The journey from student to scholar.
We consider the full range of your abilities when considering you for admittance. The typical Simon PhD students is analytical, creative, and eager to study complex business problems. There isn’t a conventional Simon candidate; our goal is to help you develop your own unique potential.
Get to know our job market candidates.
The Simon PhD program is about solving complex and challenging problems to shape the way the business world works. Simon Business School PhD graduates are highly sought-after in their fields. In fact, most are offered employment before they’ve even defended their dissertations with a 100% placement rate overall. Take a closer look at our current job market candidates, and find out how they can be an asset to your organization.
Simon Business School Top PhD Placements
A business PhD from Simon equips you to solve even the most complex and challenging problems. Simon Business School PhD graduates are highly sought-after. Most are offered employment before they've even defended their dissertations, and our overall placement rate is 100%.
Accounting
- USC, University of Southern California
- University of Hong Kong
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- University of British Columbia, Sauder
- UC Berkeley Vanderbilt University
Marketing
- Boston College
- University of Delaware
- University of North Carolina
- Nova School of Business and Economics
Finance
- University of Oregon
- NYU Shanghai
- Purdue University
- UT Dallas
- University of Virginia Darden
- Singapore Management University (SMU)
Operations Management
- University of Houston
- University of Virginia Darden
- William and Mary
Information Systems
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- UT Dallas
- University of Pittsburgh
- Florida International University
Ready to take the next step?
Applications for Fall 2027 admission open October 26 in Accounting and Finance. Submit your application by January 5.
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Please note that applications are being accepted for select PhD concentrations for the upcoming admissions cycle.