PhD in Management

Our program is an ideal destination for anyone interested in a PhD in Business Administration with a Management focus, for four reasons:

Research Productivity We are consistently ranked among the most productive departments in the field. For the Texas A&M/University of Georgia Rankings of management department productivity, we were number 1 outright in 2019 & 2020 and top 10 in each of the last 5-years. When adjusted for faculty size, we are the 2nd most productive department over the last 5-years. In the University of Colorado Per Capita Rankings of Management Departments, we rank 3rd in North America and 4th globally. In short, we are one of the most productive groups in the field.

Institutional Prestige Founded in 1785 as the nation’s first public university, University of Georgia is ranked 20th in the U.S. News Top Public Schools ranking. It is considered one of the Public Ivies, alongside institutions like the University of California-Berkeley, the University of Michigan, the University of North Carolina, the University of Virginia, and the University of Texas. The Terry College of Business is home to the 11th best U.S. Public Undergraduate Business Program (21st overall, U.S. News & World Report) and the 8th best U.S. Public Full-time MBA program (27th overall, Bloomberg BusinessWeek).

Student Focus Not only are we productive, we publish with our students as well. If you look at our vitas, you’ll see that almost all of our work is being done with our PhD students. This accelerates their training and positions them favorably when they enter the academic job market.

Editorial Experience Our faculty includes 5 current or former associate editors at premier management journals including current associate editors of Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, and OBHDP, and recent associate editors at Academy of Management Review and Academy of Management Journal​. This experience provides unique insights into the publishing process and helps position our students for success.