If you are seeking a future in teaching and research, the UBC PhD program in Business Administration at Canada’s leading business school provides an outstanding foundation to launch your academic career. Our faculty members hold editorial positions at major journals in their fields, and our students regularly win best student-paper awards at major conferences.

World-class academic business school

The Robert H. Lee Graduate School at the Sauder School of Business offers a wide range of graduate programs. Considered the top academic business school in Canada and a leading academic institution, the Sauder School of Business at UBC is home to excellent teaching, an active research community and a strong collaborative culture.

Why a UBC PhD?

What you’ll learn

Sauder offers PhD programs in all major areas including accounting, finance, management information systems, management science, marketing, organizational behaviour, strategy and business economics, and urban land economics, as well as programs in international business and transportation and logistics. A multitude of centres support research activities at the business school and offer opportunities for applied projects.

Program Overview

Student experience

Sauder’s student body is highly diverse. In 2008 there were over 80 PhD students in residence from four continents and 18 countries. Sauder PhD students also benefit from the individual attention they receive from faculty members - right from the outset of the program. Our faculty members devote extensive time, energy and effort to developing the research capabilities of PhD students.

Meet our students

Career prospects

Sauder PhD graduates earn attractive faculty positions in top academic institutions around the world. Recent academic placements include: Carnegie Mellon University, Dartmouth College, UCLA, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and University of Texas at Austin in the USA; McGill University, Queen’s University, University of Western Ontario and York University in Canada; Peking University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the National University of Singapore in Asia; INSEAD and the Catholic University of Portugal in Europe; and University of Chile in South America.

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Is the UBC PhD for you?

The PhD Program in Business Administration welcomes applications from intelligent, motivated and creative individuals planning research-oriented academic careers. We encourage people with strong backgrounds in mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics, psychology, and other social sciences and physical sciences to apply.