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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.

The Ph.D. degree that All Wharton Ph.D. students are awarded is in Managerial Science and Applied Economics. 

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

• The individual Doctoral Programs/Graduate Groups under MSAE:

• Accounting

• Applied Economics

• Ethics and Legal Studies

• Finance

• Health Care Management and Economics

• Management

• Marketing

• Operations and Information Management

• Statistics

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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.  *Check with your Department PhD Coordinator. 

A substantial research paper approved by the Graduate Group is a Mandatory requirement for the Research Masters Degree and cannot be waived

The University of Pennsylvania awards all Research Ph.D. and Masters degrees.

There is a Time-Limit for Completing the Ph.D.

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

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 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.

The Wharton School name will not appear on a Research PhD or AM/MS diploma.

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