Welcome to the School of Accountancy's Ph.D. Program Web-site

The doctoral program of study offered through the School of Accountancy at the University of South Florida develops and prepares individuals for academic careers in accounting.

The primary market for graduates of the doctoral program is universities with strong accounting programs and an appreciation for research. The doctoral program is a cohesive program that, because of its small size, offers students the opportunity to work one-on-one with faculty mentors.

Nationally Ranked Program

The USF School of Accountancy program was ranked as one of the top 25 Ph.D. programs in the Public Accounting Report’s (PAR) 27th annual survey of accounting professors.

In line with the mission of the School of Accountancy, the overall program goals for the doctoral program are:

• Mastery of one or more specialized areas of accounting, such as accounting information systems, auditing, or financial accounting.
• Development of requisite skills to engage in respected applied, practical and scholarly research.
• Development of effective teaching skills.

The opportunity to be a part of meaningful research

• We support archival and behavioral research
• We have a national reputation in accounting information systems
• We have a strong research focus as well as support for developing teaching skills
• We require a first-year paper that offers an excellent opportunity to have a published research paper before completing the program
• We have a college dean and director of accountancy who strongly support research
• We have a readily available pool of students who participate in experimental research

Collegial and supportive learning environment

• We are a small program, allowing students flexibility in building a program to fit their needs
• We have an active and accessible cadre of caring research faculty
• We are strongly focused on students succeeding
• We work to develop students’ teaching skills