PhD Management at University of California, Los Angeles

Programme overview

There is no separate MS degree program. Students are only admitted with PhD as their degree objective. Under certain circumstances, students exiting the doctoral program prior to completing PhD requirements may earn a terminal MS degree. The MS degree is offered on a terminal basis only and students are not eligible to earn an MS degree en route to PhD.

Faculty: John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management | Department: Management | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Areas of study: There are eight areas of study: Accounting; Behavioral Decision Making; Decisions, Operations and Technology Management; Finance; Global Economics and Management; Management and Organizations; Marketing; Strategy. A total of nine courses (36 units) are required for the M.S. degree under the Capstone and Thesis Plans. All courses must be at the graduate 200 level and taken for letter grades. At least six courses must be in Management. The remaining three courses are elective, which may be 200-level courses in Management, or 200-level in a closely related discipline, e.g. Economics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadline: January 1, 2027. GMAT or GRE (GRE is preferred). Letters of recommendation: 3. In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental application and a statement of purpose.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Graduate application fee: $135 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all other applicants; deadlines are set by each programme, mostly in November and early December for the following fall.

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