Doctoral Program Admissions

The Paul Merage School of Business offers graduate education leading to the PhD in Management for those who wish to pursue careers in scholarly research.  The program is intended to provide a broad knowledge of the core disciplines of management and a depth of knowledge and original dissertation research.  

At the Merage School, PhD candidates are considered carefully as individuals and as future research partners. We evaluate their performance in their business and academic careers, and their potential to become valued members of the Merage network of global scholars and business leaders.

All applicants for admission to the PhD program must hold a bachelor’s degree (or an acceptable equivalent) from a recognized accredited academic institution. No specific major is required, and students from a variety of undergraduate disciplines are encouraged to apply. A scholastic cumulative average of B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) from the undergraduate institution or better is required.  

Scores from either the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) must be submitted for the PhD program. Applicants whose primary language is not English must also submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), reflecting a minimum a score of 600 on the paper-based test or 250 on the computer-based test, or 100 on the internet-based test. They must also submit scores from an English Proficiency Exam. (Details on TOEFL and English Speak test (and waivers) are noted on the “How to Apply” section of our PhD Admissions website.)

To apply for our program, the applicant must specify an area of specialization. The areas of specialization in the PhD program are: Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, Operations & Decision Technologies, Organization and Management and Strategy.