Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration - Finance Specialization

Drexel's PhD in Business program prepares candidates for careers in academic research and teaching. The PhD in Business includes specializations in accounting, decision sciences, finance, marketing and management (organizational behavior and strategy). PhD degrees are delivered as full-time, on-campus degrees and normally require about five years to complete. The LeBow faculty takes a hands-on approach to research and mentoring students on a daily basis. The support of LeBow’s collaborative, collegial research environment provides our doctoral students with tremendous research opportunities. The PhD specialization in finance prepares students to conduct significant financial research. Through their course work and by working closely with the finance faculty in research, our students gain a strong understanding of the theoretical foundations of finance, an intimate knowledge of the theoretical and empirical research literature, and the ability to effectively utilize the software and data bases used in financial research. Faculty members in the Department of Finance currently pursue research in such areas as risk management, commercial banking, investment banking, initial public offerings, corporate governance, mutual funds, real estate finance, mergers and acquisitions, asset and capital restructuring, multinational financial strategy, global capital markets, and economic and business forecasting. Their research findings have been published in leading scholarly journals.