Overview

The Management PhD program is offered at Mississippi State University.

Key facts:

The Management from Mississippi State University is unique in the sense that we blend a solid foundation in the core disciplines of strategic management, organization behavior, and human resource management with specialized training in the emerging fields of family business management and entrepreneurship.

Indeed, Mississippi State University is a world leader in the study of family business and that theme provides a linkage for the research conducted by our faculty and doctoral students. It allows us to compete with much larger universities yet maintain the close interactions between students and faculty that are characteristic of a relatively small program (i.e., 5-10 students).

Because the program is small there are substantial opportunities for students to work directly with faculty, and other doctoral students, on research projects. In fact, PhD students graduating from our program will have typically presented a number of joint-authored research papers at professional meetings and have at least one solid journal publication prior to writing their dissertations. This provides them with an advantage in the job market and indeed our students have been able to find positions at good universities that pay very competitive salaries.

Programme Structure

Programme Structure

The PhD Program in Management provides students the sort of collegial environment needed to develop strong research and teaching skills.

The program is small and tightly knit, run by faculty recognized as world leaders in family business.

That focus, combined with training in the general management disciplines provides students with a unique opportunity to build the foundation necessary for a successful academic career.

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-01-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-06-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-03-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

4.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Starkville, United States

Disciplines

Management Studies View 93 other PhDs in Management Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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4.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

To earn the doctoral degree, a candidate must demonstrate mastery of a particular field of knowledge, of the techniques of research, and of the correlation of their specialty with the larger areas of knowledge, especially those directly related to their field of interest.

Refer to Graduate Degrees and Majors Offered for a complete list of Doctoral programs.

Check Requirements Quick Reference for admission requirements for specific programs.

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Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

27637 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27637 USD per year
National

27637 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27637 USD per year
In-State

10052 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10052 USD per year

Living costs for Starkville

800 - 1300 USD /month

Living costs

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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