• The University of Pennsylvania offers a Ph.D. in Accounting with a duration of 4 years.
  • This course is offered on a full-time basis.
  • This program is provided on-campus.
  • The Accounting PhD program trains students to do rigorous research in accounting, a specialized area of financial economics.
  • The program is highly analytical and quantitative. 
  • This program provides students with opportunities to interact with faculty and get started on relevant research early in the program.
  • Required research elements include the accounting workshop colloquium, the first-year research assistantship, and the first and second-year summer research papers.
  • Some of the courses in this program are:
    • Microeconomic Theory
    • Financial Economics
    • Advanced Statistical Inference
    • Empirical Research in Accounting
    • Game Theory and Applications
    • Accounting Theory Research
    • Finance Elective
    • Econometrics/Statistics Elective
  • The student-faculty ratio at the University of Pennsylvania is 6:1.
  • According to PayScale, the average salary of Yale University Graduates is 95,500 USD.