Tilburg University’s Research Master’s and Ph.D. programs in Accounting are offered by one of the most productive faculties in Europe. Consistently ranked in the top three in Europe in the prestigious UT Dallas ranking of Business Schools, Tilburg’s Accounting group is known for its innovative research in capital markets, managerial accounting, and tax.

Learn to conduct independent research at the frontier of the field

The Research Master’s provides a two-year coursework program designed to equip students with all the skills needed to conduct independent research at the frontier of their field.

Grounded strongly in economics and quantitative methods, our faculty encourages students to explore creative, new ideas in a rigorous way.

We prefer students to extend the boundaries of the field by incorporating insights from adjacent areas such as finance, management, linguistics, and the behavioral sciences rather than making incremental technical improvements.

The program is structured in two phases: a two-year Research Master (RM) and a three- to four-year PhD phase.

Become an integral part of the Accountancy department

We want our students to share the faculty’s passion for research.

Students are an integral part of the Accountancy department, benefiting from the many workshops, conferences, and visitors and overall lively, informal but intellectual culture.

We encourage students to work together with faculty on their research ideas and students have easy access to all the department’s research resources.