The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Business Administration, Ph.D.
Charlotte, USA
PhD
DURATION
8 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
The program includes core courses covering all business disciplines, combined with in-depth study in both theoretical and empirical aspects of finance.
Year 1
Coursework + end-of-year diagnostic exam.
Year 2
Coursework + end-of-year qualifying exam paper requirement.
Year 3
Third-year students must present an original research paper in the regular faculty seminar in the fall or spring semester. The paper can be single-authored or joint with faculty and/or other students. This paper could be the dissertation proposal or an expanded version or extension of their second-summer paper requirement.
Year 4 + 5
Students on the job market must interview at the Financial Management Association Meeting (FMA) in October and/or American Finance Association Meeting (AFA) in January, and they are required to present their job market paper in the regular faculty seminar prior to the FMA meeting (i.e., in August or September of their job market year).