58 PhD programmes in Accounting in Europe

The Accounting programme of Hanken School of Economics prepares you both for an academic career and analytical or managing positions on the international job market. 

Accounting and Finance is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of Cardiff University's Business Studies PhD programme.

Our Accounting and Finance research degree (MPhil/PhD) at University of Greenwich allows you to undertake rigorous and critical exploration of a specific area in accounting or finance under the guidance of an expert supervisor.

The Accounting and Finance course from Lancaster University invites applications for PhD program in Accounting and Finance. You will be working alongside world-leading academics in a busy, exciting and innovative department.

The Accounting programme from Maynooth University creates a framework that complements and supports independent research in the field of accounting, whilst providing milestones through which the graduate student will advance, and structured educational inputs to support and develop the student. 

This PhD specialisation provides candidates with rigorous training at the research frontier in Accounting. The specialisation in Accounting at BI Norwegian Business School prepares candidates for the international academic job market, positions in research organisations, auditing and consulting firms, as well as national and international institutions lor other relevant policy institutions. 

Under the direction of two research supervisors, students conduct empirical or theoretical research that will lead to new knowledge in a chosen field and are required to write a series of journal articles or thesis of 80,000 words. London South Bank University offers traditional postgraduate research study leading to the award of PhD in Accounting and Finance.

This Accounting and Finance PhD programme from Newcastle University will enable you to become an independent researcher, contributing to the advancement of academic scholarship in your chosen field.

The Accounting, Banking, Economics, Finance, Management Studies and Marketing PhD programme in the Business School at Bangor University has been described by external experts as ’second to none in the UK’.  

This postgraduate research Accounting and Financial Management programme at University of Reading offers PhD or MPhil supervision in the area of accounting.

The Doctoral Programme in Accounting at Universidade de Aveiro in association with the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, aims to promote research that generates social, environmental, and economic value through an integrated and transformative approach to knowledge.

The Accounting and Finance PhD degree programme academics are based within the School of Business. This PhD degree programme is offered at the University of Dundee.

The PhD in Accounting from the  University of Birmingham will ensure you understand the broad range of modern social science research techniques, qualitative and quantitative. Upon completion, you will excel in analysing diverse data sets and be adept at explaining the theories that underpin various approaches to social science research, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the field.

The Accounting and Finance programme from the University of Bristol encourages interdisciplinary research, drawing on a range of theories and methodologies. We welcome students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. You will be joining a thriving PhD community.

The raison d’être of the Financial Management and Accounting programme from Corvinus University of Budapest is our commitment to fostering academic excellence in financial management and accounting. 

The Accounting, Auditing and Law course from NHH Norwegian School of Economics offers an active and dynamic research environment in our three main research areas: Management Accounting; Financial Accounting and Auditing; and Economics, Ethics and Law. Faculty members are dedicated to guiding and supporting PhD candidates in their research education.

The Accounting and Finance team at Abertay University have a broad area of experience which can be grouped into three areas: Accounting for Sustainability, Oil and Gas Accounting, and Corruption and Governance.

The PhD in Accounting programme at University of Buckingham offers a supportive environment to undertake original research and equips students with the theoretical and technical skills needed to produce quality research.

Throughout the Accountancy MPhil/PhD degree from The University of Exeter, you will work with and learn from our inspirational and diverse faculty of leading researchers. Our faculty offer a wealth of knowledge on fundamental issues in accounting, including management control, capital markets accounting, accounting for sustainability, taxation and corporate governance and auditing.

At Tor Vergata University of Rome, the Business Management and Accounting Track (BMA track) of the PhD in Management is focused on the development and the consolidation of knowledge on the fundamental issues of management and accounting, according to an integrated approach, studying problems with traditional and new approaches, combining different and multidisciplinary analysis perspectives.