PhD program in Business Administration 60 months PHD Program By Stockholm School of Economics |Top Universities

PhD program in Business Administration

Subject Ranking

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Program Duration

60 monthsProgram duration

Application Deadline

01 Feb, 2026Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

Business and Management StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Business and Management Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The PhD program in Business Administration prepares our graduates to be successful researchers or to advance in their chosen careers. Our faculty members who are active in the area of business administration are excellent teachers who keep up-to-date on their disciplines through research and publication. The doctoral program fosters close interaction between students and faculty, and every doctoral student belongs to a research group specializing in a particular field of research.

The PhD program in Business Administration (240 ECTS) has a history of over 50 years. Our overall purpose is to give the doctoral student a deepened and broadened theoretical and methodological knowledge, alongside the experience of having completed a substantial piece of original scientific work.

The conferral of the PhD in Business Administration signifies that the candidate has attained expert competence in a major field of study.

The PhD program in Business Administration is divided into four different specializations:

  • Accounting and Managerial Finance
  • Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology
  • Management & Organization
  • Marketing, Strategy & International Business

Program overview

Main Subject

Business and Management Studies

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The PhD program in Business Administration prepares our graduates to be successful researchers or to advance in their chosen careers. Our faculty members who are active in the area of business administration are excellent teachers who keep up-to-date on their disciplines through research and publication. The doctoral program fosters close interaction between students and faculty, and every doctoral student belongs to a research group specializing in a particular field of research.

The PhD program in Business Administration (240 ECTS) has a history of over 50 years. Our overall purpose is to give the doctoral student a deepened and broadened theoretical and methodological knowledge, alongside the experience of having completed a substantial piece of original scientific work.

The conferral of the PhD in Business Administration signifies that the candidate has attained expert competence in a major field of study.

The PhD program in Business Administration is divided into four different specializations:

  • Accounting and Managerial Finance
  • Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology
  • Management & Organization
  • Marketing, Strategy & International Business

Admission Requirements

You can read more about the application process here:
https://www.hhs.se/en/education/phd/business-administration/admission/

01 Feb 2026
5 Years
Aug

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