PhD Accounting Schools

Stanford University

• The Graduate School of Business at Stanford University offers a Ph.D. in accounting. Every doctoral candidate must finish courses in linear algebra, econometric methods and micro-economic analysis in the first year. The Ph.D. curriculum also requires a summer research project after the first year and a field exam after the second year. The Graduate School of Business encourages its Ph.D. students to present research and attend conferences with professional development grants. The Center for Public and Private Finance at Stanford University hosts events and lectures dealing with trends in accounting.

  Stanford University
  450 Serra Mall
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-723-2300
  stanford.edu

University of Texas at Austin

• The University of Texas at Austin confers a Ph.D. in accounting through the McCombs School of Business. Ph.D. students choose from courses such as fraud examination and financial statistical analysis in the first two years. All doctoral candidates in accounting must teach at least one undergraduate class as part of the school's teaching seminar. The school builds on its accounting curriculum with monthly research workshops featuring visiting lecturers. Accounting students and faculty access the latest information on auditing procedures through the C. Aubrey Smith Center for Auditing Education and Research.

  University of Texas at Austin
  1 University Station B6000
  Austin, TX 78712
  512-471-5921
  utexas.edu

Duke University

• Duke University's Fuqua School of Business features a doctoral program in accounting. The Ph.D. program in accounting requires a curriculum paper, comprehensive exam and selection of an adviser by the end of the second year. Every student at the Fuqua School of Business receives a research fellowship each year to pay for tuition and fees. Ph.D. students in accounting can also access travel grants to pay for research and conference costs. The Duke University Career Center works with Ph.D. holders to locate vacancies at accounting firms and universities nationwide.

  Duke University
  2138 Campus Drive
  Durham, NC 27708
  919-684-8111
  duke.edu

University of Connecticut

• The School of Business at the University of Connecticut attracts business students to its accounting doctorate program. Doctoral candidates complete core courses in accounting research and institutional finance prior to dissertation research. The school's Graduate Business Learning Center assists graduate students with the latest online databases and software. Faculty and staff in the School of Business submit articles on accounting issues to the journal "UConn Business." Accounting students gain experience working with clients through the school's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. The University of Connecticut prepares accounting graduates for professorial careers with the Accounting Doctoral Scholars Program.

  University of Connecticut
  2100 Hillside Road
  Storrs, CT 06269
  860-486-8374
  uconn.edu