens your capabilities in literature-based synthesis, hypothesis development, data collection, and robust analysis—skills directly applicable to investment theses, due diligence, risk modelling, and strategic transformation initiatives across sectors.

Healthcare, life sciences, and regulated industries: As the United States advances in biotech, med‑tech, and digital health, leaders need to test interventions, evaluate outcomes, and scale responsibly. Your training in research design and evidence appraisal helps you build frameworks for clinical effectiveness, operational excellence, patient experience, and compliance—bringing clarity and governance to complex, high-stakes environments.

Wherever you’re starting from—and wherever you want to go—this academically rigorous, professionally relevant pathway is built to meet you there and help you take the next decisive step.

Request our course catalogue to explore modules, assessment approaches, and how this journey can fit your goals in the United States.