PhD in Business, Finance

Designed to launch your career in academia

Join Auburn’s Finance PhD in Business Program

Our PhD in Business, Finance will sharpen your research skills and deepen your industry expertise. Through the curriculum, you will undertake an intensive study of the theory and empirical analysis of finance that focuses on investments, corporate finance, and financial institutions and markets. You’ll leave the program with research skills and teaching experience, ensuring you are confident and qualified to enter the field of academia.

A PhD in Business with a concentration in Finance from Harbert College of Business is a research-oriented degree that prepares students for tenure-track faculty positions at research-oriented institutions.

Choose your specialization

Our PhD in Business, Finance gives you the opportunity to specialize in an area that suits your interests. We provide three specialization options:

• Corporate finance
• Financial institutions and markets Investments

Program Highlights

• Develop skills and knowledge to conduct high quality, academically rigorous research
• Excellent mentoring by expert faculty publishing in top-tier journals
• Financial support throughout the program up to five years
• Support students’ travel to national and international conferences
• World-class database access and state-of-the-art computing facilities to support cutting edge research
• Nearly all of our graduates have been placed in tenure-track assistant professor positions at peer institutions worldwide.

 

Why Choose a PhD in Business from the Harbert College of Business?

Collaborate with Well-Published Faculty

Early in the program, you’ll partner with faculty on a joint project—giving you substantive research experience right away and starting your journey toward making meaningful contributions to the field of finance research.

Look Forward to Your Career

Our PhD in Business, Finance is a new program that launched in 2014. In 2019, each graduate from our first-admitted class earned successful placement in tenure-track positions as Assistant Professors. Placements included Ryerson University in Toronto, Neoma Business School in France, Manhattan College in New York, Troy University in Alabama, and California State University Dominguez Hills in Los Angeles.

Get Involved

The Harbert College of Business gives you the opportunity to meet other graduate students and professionalize yourself through student organizations. Learn more about our Clubs & Organizations.

Program Overview

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