Begin your online application here.

A non-refundable application fee of $85 is required. The application fee cannot be waived.

Your application must include your current CV.

Candidates for admission are required to hold a baccalaureate degree. Official transcripts for all undergraduate coursework and any post-graduate coursework from each university attended (including summer school, part-time study, or post-graduate, even if only for one course) must be sent directly to the Graduate Business Programs office. An additional final transcript showing the degree conferred and date of graduation should be sent after completion of any coursework still in progress at the time of admission.

Applicants who received a degree from an international institution must request two official transcripts in sealed envelopes from the university attended. One set must be sent directly to Graduate Business Programs. The second set must be submitted to an official translation service. A certified English translation of both the transcript and the diploma, along with the original transcript and a photocopy of the diploma, must then be submitted to Graduate Business Programs. Transcripts should be sent:

Via Courier

University of Miami

Miami Herbert Business School

Graduate Business Admissions Office

5250 University Drive

221 Jenkins Building

Coral Gables, FL 33124-6524

Or

University of Miami

Miami Herbert Business School

Graduate Business Programs

P.O. Box 248505

Coral Gables, FL 33124-6524

Applicants from the following countries must send the official transcripts and diplomas:

• China: Official transcripts and diplomas (in English and Chinese) must be sent directly to the Graduate Business Admissions Office by China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC).
• India: Applicant must send all individual mark-sheets indicating all subjects taken and marks obtained for all years of post-secondary study. Consolidated mark sheets will NOT be accepted.
  • All mark sheets must be issued by the university responsible for conducting the examinations and sent directly to your Graduate Program by the university 
    OR 
  • Photocopies of original mark sheets and diplomas/degrees must be attested by the Controller of Examinations or Registrar’s Office of the university responsible for conducting the examinations.
  • If the institution you attended (e.g. Indian Institute of Technology) can only provide a transcript, you must request the registrar to send the official transcripts directly to Graduate Business Admissions Office.

International applicants to a graduate program in the Miami Herbert Business School must do the following.

Documents Required

Submit the following educational documents to an approved international credentialing evaluation service for evaluation:

a) Copy of diplomas and certificates in the original language, and
b) Official original transcripts in the original language (names of courses, grades, and hours of instruction) for every year of study.

Documents in a language other than English must be accompanied by professional, certified English translations. Translations supplement, but do not replace the official documents.

c) Send official original transcripts, official translation and evaluation to:

Via Courier Delivery
University of Miami
Miami Herbert Business School
Graduate Business Admissions Office
5250 University Drive
221 Jenkins Building
Coral Gables, FL 33124-6524

Mail
University of Miami
Miami Herbert Business School
Graduate Business Programs
P.O. Box 248505
Coral Gables, FL 33124-6524

Type of Evaluation Required

Starting Spring 2020, the Office of Graduate Business Programs will no longer receive transcripts, diplomas or evaluations. Please send official transcripts and related documents to World Education Service for a course-by-course WES ICAP evaluation and request the report to be sent to the Miami Herbert Business School. Make sure to include the name of the program to which you are applying to.

Evaluation Fee

Applicants are responsible for the evaluation fee.

Additional Information

Click here to visit the Miami Herbert Business School admissions website.

Official GRE scores (less than 5 years old) are required for the PhD in Economics program. The minimum required GRE score is 1250. To report GRE scores, use institution code R5815.

For information about Graduate Record Examination (GRE), visit www.gre.org.

Three recommendation letters are required. It is strongly preferred that all letters be written by academics. They can be your previous instructors or your advisors. In some cases, it may be appropriate to ask non-academics, as long as they can speak about academic preparation and performance. Recommendations should address your academic performance, motivation, ability to conceptualize and deal quantitatively, and research potential. Evidence of research capability should be emphasized.

For information about TOEFL, visit www.toefl.org.

International applicants must submit official TOEFL scores (less than 2 years old) as part of their application.  You may be exempt from this application requirement if you completed a bachelor’s or a master’s degree at a recognized institution at which English was the native language of instruction.  A minimum score of 600 (paper-based), 94 (internet-based) or 240 (computer-based) is required.  To report TOEFL scores, use institution code 5815.

For information about the IELTS, visit www.ielts.org

IELTS (International English Language Testing System): The IELTS should have been taken within 2 years prior to application for admission; a minimum score of 7.0 on IELTS is required. The IELTS Code for the University of Miami is 5815.

Write a brief essay (2-3 pages long, double spaced) on the following topics concerning you and your intended field of study: i) Your past work on relevant issues, ii) What excites you most about your chosen field of study, iii) Possible areas of research you might pursue, iv) Any research projects you have completed with faculty, and v) Any other information you would like to provide to the admissions committee.  We are particularly interested in any projects that you pursued with a faculty member who is writing a letter of reference for you.

To ensure full consideration for admission to the PhD program, all application materials for the fall 2018 must be received by February 1, 2018.

Decisions on admission and support will be announced before April 15, 2018.

Official transcripts and GRE and TOEFL test scores are essential in order to be considered for admission. Photocopies of these scores are not accepted. Please keep copies of all material you submit during the application process. The application and all supporting documentation become property of the Department and will not be returned. The admissions committee evaluates an application only after the file is complete with the following:

• Online application form

• An non-refundable fee of $65. A personal check or credit card payment for the exact amount of the fee, should be paid online in U.S. dollars.

• An official transcript, copy of diploma and/or certificate is required from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended. These documents must be (1) submitted in the original language and (2) submitted by the Registrar's office of the issuing university. Additionally, documents in a language other than English must be accompanied by certified English translations. Notarized translations alone will not be accepted. Translations supplement, but do not replace, original documents. Please remember to send both. Transcripts should be sent directly from the issuing institution to:
  PhD Program Admissions
  P.O. Box 248505
  University of Miami
  Miami Herbert Business School
  Coral Gables, FL 33124-6524 

• Each applicant is required to submit at least three recommendations on the forms provided. Most applicants provide recommendations from a college instructor familiar with the applicant's academic work in areas closely related to the Economics field or other responsible persons well informed about relevant academic or research work the applicant has done. Recommendations should address the student's motivation, ability to conceptualize and deal quantitatively, and research potential.

• The code for ETS to directly send GRE and TOEFL scores is 5815.

• Official GRE Test Score Report - (photocopies are not accepted). For GRE information and application forms, write to:
  The Educational Testing Service
  Admissions Testing Program
  Princeton, NJ 08540
  U.S.A.
  Applicants in Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and the Philippines write to:
  College Entrance Examination Board
  800 Welch Road
  Palo Alto, CA 94304
  U.S.A.

• Official TOEFL Score Report - (photocopies are not accepted). Applicants holding an undergraduate or graduate degree from an academic institution within the United States or another English-speaking country are not required to take the TOEFL examination. For TOEFL application, write to:
  The TOEFL Program
  P.O. Box 899
  Princeton, NJ 08540
  U.S.A.

Transfer students are accepted into the PhD program. The guidelines set forth by the Graduate School are the criteria to follow for transfer of credits from accredited graduate institutions (see the Graduate Bulletin).