PhD Business at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The School of Business PhD program has a rich tradition of training scholars who can both enhance the intellectual understanding of business theory and practice and effectively transmit this knowledge to other scholars, business professionals, and students. The high scholarly productivity and leadership of the school's faculty members are regularly noted in national rankings. Recent studies of U.S. and worldwide scholarly research productivity rated School of Business faculty among the top graduate business schools in the country.

Duration: 51 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 51 credits. Learning outcomes: Articulate frontiers, limits and challenges with respect to theory, knowledge and practice within the field of study. Create research and scholarship that makes a substantive contribution within the field of study or to the practice of the field.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students apply to the PhD in Business through one of the named options: Accounting Finance Insurance Economics and Actuarial Analytics Management and Human Resources Marketing Operations and Information Management Real Estate and Urban Economics

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

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