For the Fall 2026 semester, students will be admitted to the following disciplines:
- Information Systems
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
Solve today's multifaceted challenges faced by business and industry through research and knowledge discovery.
Program Overview
The Ph.D. in Management is a research-oriented academic program. Students work on research topics aligned with their academic area. The Lally School, consistent with its mission to create and disseminate knowledge leveraging technological and analytics advances, to address the greatest challenges faced by the world in the 21st century, offers research opportunities in the following disciplines:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Information Systems
- Marketing
- Organizational Behavior
- Strategic Management
- Supply Chain Management
Graduates of the doctoral program typically pursue academic and research positions at well-respected institutions in the United States and abroad.
About STEM-Designation
The Lally Ph.D. has STEM-designation due to its strong focus on quantitative and management sciences. This designation is important because the U.S. and global economies increasingly require workers with a high proficiency in STEM-related areas for competitive advantage and growth. STEM-designated degrees offer domestic U.S. students the possibility of academic advancement and employment security. The STEM-designation has been extremely beneficial to international students looking for work in the U.S. Traditionally, with an F-1 visa, graduates were eligible for up to 12 months of Optional Practical Training (OPT), allowing students to work toward getting practical training once the degree program is completed. With the STEM-designation, students are allowed to apply to extend the OPT period even longer (up to 24 months). While many of our graduates pursue academic careers, a STEM-designated Ph.D. can allow additional flexibility for graduates considering careers in industry.
Curriculum
The Lally Ph.D. degree is a 72-credit program and it takes five years to complete depending on the level of preparation of an admitted student.
Typical Program Structure:
- Year One: Fulfills a variety of requirements and prepares students to complete a qualifying exam.
- Year Two: Consists of area-oriented coursework and prepares students to conduct research.
- Year Three: Consists of dissertation research and preparations to form a doctoral committee
- Year Four: Continue dissertation research, finalize doctoral committee, and complete a candidacy exam.
- Year Five: Completion of dissertation research and an oral dissertation defense.
Program Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate competency, both theoretically and empirically, in their area of specialization.
- Demonstrate proficiency in research and research methods.
- Demonstrate effective presentation and speaking skills in the classroom and in professional academic settings.
- Write and present academic research papers of conference-level quality.
- Demonstrate the ability to write high-quality papers for submission to academic journals.
Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Vitor Ferreira, Ph.D. Candidate, 4th Year
He attended the National Innovation Network (NIN) 7th Annual Meeting to present a poster. The poster is about the research projects that he is working on with Dr. Jason Kuruzovich.
The first project focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance the causal matching process using entrepreneurship data. This innovative approach aims to provide deeper insights into entrepreneurial patterns and outcomes.
The second project examines Government Ecosystem Target Support Grants, evaluating their impact on the development of new companies and the local economy. The research aims to elucidate the factors that influence these mechanisms, providing valuable insights into how such governments can effectively foster economic growth and innovation.