Compare 50 Accounting PhD Programs in the US
Grad School Navigator tracks 50 Accounting PhD programs in the US across 50 universities. 59% report the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) as a requirement. A typical program takes about 60 months. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.
Top Programs
Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.
- 1
Harvard University
- Grad School Navigator#1University rank
- QS#1Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#8Subject rank
- U.S. News#1Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 2
Stanford University
- Grad School Navigator#2University rank
- QS#2Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#2Subject rank
- U.S. News#2Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $63,540
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 3
University of California, Berkeley
- Grad School Navigator#6University rank
- QS#9Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#5Subject rank
- U.S. News#4Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 3
- Annual tuition
- $13,140
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 4
Yale University
- Grad School Navigator#8University rank
- QS#13Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#12Subject rank
- U.S. News#17Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $50,900
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 5
University of Pennsylvania
- Grad School Navigator#10University rank
- QS#6Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=10Subject rank
- U.S. News#9Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 6
University of Chicago
- Grad School Navigator#11University rank
- QS#5Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#9Subject rank
- U.S. News#5Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $75,780
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 7
Columbia University
- Grad School Navigator#12University rank
- QS#12Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#14Subject rank
- U.S. News#7Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $92,065
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 8
Cornell University
- Grad School Navigator#13University rank
- QS#31Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#16Subject rank
- U.S. News#24Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 9
University of California, Los Angeles
- Grad School Navigator#17University rank
- QS=15Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#20Subject rank
- U.S. News#45Subject rank
- Annual tuition
- $36,297
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 10
Carnegie Mellon University
- Grad School Navigator#21University rank
- QS101–150Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=26Subject rank
- U.S. News#177Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $47,000
- Program duration
- 60 months
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The complete list of Accounting PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Harvard University | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting and Management | 60 months |
| #2 | Stanford University | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #8 | Yale University | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #10 | University of Pennsylvania | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 72 months |
| #11 | University of Chicago | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 72 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | Accounting PhD | 60 months |
| #17 | University of California, Los Angeles | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | The Ross PhD Program | 60 months |
| #21 | Carnegie Mellon University | PhD Program in Accounting | 60 months |
| #22 | Duke University | Accounting PhD | 60 months |
| #23 | Northwestern University | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting Information & Management | 72 months |
| #24 | New York University | PhD in Accounting | 72 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | Accounting PhD | 60 months |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | PhD in Accounting | 60 months |
| #33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | PhD in Accounting | 60 months |
| #34 | Rice University | PhD in Accounting | 60 months |
| #35 | University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill | PhD in Accounting | |
| #36 | Washington University in St. Louis | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | PhD in Accounting and Information Systems | |
| #39 | Purdue University--West Lafayette | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | |
| #40 | Pennsylvania State University--University Park | Doctor of philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Doctor of Philosophy in Accountancy | 60 months |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Accounting PhD | 60 months |
| #43 | Emory University | PhD in Accounting | |
| #61 | University of Rochester | PhD in Accounting | 72 months |
| #64 | University of Maryland, College Park | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #75 | University of Pittsburgh | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #84 | University of Massachusetts--Amherst | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #85 | Boston University | PhD in Accounting | 60 months |
| #93 | Texas A&M University--College Station | PhD in Accounting | 60 months |
| #95 | Ohio State University--Columbus | PhD in Accounting & Management Information Systems | 60 months |
| #124 | University of Arizona | PhD in Management - Accounting | 60 months |
| #126 | Indiana University--Bloomington | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #134 | University of Colorado Boulder | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #183 | University of Illinois--Chicago | PhD in Business Administration: Accounting Emphasis | |
| #251–300 | University of Texas--Dallas | PhD in Management Science-Accounting Concentration | 60 months |
| #301–400 | University of Utah | PhD in Business-Accounting | 60 months |
| #301–400 | George Washington University | Doctor of Philosophy in Accountancy | 60 months |
| #301–400 | Boston College | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 60 months |
| #301–400 | University at Buffalo--SUNY | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | |
| #301–400 | University of Iowa | PhD in accounting | 60 months |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Accounting (PhD) | 60 months |
| #401–500 | University of Houston | PhD in Accounting | 60 months |
| Baruch College - The City University of New York (CUNY) | PhD in Accounting | 84 months | |
| Drexel University | PhD in Business-Accounting | ||
| Louisiana State University | PhD Accounting | 48 months | |
| Syracuse University | Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting | 48 months | |
| University of Oklahoma | Doctor of Philosophy in Accountancy |
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