Why be a Tippie PhD?
Beyond an excellent reputation and rankings, Tippie’s PhD programs offer an opportunity to join a close-knit community of scholars where your work truly matters. Our PhD students are frequently published in top journals and present their work at conferences around the globe. We also offer:
- 1:1 faculty-to-student ratio
- Competitive funding
- Top job placements in world-class institutions
- An opportunity to research with highly respected faculty
Join us in Iowa City, a vibrant, cultural hub with a low cost of living recently ranked a Top Ten College Town by USA Today.
Fields of study
Tippie’s nationally recognized PhD programs are small, selective, and collegial to maximize mentoring opportunities and research collaboration among students and faculty. Your program will be led by some of the most productive and respected scholars in their fields. Our graduates have gone on to teach and conduct research at some of the world’s leading universities. Choose from six areas of study.
PhD in Accounting
Enjoy strong placements, faculty mentorship, and the opportunity to work with some of the best researchers in the field.
PhD in Economics
Designed to prepare students to conduct research in economics.
PhD in Finance
Work side-by-side with researchers in finance and teaching in the classroom prepares you for work in this dynamic field.
PhD in Management
Collaborate with highly respected faculty from this department and enjoy strong placements in academia.
PhD in Business Analytics
One of the leading doctoral programs in the field. The STEM-designated PhD program has specializations in information systems, quantitative methods, and operations management.
PhD in Marketing
The increase in consumer data provides placements are both in industry and academia.
Resourced and supported
Research and publication is often an exercise in tenacity. You might work the better part of a decade on a single research paper before it sees publication.
Getting through a top-tier PhD program requires many sets of hands holding you up, pushing you onward when you really want to throw in the towel. You need access to the best minds, the deepest journal databases, and the most supportive advisors and mentors. That's where we shine. We attract top research talent, making sure you have the resources you need to get things done.
PhD writing support
The Frank Business Communication Center provides summer writing support and instruction to Tippie PhD students after their first or second year in their PhD program. You'll learn writing strategies to maintain research relevance and rigor without excessive use of jargon. The course addresses clarity, brevity, and the role of narrative in creating a coherent and readable paper.
During the final two weeks of the session you'll also practice delivering 2-3 minute “elevator pitch” presentations of your research to academics in and outside your discipline.
Iowa City: fun and family friendly
Spend your PhD years in one of the country's greatest university towns. Food, music, culture, Big Ten sports, parks, and plenty to keep you and/or the family busy. With a close-knit community where everything is a short walk or a bus ride away, being part of Iowa City is hard to beat.
Research that speaks for itself
Our faculty produce research that intersects some of the most salient issues of our time, including healthcare, gender in business, social responsibility, and sustainability. Publishing relevant, accessible, actionable research contributes to the university’s impact as a Tier 1 research institution.
In a 2020 Stanford University study, 13 Tippie faculty were identified as the most impactful global researchers—within the top two percent of their academic subfields.