Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business based in Houston, TX offers a fully funded PhD in Business. The doctoral program in business at Rice is intended for those aspiring to become faculty members at business schools in prestigious research universities. Students engage in both coursework and research as part of their doctoral training. Areas of study are Accounting, Finance, Strategic Management. All admitted students will be provided a tuition waiver and generous stipend support of $40,000 per year through a research/teaching assistantship. This stipend is available for each year of full-time study, conditional on satisfactory progress in the doctoral program.