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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.

               
          Robert Inman

      Vice Dean and Director

          Doctoral Programs

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