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Doctoral Program
The Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management program at Heinz College equips students to address the increasing complexity of public policy, management, and information systems and technology issues.
Integrating disciplinary perspectives, advancing theoretical models, and improving the quality of methodological and computer-based tools in understanding these issues are the primary goals of research conducted by faculty and students in our program.
Our Ph.D. program distinguishes itself by emphasizing the following:
Collaborative Work: Create strong mentoring relationships with acclaimed faculty who closely supervise research projects, allowing you to identify and structure feasible and interesting research questions.
Interdisciplinary Analysis: Learn the value of using theory and methodologies provided by economics, information systems and technology, psychology, sociology, statistics, operations research and organizational behavior to analyze problems.
Empirical Methods: Development of a sophisticated set of methodological skills. Empirical analysis is a foundation for advancing understanding and creating intellectual progress.
Applied Research: Develop your abilities to conduct path-breaking research in social science, information systems, and management. Prior to graduating, you also have the opportunity to publish papers in professional journals either individually or jointly with Heinz College faculty mentors.
Learn more about the academic rigors of our curriculum.