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PhD Program

Our mission revolves around harnessing the power of business as a force for good, creating a perfect fit for scholars dedicated to making a positive impact through their research.

At Questrom, PhD candidates are researchers, collaborators, students, and teachers.

It’s a tight-knit community where world-class faculty members partner with students, helping them to master research methods, learn across disciplines, and analyze data. Above all, they work together to tackle the most challenging management problems impacting society. Prepare to unleash your research ambitions at Questrom, where you’ll receive unparalleled support to advance your personal research agenda, make a tangible impact in the business world, and pave your path toward securing a top placement as a distinguished faculty member upon graduation.

Your research, redefining business

Tailored to support your unique research aspirations, our PhD program offers an ideal environment for enthusiastic scholars to flourish and lead transformative progress in the business world.

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Questrom is a rising research powerhouse.

We are very successful at recruiting high-quality faculty, having hired more than 45 full-time research faculty in the past five years. New faculty come from the most prestigious institutions, including Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and Yale. This infusion of talent has allowed us to realign our idea-generation efforts with an evolving marketplace. The result? A rise in our research ranking overall and in several academic departments. From a rank of 45 in terms of business publications just five years ago to the top 30 today—according to UT Dallas Research Rankings— Questrom has established itself firmly in the top tier of research institutions.

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Questrom’s marketing department climbed to 6th from 21st in the area of consumer research

Top 10

Our Strategy & Information Systems departments rank in the Top 10 in published disciplinary journals

29th

Our global research rank is on a significant growth trend, up from 55th in 2013

2022 Financial Times Global Research Rank

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Questrom faculty were named for having the most impact over the last year in their fields

Stanford University, 2022 Research Rankings

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Questrom faculty recognized for having the most career-spanning impact in their fields

Stanford University, 2022 Research Rankings

Top 30

In research business publications, up from 45 five years ago

UT Dallas Research Rankings

Faculty Collaborations

From day one, you’ll collaborate with world-class faculty who are making outstanding contributions in their field of study, who act as mentors, and who share your research interests. It’s something we consider carefully during our admissions process: how your research focus fits with the work of our faculty. They’ll partner one-on-one with you, offering individualized attention to enable you to act as colleagues, seeking answers to critical management problems, ones that solve relevant organizational issues and consider the larger effects on our communities. 

Our PhD Community

At Questrom, you’ll join a lively community where collaboration, not competition, fuels progress. With a diverse, collaborative student cohort, the research environment is enriched and dynamic. That’s what sets Questrom apart: an open atmosphere where we tackle the questions that matter most to you and our society—together— and from day one in the program.

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“My research focuses on topics in taxation, disclosure, and international trade policy. In particular, I study how tax-related corporate disclosures impact users of financial statement information, and my research in this area has been invited to present to the securities and exchange commission.”

Carlyle Burd

Accounting Ph.D., Class of 2023

Assistant Professor at NC State University

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A Rich Academic Community

The community expands beyond Questrom, into Boston, the city we call home. With its top universities, leading research centers, and brilliant business minds, you won’t find a better city to be a scholar.