PhD, Accountancy concentration

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeOn campusAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

A research doctorate in accountancy totaling 72 credit hours, with a 12-hour research core, 30 hours of accountancy seminars and a dissertation.

Official program name: PhD, Accountancy concentration
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy · major: Accountancy
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate
Subject focus: Dedicated degreeThe degree title itself is in accounting, accountancy, taxation or another accounting subject (for example a Master of Accountancy).
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: University of Memphis
Location: Memphis, TN
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects: Accounting — core of the degree (“Accountancy”)
Required credits: 72 credit hours
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Why this program is listed

Research doctorate in accountancy with empirical research emphasis, on the Memphis campus.

The catalog page presents a PhD concentration in accounting and states 72 credit hours are needed for a PhD in Accountancy.

Source: memphis.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

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Formats offered: On campus
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

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CPA-related information

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Other professional recognition

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Research and doctoral requirements

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

Research areas

The Accounting concentration emphasizes empirical research.
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Dissertation

Dissertation minimum 6 credit hours; maximum 18.
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Admissions

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Prior degree: RequiredBaccalaureate or master's degree from an accredited institution.
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0.
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation.
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

GMAT: Required — minimum 600Official GRE or GMAT scores; minimum GMAT 600.
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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Scholarships and funding

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

Accreditation

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Institutional accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

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

Supplemental accounting accreditation

AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Fogelman College of Business and EconomicsListed 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.

DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026
memphis.edu/fcbegrad/phd/admissions.php — Official admissions page, verified October 30, 2026
memphis.edu/fcbegrad/phd/phd-acct.php — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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