PhD in Business Administration: Accounting Emphasis
Research in Accounting and Finance
The UIC PhD in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting educates and trains future scholars to establish successful careers as productive researchers, scholars, and teachers at leading universities and research institutions.
The primary emphasis is on producing accounting scholars who have developed the technical skills and understanding of the research paradigms necessary to ask interesting and relevant research questions and develop appropriate answers.
The program benefits from active research faculty who consistently publish in leading accounting and finance journals, as well as from a diversity of research interests among the faculty spanning both analytical and archival/empirical areas of research. Doctoral students receive the full support of a department dedicated to training the next generation of researchers.
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As a Carnegie R1 research university, UIC Business Accounting faculty are supported and encouraged to perform cross-collaborative research. Currently, UIC faculty and researchers are conducting $267 million of sponsored research. In 2019, the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education ranked The University of Illinois at Chicago on the top 10 “Best Values” list and within the Midwest region, the university placed 12 out of 212 institutions.
Curriculum
Coursework in the program includes a series of required courses and seminars in economics, finance, statistical methodology, and other areas relevant to the pursuit of research in accounting. Our curriculum relies heavily on the research our faculty produces.
Additionally, UIC’s location in the heart of Chicago and partnership with neighboring research universities allows students to take coursework for credit at nearby Northwestern University and The University of Chicago.
Admission
Admission is competitive and applicants are considered on an individual basis. The college considers applications for full time degree seeking status for the Fall term only. The deadline to submit the application, fee and required materials is January 15. Please see the admissions section of our catalog for application requirements.
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Funding
PhD students receive a tuition waiver and a competitive stipend for four years in exchange for work as a graduate research or teaching assistant provided they are making satisfactory progress towards obtaining their degree.
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Faculty Research Interests
Empirical Archival Accounting: Financial Reporting, Capital Markets, Asset Pricing, Disclosure, Management Control, Executive Compensation, Taxation, Security Analysts, Auditing, etc.
Accounting Theory: Information Economics, Financial Reporting, Auditing, Tax, Voluntary Disclosure, Contracting, etc.
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Research
Research Seminar Series
Weekly research seminars
Reciprocity invitation process for junior faculty
Seminar series exchange programs with peer schools
Annual Research Conference
2019 marked the 7th annual UIC Business Accounting Research Conference. Invited guest speakers were welcomed to campus to share their research with approximately 70 participants drawn from across North America.
Past speakers include scholars from reputed universities and institutions such as Berkeley, Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Southern California, Stanford, Toronto, and Yale.
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Learn more about our program through our current students. Read about their backgrounds and see their current research interests. Click here to see all of our current doctoral students.