Management, Ph.D.

Business Administration

Doctorate in Business Administration option in Management

The management Ph.D. option in business administration has the flexibility to structure programs based on your individual interests. You can choose organizational behavior or strategic management. Training in research methods emphasizes research design and quantitative methods. The Ph.D. program offers the opportunity to work closely with faculty members who are nationally and internationally recognized for professional and scholarly accomplishment. The OSU Ph.D. program is rigorous and selection is limited to well-qualified individuals, which allows us to create an environment necessary for the successful training of our Ph.D. students.

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Option Details

Option: Management

Department: Department of Management

College: Business, Spears School

Available At: OSU Stillwater Campus

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration

Contact

Bryan Edwards Ph.D. Coordinator
405-744-8331 bryan.edwards@okstate.edu

Curriculum

Students take classes for the first two years of the program followed by comprehensive exams. In the third or fourth year students prepare and defend a dissertation proposal. The dissertation is typically defended in the fifth year of the program. Students continue to work as research assistants throughout the program and will teach a small number of classes.

15tenure track faculty members in the

Department of Management.

The Ph.D. program requires 60 credit hours of coursework.
15 hours of coursework will be chosen by the student in conjunction with a faculty committee to support the individual student’s specific interests and needs.
Students may choose to focus on organizational behavior or strategic management.

This is typically a five year program. You may finish in four years but we have found that students are better prepared with a five year program. Students are fully funded for five years.

Research and Faculty

Recent OSU graduates are employed by the University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Mississippi, Texas Tech University, Baylor University, University of Arkansas and Pennsylvania State University among others.

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Admissions

The Department of Management has its own set of requirements for admittance, along with requirements for the OSU Graduate College. We take a holistic approach to selection whereby we look at your research statement, research experience, writing sample, transcripts, GRE scores and reference letters and rank order the candidates based on those criteria. The admissions criteria are below.

Please refer to requirements below:

GRE or GMAT score accepted. Code: 6546
Application deadline for prospective students both domestic and international is Jan. 1. Admission decisions are made by the third week of January.
Statement of purpose
Current resume
Three letters of recommendation
A writing sample

The Watson School of Management is available for application and requirement assistance.

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Cost & Assistance

OSU is a Research-Extensive University, and graduate students play a vital role in its teaching, research and outreach missions.

The management Ph.D. option in business administration offers:

Tuition and fees
> $30k stipend
Travel conference fees covered
Health insurance & relocation expense
Financial support for 5th year

Cost

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Assistantships & Funding Opportunities