Program Overview
The University of North Texas offers a rigorous Ph.D. program in business with an accounting concentration. Students gain expertise in various areas of accounting, including tax, financial, managerial, and audit. Graduates have secured positions at notable universities and have contributed to the program's ranking of 33rd in the nation by the Public Accounting Report.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The University of North Texas' G. Brint Ryan College of Business offers a rigorous four-year Ph.D. program in business with an accounting concentration designed to prepare students for successful careers as academic scholars. The program is demanding, broad in scope, and provides opportunities for close interaction between students and faculty. Students are required to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in quantitative areas (such as mathematics and statistics) and scholarly writing. The program has been changing rapidly, reflecting the growing emphasis on rigorous research at the University of North Texas.
Teaching:
Students are trained to conduct independent research in a wide range of areas, including tax, financial, managerial, systems, and audit. Our faculty and doctoral students use both archival and behavioral approaches.
Careers:
Recent Ph.D. graduates have accepted employment at Clemson University, San Francisco State University, University of Nevada-Reno, TCU, Babson College, Monmouth University, and University of South Dakota.
Other:
- The doctoral accounting program was ranked 33rd in the nation by the Public Accounting Report.
- The G. Brint Ryan College of Business enjoys strong alumni support and close relationships with a dynamic business community.
- The Institute of Petroleum Accounting is one of the leading academic centers specializing in the oil and gas industry.
- The UNT Department of Accounting offers an exceptionally collegial environment with a strong tradition of close student-faculty collaboration.
- Accounting faculty and administrators are committed to strongly supporting doctoral students and doing everything possible to enable their success.
- Accounting doctoral students at UNT now benefit from working with nationally recognized faculty in a wide variety of specialties in a new, exceptionally well-equipped building with cutting-edge technology.
