Program Overview

PhD in Accounting

The PhD in Accounting at Stern is exceptional in its balance between research in empirical financial accounting and theoretical financial and managerial accounting. The program is also unusual in the breadth of the research conducted, including capital markets, earnings management, voluntary disclosure/management guidance, corporate governance, and financial institutions and instruments.

Academics

The curriculum is designed to provide a thorough understanding of current accounting theory, practice, and research, taught within the framework of modern economic and finance theories as applied to the behavior of today's corporations and financial markets. The program includes:

• Degree Requirements
• Fields of Study
  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Statistics
• PhD Visiting Scholar Program
• Pre-Doctoral Program
• Master of Science in Quantitative Economics
• Research Resources

Program Details

The Accounting Department at Stern offers a comprehensive program that covers accounting theory, practice, and research. The program is taught by a faculty with wide-ranging interests, resulting in a broad range of research areas. The curriculum is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of current accounting theory, practice, and research, as well as the skills necessary to conduct original research in accounting.

Research Areas

The program includes research in various areas, including:

• Capital markets
• Earnings management
• Voluntary disclosure/management guidance
• Corporate governance
• Financial institutions and instruments

Fields of Study

In addition to Accounting, the PhD program at Stern offers fields of study in:

• Economics
• Finance
• Information Systems
• Management
• Marketing
• Operations Management
• Statistics