PhD Program | Ph.D. Program at Marshall | USC Marshall School of Business

Well Connected

Alumni Ran Duchin (Ph.D. '08) finds a correlation between a bank's political connections, and the likelihood it received TARP funds.

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Thinking Deep

Alumna Maria Ogneva (Ph.D. 2008) named among the world's 40 best business professors under 40 years old.

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Seshadri Tirunillai

Undergrad: Birla Institute of Technology & Science

Hometown: Chennai, India

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Looking to develop more skills in business, Seshadri came to Marshall from India for the world-class faculty and the flexibility of the Marshall cirriculum, which allowed him to take classes that satisfied all his interests. Now an assistant professor at the University of Houston's C.T. Bauer College for Business, he continues to conduct a number of research projects with Marshall's Center for Global Innovation and also analyzes the relation between chatter on online platforms and the financial performance of firms.

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Fields of Study

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No. ENROLLED: 18

AVERAGE GMAT: 740

AVERAGE AGE: 28

AVERAGE UNDERGRADUATE GPA: 3.46

Who attends the PHD program?

Women	50%
Domestic	50%
% w/Master's Degree	41%

Age Range	22-38
Average GRE Q	790
Average GRE V	650
Average Graduate GPA	3.89

Fields of Study

The Ph.D. program at the Marshall School of Business offers five distinct fields of study that encompass all subjects relevant to the creation of cutting-edge business research. In addition, our curriculum is designed for flexibility, with elective courses in research methodology, statistics, psychology, economics, math, computer science, political science, engineering, communication, and public policy.

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