Grad School / Program:
- Contact:
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2608 Whitis Avenue
McCombs School of Business
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78713
United States
Phone: (512) 471-5668
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- Degrees Granted:
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Doctorate
- Programs offered:
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On-campus
- Description:
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Ph.D. in Finance
Areas of Specialization
The doctoral program in finance provides an opportunity for specialized study in one or more of the following finance areas: corporate finance, investments, financial intermediaries, international finance and real estate. The core of the program consists of a set of courses required of all students. This is supplemented with special courses and electives. In addition, students are required to become competent in two minor fields. Typically students choose economics, statistics or mathematics, as these provide skills important to financial research.
Faculty
Many of the McCombs School finance faculty members have established national reputations in both research and teaching, winning nationally competitive research awards and grants as well as school-wide teaching awards. The department typically produces a number of papers and books in an academic year, and faculty present papers at national meetings of the American Finance Association, European Finance Association, Western Finance Association, the Financial Management Association and the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association. Many faculty members serve on the editorial boards of academic journals.
- Admission Information:
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How to Apply to a Ph.D. Program at McCombs
All programs require students to enroll full-time, starting in the fall semester.
Admission decisions are primarily based on:
Test scores, including the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) or
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)* score(s)
(*Please note: Accounting does not accept GRE scores.)
Letters of recommendation
Performance in previous academic work
Statement of Purpose
TOEFL scores for international students of which it is required (please see requirements to determine if this applies to you)
Admitted students generally have GMAT scores of 680 or more, GRE scores in excess of 1400 and grade point averages above 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Each departmental Ph.D. program in the McCombs School of Business has a separate admissions process, so please check the requirements of the department that you are interested in carefully.
Accounting
Finance
Information, Risk & Operations Management (IROM)
Management
Marketing
- Grad Program Website:
- http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/dept/finance/phd/
