Ph.D. (Doctoral) Degree in Entrepreneurship ~ PhD in Business Administration

Academic interest in entrepreneurship has grown substantially in recent decades. New theories of venture creation, entrepreneurial behaviors, team formation, opportunity recognition, etc. have been proposed, debated, and grudgingly accepted. The availability of high-quality and/or high-value entrepreneurship data has undoubtedly accelerated academic research in this area. Scholars at business schools are keen to understand how and why entrepreneurs think, behave, and act during the venturing process.

Doctoral students in entrepreneurship tend to focus their research efforts at three broad levels: the individual entrepreneur, the entrepreneurial team, or the firm itself. Each of these can be studied from numerous perspectives, e.g., psychology, economics & finance, sociology, marketing, strategy, etc. Furthermore, different theories of management can be drawn upon in order to explain the empirical findings of a PhD dissertation or thesis. This includes upper echelons theory, resource theory, systems theory, etc. Clearly, graduate students of entrepreneurship must learn to not only compile and/or access relevant datasets for analysis but also ‘connect the dots’ between their hypotheses, findings, and the underlying principles of entrepreneurial behavior, skills, and education.

Below is a list of PhD programs that offer entrepreneurship as an area of primary research or specialization.

Entrepreneurship PhD Programs in the United States (US)

» Baylor University – Hankamer School of Business

» Clemson University – Powers College of Business

» George Mason University – Schlar School of Policy and Government

» Indiana University – Kelley Business School

» Iowa State University – Ivy College of Business

» Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Sloan School of Management

» Ohio State University – Fisher College of Business

» Oklahoma State University – Watson Graduate School of Management

» Oregon State University – College of Business

» Stevens Institute of Technology

» Syracuse University – Whitman School of Management

» University of Colorado, Boulder – Leeds School of Business

» University of Louisville – College of Business

» University of Maryland, College Park – Smith School of Business

» University of Massachusetts, Lowell – Manning School of Business

» University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management

» University of Missouri, Kansas City – Bloch School of Management

» University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill – Kenan-Flagler Business School

» University of Oklahoma – Price College of Business

» University of Pennsylvania – Wharton Business School

» University of Tennessee, Knoxville – Haslam College of Business

» University of Utah – David Eccles School of Business

» University of Virginia – Darden School of Business

» University of Washington – Foster School of Business

Entrepreneurship PhD Programs in the United Kingdom (UK)

» Durham University – Business School

» Imperial College – Business School

» London Business School

» Loughborough University – Business School

» University of Essex – Essex Business School

» University of Strathclyde – Doctoral School

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