Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree with a GPA over 3.0 (ideally 3.5+) as well as strong GMAT or GRE test scores, three letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose and a current resume. Math proficiency should cover college-level calculus and introductory probability and statistics.

Marketing PhD students are provided full funding through a research or teaching associateship, which comes with a stipend and student health insurance. Additional grants may be available for travel, research support and dissertation support.

Our faculty and doctoral students stay busy researching and publishing in the field’s most respected journals. Topics explore every imaginable angle of marketing—linguistic brand codes, pricing models, information behavior in the social age, historical nostalgia and consumer spending psychology among them.

With our program’s reputation for preparing some of the best and brightest candidates for teaching and research, it’s no wonder our doctoral graduates find excellent placements. They’re now working at institutions including Loyola, Texas Tech, University of Massachusetts, American University and UC Berkeley.

With our doctoral program’s stellar 1:1 student-to-faculty ratio, you’ll have ample opportunities to work with faculty in your coursework and research. They’re true leaders in their field and love to collaborate with the next generation of marketing scholars.