Our graduates go on to successful and rewarding careers in academia, ranging from teaching colleges to research-intensive universities, both in the United States and abroad.
Our academic placement rate from 2015 to 2024 is 96 percent. The following lists provide examples of where our PhD graduates have found employment and made an impact in the past 10 years, broken down by our PhD concentration areas.
Initial Accounting Placements Since 2015
- Georgetown University
- Indiana University
- Kuwait University
- Loyola Marymount University
- Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Ryerson University
- Texas A&M University
- University of Houston
- University of Iowa
- University of Michigan, Flint
- University of Oregon
- University of San Diego
- University of Texas, El Paso
- University of Waterloo
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Initial Finance Placements Since 2015
- American University of Sharjah
- Christopher Newport University
- Clemson University
- Fairfield University
- Loyola Marymount University
- Missouri University of Science & Technology
- Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance
- Stanford University (postdoc)
- University of Virginia (McIntire)
- Washington & Jefferson College
Initial Management Placements Since 2015
- Bucknell University
- California State University, Los Angeles
- California State University, San Marcos
- City University of New York
- Iowa State University
- Montana State University
- University of Central Florida
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Initial Marketing Placements Since 2015
- BI Norwegian Business School
- California State University, Fullerton
- California State University, San Bernadino
- California State University, San Marcos
- Fairfield University
- Illinois State University
- McMurry University
- Portland State University
- Texas Christian University
- University of Arkansas
- University of Dayton
- University of Manitoba
- University of Richmond
- Western Michigan University
Initial Operations and Business Analytics Placements Since 2015
- Cal Poly Pomona
- Cleveland State University
- Pacific University
- Providence College
- University of Colorado, Denver
PhD Alumni
DEPARTMENT | 1962–1981 | 1982–2001 | 2002–2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Accounting | 21 | 28 | 33 | 82 |
Finance | 13 | 21 | 25 | 59 |
Management | 24 | 37 | 25 | 86 |
Marketing | 32 | 35 | 34 | 101 |
Operations and Business Analytics* | 3 | 18 | 6 | 27 |
All Departments | 93 | 139 | 123 | 355 |
*Previously "Decision Sciences"