Question about Business Ph.D programs that focus on statistics

[singer]

Hi TMers,

I was wondering if you guys know any Top 10 Business Ph.D program that has a strong emphasis in statistics/econometrics? and if yes, are they mostly designed toward the finance track?

I have been looking around and found that several business Ph.D programs (i.e. Chicago Booth, UPenn Wharton, NYU Stern...etc) have such emphasis within their business programs and I would appreciate if you guys can provide more inputs!

[possible_phd]

Booth jumped to mind immediately, given their Econometrics and Statistics PhD. Aside from Booth, I don't think any other program has something that specific. Of course, I could be wrong, since I didn't really seek that out during my information gathering. That being said, you'll get more than your fair share of econometrics and stats if you go finance or quant marketing (and accounting?), regardless of school.

[longshot]

Risk management is really heavy in stat. Some schools lump that in with finance, others, like Wharton, have a separate program.

In schools that have separate programs, Risk Management is generally a lot easier to get into.

Besides Wharton, UGA, Georgia State, FSU, Texas, and Wisconsin offer PhDs in RM. That's all that popped up on the first page of google, but I'm sure you could find several other programs.

[swint]

Wharton has the UPENN statistics department embedded within the business school.
But besides that most operations research department are strongly stats oriented (or math oriented) with lots of complex models for predicting all sorts of things. Some marketing research is also stats heavy, so you can look there.

[singer]

Hi guys,

thanks for the replies, I really appreciated. To continue the discussion, if you guys don't mind evaluating my profile:

Type of Undergrad: Double major B.A in Economics and Operations Research from a top public university in the bay area with top 5 econ, math, OR and stat departments.
Undergrad GPA: Major GPA: 3.77/4. Overall: 3.54/4 [the discrepancy comes from my F in measure theory]
Type of Grad: currently in M.S. Operations Research from the same school
Grad GPA: 3.7/4
GRE: 790Q, 570V, 3.5AWA (I know my writing is quite low)
Undergrad OR courses: Linear programming (A-), Nonlinear programming (A), Stochastic processes (A), engineering statistics (A+). Engineering economy (A), Math Econ (A)
Undergrad Econ courses: Intermediate Micro/Macro (A-,A-), Econometrics (A), Advanced Microeconomics (A-), mathematical economics (B+).
Undergrad math courses: Calc III (A), Linear Algebra (A-), Linear Algebra theory (A-), Real analysis (B+), Measure Theory (F)
Ph.D level math courses: One year long Ph.D sequence in Real analysis (A)(A)
Ph.D level OR courses: Linear programming (B), Nonlinear programming (A-), Stochastic processes (B+,A), queueing theory (A), dynamic programming (A), intro to financial engineering (A-)

Letters of Recommendations: 2 well known professor in OR who knew me quite well for 3 years and have great passion in statistics
Research Experience: Undergraduate Researcher in Economics, Also wrote a senior honor thesis and graduated with honor in econ. Hopefully a master thesis (but it wouldn't play a role if I apply this semester).
Teaching Experience: Game Theory and intro statistics (2 semesters)
Research Interests: Statistical application in finance, behavioral economics, and social networks
statement of purpose: I suppose it's good.
Concerns: My 2 B's from core Ph.D OR courses and MOST IMPORTANTLY, I FAILED MY UNDERGRADUATE MEASURE THEORY (yes, I got an F), EVEN THOUGH I LATER MANAGED TO GET GOOD GRADES IN THE PH.D SEQUENCE. I am really afraid that F is going to hunt me....

Also, I don't have strong research activities while I am in grad school.

I felt even though I have taken a load of courses, my profile doesn't stand out.

Thanks for your inputs

[longshot]

Come on bro, you pulled As in the PhD Real Analysis sequence at Berkeley, forget about the measure theory. If you're interested in pursuing graduate study in econ or finance, I'm sure you'll be able to find a top 10 program to take you. The business schools at Chicago and Penn both have multiple programs that sound like a good fit.

[singer]

wow..you put a lot of confidence in me..thanks

[singer]

Hi guys,

I am particularly interested in the Wharton Statistics, NYU Stern statistics, and Chicago Booth Econometric/Stat program, can someone provide additional insights? Thanks so much.

In addition, I felt my weakness is that I do not have too much research experience. Do business schools generally focus heavily on applicants' past research experience? Would they expect substantially more research experiences from people who already have/currently are working on a master degree?

Thanks