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The PhD in Marketing offers a robust foundation in core marketing principles while allowing students to tailor their studies to personal research interests. The curriculum combines mandatory courses in research methodology and substantive marketing topics with the option to select electives from across Emory University's academic offerings. Participants join a rigorous academic community where they engage with peer, faculty, and guest scholar presentations. The program fosters innovative thinking, collaborative research initiatives, and opportunities to showcase work at prominent national conferences. Marketing analytics receives particular focus from faculty, whose research primarily involves creating and implementing quantitative models to enhance consumer behavior theory and improve marketing strategies. Faculty strive to produce unique, impactful research with practical applications.
We require a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college. A master's degree is not necessary.
Successful applicants tend to have overall scores in the 90th percentile or higher; the average GMAT score of recent admits has been approximately 730.
The TOEFL tests your level of English as a Foreign Language. To be accepted, applicants must have a minimum TOEFL score as listed below:
Minimum scores accepted Total Reading Listening
Computer-based 250 - 25
Paper-based 600 - 60
Internet-based 100- 26 -26
Application Deadline: December 15