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Accounting PhD Programs

The core study of financial reporting, managerial accounting, taxation, auditing and accounting systems. Institutions call the field accounting or accountancy; both names are covered here. Accounting and accountancy are different words for the same subject. The degree title, the credits and the program's own CPA-related statements decide what a program offers, not its name. Programs appear here only when official curriculum evidence supports the subject: a named concentration or track, or the degree's own required core — never a topic covered in one or two courses.

Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list

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Boston College

Ph.D. in Accounting

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy in Accounting
Format: Campus
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHEBusiness school: AACSB
Subjects: Accounting
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Kennesaw State University

PhD in Business Administration — Accounting Concentration

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationDoctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Format: Campus
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Designed to be completed in 3 years
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Auditing and Assurance
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Kent State University at Kent

PhD in Business Administration — Accounting Concentration

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationDoctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Format: Campus
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 67 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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Format: Campus
Location: Stillwater, OK
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 60 credits
Tuition: $244.90 per credit · In-state — Graduate, resident (tuition and university-wide fees) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

PhD in Business Administration — Accounting Concentration

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationDoctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Format: Campus
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Graduates typically devote four years to full-time residential study · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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Texas A&M University

PhD in Accounting — Accounting Concentration

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationDoctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Format: Campus
Location: College Station, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 5 years
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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The University of Texas at Arlington

PhD in Accounting — Accounting Concentration

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationDoctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Format: Campus
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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The University of Texas at Austin

Ph.D. in Accounting

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy in Accounting
Format: Campus · Full-time
Location: Austin, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Usually four to five years
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Connecticut

PhD in Accounting — Accounting Concentration

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationDoctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Format: Campus · Full-time
Location: Storrs, CT
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 5 year average completion time (average completion time as printed)
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHEBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting · Auditing and Assurance · Taxation
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

PhD in Accountancy

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy in Accountancy
Format: Campus
Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: five years, on average
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Iowa

PhD in Accounting — Accounting Concentration

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationDoctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
Format: Campus
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: A typical student spends five years in residence; possible to graduate in four depending on prior coursework
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Memphis

PhD, Accountancy concentration

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy
Format: Campus
Location: Memphis, TN
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 72 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Pennsylvania

Accounting, PhD

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreePhD in Accounting
Format: Campus
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHEBusiness school: AACSB
Subjects: Accounting
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University of Scranton

Ph.D. in Accounting

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degree
Format: Campus · Part-time
Location: Scranton, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 3 years · 53 credits
Tuition: $2,075 per credit · All students — Ph.D. in Accounting, per credit
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHEBusiness school: AACSB
Subjects: Accounting
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