Management, PhD
Program Overview
The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto is home to Canada’s premier management doctoral program, one of the top-ranked PhD programs in the world. The Rotman PhD program is a growing, vibrant, and intellectually rich environment for those interested in developing new insights in management. This close-knit community of scholars value and celebrate insightful, breakthrough research.
The PhD program offers specialization in seven fields:
- Accounting
- Business Economics
- Finance
- Marketing
- Operations Management
- Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
- Strategic Management
Quick Facts
| Domestic | International | |
|---|---|---|
| Application deadline | PhD: Fall 2025 entry 10-Jan-2025 | PhD: Fall 2025 entry 10-Jan-2025 |
| Minimum admission average | PhD: B+ | PhD: B+ |
| Direct entry option from bachelor's to PhD? | PhD: Yes (Minimum GPA: A-) | PhD: Yes (Minimum GPA: A-) |
| Is a supervisor identified before or after admission? | PhD: After | PhD: After |
| If a supervisor is identified after admission (as per question above), is admission conditional upon securing a supervisor? | PhD: No | PhD: No |
| Is a supervisor assigned by the graduate unit or secured by the applicant? | PhD: Secured by student | PhD: Secured by student |
| Are any standardized tests required/recommended? | PhD: English language proficiency test, GMAT/GRE (Optional this application cycle) | PhD: English language proficiency test, GMAT/GRE (Optional this application cycle) |
“I explore the movie industry's increasing use of big data to gain insights to influence product performance.”
- Sandra Barbosu
- Alumna, PhD (2016), Management