Ross PhD students outside Law Quad
PhD Community Profile At a Glance
89

students in the Michigan Ross PhD program.

56%

Women

62%

of PhD students have advanced degrees.

Class Composition
89Approximate number of doctoral students
21-41Age range at time of enrollment
58%International students
62%Percentage with an advanced degree
56%Women
152024 Incoming PhD enrollees
Undergraduate & Graduate Majors
Accounting
Actuarial Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Applied Mechanics
Bioengineering
Business Administration
Business Economics
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Science
Computer Sciences
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Electronics Engineering
Finance
Financial Engineering
History
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Industrial and Operations Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Information Sciences
Interdisciplinary Programs
International Relations
Marketing
Math of Finance and Risk Management
Mathematics
Neurosciences
Organizational Behavior and HR Management
Political Science and Government
Probability and Statistics
Psychology
Social Sciences
Sociology
Statistics
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Alumni
PhD
Spearheading Research on Communities’ Medical Accessibility
I took many things into consideration before choosing Michigan Ross for my PhD program. Most importantly, as for any PhD student, was the ability to do high-quality research. I was thrilled to...

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Alumni
PhD
Branching Out to Create Worldwide Change
I grew up in Calcutta, India -- lively, warm, argumentative people whose passionate debates leave nothing untouched.

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Alumni
PhD '15
Cultivating Academic Ties Across Multiple Disciplines
I chose Ross because of the collaborative, supportive community, and the many different disciplines and approaches to research.

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