PhD in Management
Explore and expand the frontiers of human knowledge in a diverse and supportive environment.
Join an intellectual community where leading researchers and award-winning teachers encourage a rich mixture of thoughts, ideas, camaraderie and discipline.
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PhD in Management
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- Accounting Accounting discipline
- Finance Finance discipline
- Management Science and Systems Management Science and Systems discipline
- Marketing Marketing discipline
- Operations Management and Strategy Operations Management and Strategy discipline
- Organization and Human Resources Organization and Human Resources discipline
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BUSINESS SCHOOL
IN SUNY
BUSINESS SCHOOL
IN SUNY
CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION
FOR HIGHEST LEVEL
OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY
FOR HIGHEST LEVEL
OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY
NEW YORK PUBLIC UNIVERSITY FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY WALL STREET JOURNAL
OF AACSB-ACCREDITED B-SCHOOLS BY BUSINESSWEEK, FORBES,
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Fall 2022 applications will open July 1
Do you qualify for a GMAT/GRE waiver? For the 2021 admissions cycle, academic departments will consider standardized test waiver requests on a case-by-case basis based on the strength of your admissions profile. To request a GMAT/GRE waiver, contact the PhD faculty department representative listed on the webpage of the doctoral discipline in which you are interested in studying. It is highly encouraged you also send that faculty member an email with your résumé and transcript(s) for consideration.
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Knowledge is power.
Learn more about our PhD in Management alumni and their initial appointments on the Alumni pages of Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management and Strategy and Organization and Human Resources.
RESEARCH THAT DRIVES CHANGE
UB's passion for rigorous research is matched only by a deep commitment to positive change. We bring together unconventional thinkers—researchers, scholars and artists—who collaborate across disciplines to push the boundaries of knowledge and creative expression, and consistently endeavor to lead a new way forward. Learn more about our research and economic development.
PHD EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE
UB is committed to recruiting the best doctoral students and providing them with transformative academic programs that prepare them for future success through the PhD Excellence Initiative.
THE PHD PROJECT PARTICIPATION
The UB School of Management is an active participant in The PhD Project, a national organization whose mission is to expand workplace diversity by increasing the diversity of business school faculty. Today, The PhD Project's expansive network of supporters, sponsors and universities helps Black/African Americans, Latinx/Hispanic Americans and Native Americans attain their business PhD and become the business professors who will mentor the next generation of leaders.
