Overview

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have experimentally examined how the use of vivid language by firms influences investor judgments drawing on research from psychology. Researchers have also examined how social media posts by employees can help predict future firm performance.

Why at Georgia Tech?

Georgia Tech Scheller's Ph.D. program in Management - Accounting is strongly research-oriented and emphasizes the early involvement of our students in research projects with our faculty. Given the small size of the program, doctoral students receive significant attention and support from the faculty members, several of whom hold editorial positions in the top journals in accounting.

The Ph.D. program will prepare you to be a world-class research scholar ready to contribute to accounting research at a top-tier business school. Atlanta is home to a strong research community in accounting thanks to several schools located in the area. Ph.D. students at Tech will have both formal and informal opportunities to draw on the strength of this research community.

Programme Structure

Areas of accounting research are:

financial accounting (how investors react to firms’ reported financial numbers and accounting choices)

managerial accounting (how firms create and use financial and non-financial information for internal decision making)

auditing (how external auditors oversee the financial reporting process)

taxation (how firms’ accounting choices impact their tax situation)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-06 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Management Studies Accounting View 35 other PhDs in Accounting in United States

Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Primary factors considered in the evaluation process include:

Overall undergraduate and (if applicable) graduate grade point averages

GMAT or GRE scores

Compatible research interests with faculty

Career interests and goals as stated in the essay

Excellent letters of evaluation

Appropriateness for graduate study

Ability to handle advanced-level research

Tuition Fee

Living costs for Atlanta

1213 - 2208 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Financial aid is available to many doctoral students in the form of fellowships, and graduate research and teaching assistantships. Research and teaching assistantships provide a generous stipend plus a significant reduction of tuition.

Financial Assistance

Scheller College awards graduate research assistantships (GRAs) to most PhD students. GRAs are assigned to work with a faculty member for twenty hours per week.

The responsibilities for graduate assistant positions vary and may include research, tutoring students, or administrative tasks.

GRAs receive a stipend of $27,000 per year, a waiver of out-of-state tuition, and a substantial reduction of in-state tuition and fees, resulting in a cost of approximately $1000 per semester.

The deadline to apply for consideration for a graduate assistantship is January 6. All applicants are automatically considered for graduate research assistantships; no separate application is required.

In addition to graduate assistantships, other forms of financial aid available to PhD students are briefly described below.

President's Fellowship

A Presiden't Fellowsjip offers $5,500 per year, in addition to the College’s graduate assistantship, plus a waiver of tuition, for three semesters per year for a total of four years. It is open to PhD applicants who are US citizens with outstanding academic records and high research potential.

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Scholarships Information

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