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Kent State University at Kent

PhD in Business Administration — Accounting Concentration

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationOn campusAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

A Ph.D. in Business Administration with an Accounting concentration of 12 credit hours, delivered in person on the Kent Campus; total minimum 67 credit hours.

Official program name
Business Administration - Ph.D., Accounting concentration
Awarded degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration · major: Business Administration
Source: catalog.kent.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — research doctorate
Subject focus
Concentration inside a broader degree — AccountingA formal accounting major, concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as a BBA, BSBA or MBA. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: catalog.kent.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Location
Kent, OH
Source: catalog.kent.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects
Accounting — formal concentration / track (“Accounting concentration”)
Required credits
Minimum total 67 credit hours
Source: catalog.kent.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Why this program is listed

Research doctorate with named Accounting concentration, in person on the Kent Campus.

Ph.D. in Business Administration with a formal Accounting concentration of 12 credit hours of accounting seminars.

Source: catalog.kent.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in accounting, accountancy and taxation at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal accounting majors or concentrations, never certificates or degrees with a single accounting course. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.
Formats offered
On campus
Source: catalog.kent.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

CPA-related information

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Other professional recognition

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This directory does not publish pass rates, placement rates or salaries for any program. Occupational statistics for accountants are in the guides, labelled as statistics for the occupation, not outcomes of a school.

Research and doctoral requirements

Research areas, supervision, examinations and residency as the school publishes them.

Qualifying examinations

  • Comprehensive examinations and approval of a dissertation topic constitute admission to candidacy.
    Source: catalog.kent.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Admissions

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Prior degree
RequiredMaster's degree from an accredited college or university with minimum 3.000 GPA.
Source: catalog.kent.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation.
Source: catalog.kent.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

GMAT
Required — minimum 600Minimum 600 GMAT or 315 GRE.
Source: catalog.kent.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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  • Application deadline

    February 1 (domestic), January 1 (international) · for Fall

    The school does not print a year with this date.

    Source: catalog.kent.edu · verified October 30, 2026
    Year not printed

Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Doctoral funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

Three different things, kept apart: institutional accreditation of the school, business-school accreditation of the unit, and supplemental accounting accreditation. One never implies another.

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

  • AACSB — accreditedUnit: Ambassador Crawford College of Business and EntrepreneurshipListed as: AACSB business accreditationConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Ambassador Crawford College of Business and EntrepreneurshipListed as: AACSB separate accounting accreditation (as listed: Business + Accounting)Confirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 27, 2026.
  1. catalog.kent.edu/colleges/be/business-administration-phd/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
  2. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026

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