The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
PhD in Business Administration Program of Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship
Finance Concentration
The Finance concentration provides students with advanced training in theory and research methods to equip them with strong skills to produce high quality research in a broad range of fields in finance. Students specializing in this area will be able to conduct research in the fields of corporate finance, financial econometrics, financial economics, financial markets and institutions, international finance, investments, and related fields. Area faculty publish in quality academic and professional journals including Energy Economics, Financial Management, Journal of Accounting & Economics, Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, The Journal of Fixed Income, The Journal of Investing, Management Science, and Review of Finance among others.