The Wharton Doctoral Programs Difference

An Innovative Environment

Wharton was the first collegiate business school in 1881, and that spirit of innovation still drives us today. Our faculty generate the new ideas that become the building blocks of every global industry. And we are always in the forefront of business education — from starting the first business research center in 1921 to the first doctoral program in business ethics in 2003.

Access to World-Leading Faculty

Wharton’s 250+ faculty members are the world’s largest, most published, most cited business school faculty. Actively engaged with global business and public policy issues worldwide, they give you access to a breadth and depth of business knowledge and exposure to the widest range of thinking on any business topic.

Intellectual Resources

You expand your research through an unmatched range of programs, courses, conferences, and research centers and initiatives. Pursue your academic interests wherever they lead across the School's 11 academic departments and forge creative interdisciplinary connections with the globally-recognized faculty of Penn’s other graduate and professional schools.

Engaged Community

You are part of a collaborative community of scholars. Outstanding peers and advisors and low faculty-student ratio provide a stimulating intellectual experience at the School. You begin collaborating with faculty early in the program, co-authoring research papers and presentations, and continue as colleagues throughout your professional career.