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PhD in Marketing

Conduct innovative research and prepare to make an impact in a career teaching and leading at a top university. Expand your understanding of how companies and consumers interact in global markets, leveraging the resources and expertise of renowned faculty at Ross and across the University of Michigan. 

Linda Hagen
What attracted me to Ross initially was that the marketing department studied a wide range of topics — from advertising to brain imaging. Chances are you’ll diversify or change your interests through a five-year program, and such a place allows you to explore different topics, guided by field experts, to find what is right for you. Aside from the renowned faculty, the program stood out in terms of the diversity of students. My colleagues came from all over the world and with various backgrounds. Insights from other disciplines like engineering or psychology inform the research that students conduct at Ross.
Marketing PhD Program Structure

You will take a sequence of rigorous courses over the first two years — which cover methodological foundations (e.g., econometrics and multivariate statistics) and theoretical foundations (e.g., microeconomics and social psychology). You will also participate in advanced marketing-specific seminars, and complete required courses and electives. Master’s degree competency and certification in one of the basic cognates to marketing, such as psychology, economics, or statistics, is encouraged.

You will complete a large-scale research paper by the end of your second year in the program, modeled on articles in leading academic marketing journals. 
 

A preliminary exam, which covers marketing-specific and other methodological topics, is given at the end of the second year of the program. You will be allowed ample preparation time, including meetings with individual faculty sharing your interests.

The marketing PhD program is not accepting applications for the ‘24/’25 academic year.  
It will resume accepting applications in Fall of 2024 for the ‘25/’26 academic year.

Marketing PhD Faculty

Michigan Ross faculty develop research methodology in statistics, psychology, economics, machine learning, and data science to find solutions to crucial issues in today’s fast-moving markets. 
 

Associate Professor of Marketing
Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow
Marketing Faculty Doctoral Coordinator
Dwight F. Benton Professor Emeritus of Marketing
Professor Emeritus of Marketing
Joseph Handleman Professor of Marketing
Professor of Statistics
Chair of Marketing
Arnold M. and Linda T. Jacob Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor of Marketing
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Dwight F. Benton Professor of Marketing
Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Faculty Fellow
Alfred L. Edwards Collegiate Professor
University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor
Professor of Marketing
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Wilbur K. Pierpont Collegiate Professor of Management
Professor of Marketing
Faculty Director of Diversity and Inclusion

Learn more about the faculty and research contributions of the marketing area at Michigan Ross.

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Current Marketing PhD Students

Join the next generation of scholars preparing to solve the complex issues facing the marketing field. 

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Dylan Christiano 
dxiano@umich.edu

Hayoung Cheon

Hayoung Cheon 
cheonha@umich.edu

Varad Vivek Deolankar

Varad Vivek Deolankar  
varadd@umich.edu

Aishwarya Joshi

Aishwarya Joshi 
aishjo@umich.edu

Jamie Lee

Jamie Lee 
jamclee@umich.edu

Yiqi Li

Yiqi Li 
yiqili@umich.edu

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Prativa Subedi   
psubedi@umich.edu

Yeonjin Sung

Yeonjin Sung 
yjsung@umich.edu

Zetao Wang

Zetao Wang    
zetaow@umich.edu

Celeste Yi

Celeste Yi 
yceleste@umich.edu

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Xinyuan Zhang 
zxinyuan@umich.edu