Why a PhD at Bocconi is Worth it

Finding a fulfilling career path is everyone's dream. Among those who realize this dream, there are many Bocconi PhD graduates longing for a job in research. Last year, alumna Naila Shofia started to work as Assistant Professor at Yale-NUS College and, on average, graduates receive interesting offers from all over the world, with 64% working in academia, 9% in Central Banks/ IMF/ World Bank, and 27% in other institutions.

Bocconi PhD Day, on 21 October 2021, will be a great opportunity for better understanding the prospectives of this path and what the PhD School has to offer.

The Bocconi PhD School coordinates and supervises the following PhD programs:

• PhD in Business Administration and Management (4-year program)
• PhD in Economics and Finance (4-year program)
• PhD in Statistics and Computer Science (4-year program)
• PhD in Social and Political Science (4-year program)
• PhD in Legal Studies (3-year program)

On the journey to becoming a scholar, Bocconi gives great attention to empower PhD students in different aspects. One of the main ones is developing strong research skills. In fact, PhD students are mentored by top-rated scholars who actively contribute to a variety of international research communities, which leads to effective results. Most of them publish on scholarly journals during their program, and sometimes on top-rated one, as recently happened to Marta Catalano, now an assistant professor at the University of Warwick, who co-authored a forthcoming paper on The Annals of Statistics.

The quality of the programs translates into a rising number of applications and a challenging selection process. PhD applicants for the year 2021-22 increased nearly 25% compared to the year 2020-21, which leads to 1 in 20 being admitted to PhD programs.

To most of the PhD candidates, Bocconi grants a competitive tuition waiver and stipend for the duration of their program.