Earning your Ph.D. from the Gatton College will give you the edge you need to succeed in an academic or business career.

With our doctoral graduates teaching and working in more than 20 states and several countries, it's easy to see that our graduates are successful. You can join them.

For more than 80 years, the Gatton College of Business and Economics has been preparing men and women for careers in business. By pursuing a doctoral degree in business administration at the Gatton College of Business and Economics, you'll be ready to meet the challenges of today's business and teaching worlds, ready to conduct cutting-edge research, and ready to be a leader in your field.

Our mission at the Gatton College of Business & Economics is to prepare students for successful high-level careers in research and teaching. More specifically the Ph.D. program will give you

• an academic understanding of the philosophies and basic methodological issues of academic inquiry
• an understanding of the theoretical foundations and state-of-the-art research methods in a specific discipline
• the ability to design and execute substantive research projects

At the Gatton College, you may choose from concentrations in Accounting, Decision Science and Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Management, and Marketing.