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DOCTORAL PROGRAMS

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Wharton  Doctoral Programs

The purpose of this website is to provide a central source for information related to Wharton Ph.D. students, faculty and staff.

Did You Know?

The Ph.D. degree and the AM/MS Masters' Degrees are NOT Professional MBA degrees.  The Ph.D., AM or MS are academic research degrees.

MSAE (Managerial Science and Applied Economics) is the administrative "Umbrella" Graduate Group used by the University to streamline the processing of all Wharton Ph.D. Degrees

All final required degree forms (Ph.D. and AM and MS) are processed through the Wharton Doctoral Programs Office and the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Division.

The Ph.D. degree that All Wharton Ph.D. students are awarded is in Managerial Science and Applied Economics.  The Individual Doctoral Programs or Graduate Groups: Accounting, Finance, Health Care Management and Economics, (NEW) Applied Economics  (includes: Business and Public Policy,  Insurance & Risk Management and Real Estate) Ethics and Legal Studies, Management,  Marketing, Operations and Information Management, and Statistics are concentrations within Managerial Science and Applied Economics.

You cannot get an MBA degree while you are enrolled in a Ph.D. degree program.

The requirements for obtaining a Masters Degree vary by department.  Find the requirements for your individual graduate group here

The University of Pennsylvania has three degree granting cycles-December, May and August but only ONE Graduation Ceremony held in May.  Students who receive their degree the previous December or August are also invited to participate in the Graduation Ceremony in May.

No degrees are awarded automatically; you must apply for each degree.

The University of Pennsylvania awards all degrees.

The Wharton School name will not appear on your diploma.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Featured Faculty
 

           Robert Inman

Vice Dean and Director, Doctoral Programs

Faculty Profile


Upcoming Events

August 08 Graduation

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PhD Student Orientation  September 5, 2008

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Fall 2008 Registration

New!  Fall 2008

ADVANCE Registration Instructions 

March 24-April 6, 2008

    

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