PhD in Finance in Urbana United States | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Our Finance PhD program prioritizes collaborative research between faculty and students, made possible by maintaining a small cohort of approximately 15 students. Weekly, the Finance Department organizes three seminars: two featuring visiting scholars from other institutions, and one dedicated to works-in-progress presentations by our PhD candidates and faculty. This dynamic academic atmosphere fosters stimulating intellectual exchanges and contributes significantly to our department's high research productivity. Beyond our research achievements, both faculty and doctoral students frequently earn teaching accolades.
Your academic journey begins with an intensive financial curriculum designed for excellence. With intimate class sizes facilitating close mentorship, students regularly gain opportunities to contribute to groundbreaking research published in premier finance and economics publications.