The Best PhD Programs in Business

Harvard University

• Harvard University has the top-rated business program in the United States. The Ivy League school is known for its rigorous MBA program and prominent business economics program. Harvard's graduate school of business also offers additional Ph.D. concentrations in the fields of health policy management, organizational behavior and science technology and management. The business economics program focuses on use of statistical methods and analysis in various aspects of business such as financial markets. The health policy management concentration covers mainly the business aspects of the health care industry. The organizational behavior concentration includes studies in the psychology and sociology of business.

  Harvard University
  Business School
  Soldiers Field
  Boston, MA 02163
  617-495-6128
  hbs.edu

Stanford University

• The Graduate School of Business at Stanford University was tied with Harvard for the top spot in the "U.S. News & World Report" rankings. Similar to Harvard, Stanford offers multiple fields of study as part of its Ph.D. program. Interdisciplinary research is encouraged at Stanford and is the norm for many Ph.D. candidates, but specializations are offered within fields such as finance, accounting, political economics, economic analysis and policy, organizational behavior, marketing and operations, and information and technology. Because of the interdisciplinary emphasis of the Stanford program, students can pursue studies across disciplines in other departments and schools such as the law school or departments of psychology or social science, among others.

  Stanford University
  Graduate School of Business
  518 Memorial Way
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-723-2766
  gsb.stanford.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is well known for its various doctoral degrees in fields such as engineering and physics. What is often overlooked, however, is that MIT also has one of the nation's outstanding business schools. Concentrations within the MIT Ph.D. program can be found in three broad categories: economics, finance and accounting; management science; and behavioral and policy studies. Within each of these categories, several primary concentrations are offered. Management science encompasses marketing, information technologies, systems dynamics and operations management. On the other hand, finance and accounting and control fall under the category of economics, finance and accounting. Lastly, the behavioral and policy sciences programs include studies in global economics and management, economic sociology, organization studies, work and employment research and technology innovation, strategic management and entrepreneurship.

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Sloan School of Management
  50 Memorial Drive
  Cambridge, MA 02142
  617-258-5434
  mitsloan.mit.edu/mba