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Ph.D. in Finance
Overview
The Ph.D. program in Finance is a full-time program that trains students to become financial economists capable of high quality innovative research and teaching in various areas of finance.
The doctoral program in Finance operates as a specialization of the Ph.D. program in Business under the auspices of the CUNY Graduate Center.
The Ph.D. program requires up to two and a half years of doctoral level course work, followed by two to three years of dissertation work. As part of their training, PhD students take courses from the Zicklin School of Business, CUNY Graduate Center, as well as other doctoral programs in the New York City area.
We help doctoral students develop their research interests and expertise by tailoring the academic program to suit their individual needs and educational backgrounds and by encouraging early research in collaboration with our actively involved faculty. A key advantage of the program is the size of our doctoral faculty and the diversity of their research interests.
Admissions
The admission into the Ph.D. program is highly competitive with an average of three students admitted each year. In recent years, our successful candidates came with graduate degrees in finance, economics, or statistics, strong communication skills, and GMAT scores in the top ten percent of the distribution.
The admissions are once a year. The application deadline for admission in September is January 15 with an acceptance decision in early March.
For details regarding application requirements, financial support, and the admission process please visit the admissions page of the Ph.D. program in Business.
For further information about the program, please contact the coordinator of the PhD program in Finance.
Recent placements
Ph.D. student
Year
Placement
Yi Tang 2008 Fordham University Irena Hutton 2006 Florida State University Dror Parnes 2006 University of South Florida Rajneesh Sharma 2005 Saint Joseph's University Zhihong Shi 2005 SUNY, Old Westbury Farah Yunus 2005 Iowa State University Hume Susan 2003 College of New Jersey Alessandro Castaldo 2002 Circle T Investment Susana Yu 2002 Iona College Albert J. Murphy 2002 Manhattan College Deniz Ozenbas 2002 Montclair State University Amber Anand 2001 Syracuse University Dina Naples-Layish 2001 Suffolk University Michael Jacobs 2001 JP Morgan Doocheol Moon 2001 SUNY, Old Westbury
Contact:
Prof. Armen Hovakimian, Coordinator, Ph.D. program in Finance
Tel: 646-312-3490
Email: armen_hovakimian@baruch.cuny.edu