The Ph.D. in Business with a concentration in Accounting is a full-time program designed to prepare students for positions at academic institutions that emphasize quality research and teaching. To that end, students work with multiple faculty members in order to produce the high-quality research that will make them competitive on the academic job market.
• Nationally and internationally recognized faculty committed to research and teaching excellence
• Competitive levels of funding for research and teaching assistantships
• A small Ph.D. cohort (i.e., 3 students), allowing for more personalized instruction and mentoring
• Recent alumni have joined the faculty at highly ranked accounting programs such as University of Wyoming, West Virginia University, University of Akron, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Northern Kentucky University, California State University at Fullerton, and University of Toledo.
Learn the theories, methodologies and techniques needed to conduct research. You’ll also enhance your teaching skills and self-confidence in the classroom through a one-on-one partnership with a faculty mentor.
Our program culminates with a dissertation that demonstrates your competence in conducting independent research.
We require an appropriate academic background (Bachelor’s or Master’s) in accounting, business, or another discipline. Other academic backgrounds may be considered. A competitive score on either the GMAT (or GRE) is required. The expectation is that individuals seeking admission to the program wish to pursue careers in research and teaching in academic schools of business.
The Department of Accounting will next consider new Ph.D. students for Fall 2022. The application will open in August 2021.
Required application materials include: An online application, official transcript, three letters of reference, resume or CV, personal statement essay, and valid GMAT (or GRE) scores.
Graduate research and teaching assistantships are available to support full-time students. Accepted students are provided a graduate assistantship which covers all required tuition and fees, and pays an annual stipend of $24,000. This stipend is compensation for 20 hours per week of teaching and/or research performed for the department. Students making satisfactory progress in the program typically receive tuition and stipend support for four years.
Alumni employers include:
Areas of expertise include financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, and accounting information systems, using archival, behavioral, and experimental methodologies.
Faculty research has been published in leading academic journals, including:
Link to the BYU accounting Website that summarizes VCU's research rankings
Lindsay Andiola (Ph.D., Bentley University)
Alisa Brink (Ph.D., Florida State University)
Thomas Hansen (Ph.D., Emory University)
Carolyn Norman (Ph.D., Texas A&M University)
Myung S. Park (Ph.D., Purdue University)
Bernhard Reichert (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin)
Fengchun Tang (Ph.D., Washington State University)
Jean Zhang (Ph.D., George Washington University)
Jamie Zhou (Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Department of Accounting
Snead Hall, Room B3117
Ph.D. Program Adviser
Myung Park, Ph.D.
Robert L. Hintz Professor of Accounting
Snead Hall, Room B3173
(804) 828-3161
mspark@vcu.edu
Application Support
Austen Gouldman
Director for Graduate Programs
(804) 828-4622
gouldmana@vcu.edu
For information about our faculty, visit the accounting department page.
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