If you don't want to be an academic the curriculum might not be different, but the dissertation requirement could probably be done away with. Some universities

If you don't want to be an academic the curriculum might not be different, but the dissertation requirement could probably be done away with. Some universities have changed their Ph.D. programs such that you can graduate with 3 published articles in a peer reviewed journal. That seems like a reasonable standard for a professional degree, as opposed to a full dissertation for an academic degree.