PhD Programmes in France 2025

DBA Audencia suits busy executives, merging experience with advanced management studies efficiently.

International Ph.D. in Economics. Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA) international Ph.D. in economics offers training in traditional economic disciplines - like microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, financial market analysis, industrial organization - and training in disciplines embedding a complexity-based perspective such as computational economics, experimental economics, the analysis of financial and economic networks.

The TBS Education DBA program is a 4-year professional doctorate program equivalent to a Ph.D. which provides research-based training and requires an original research contribution to a managerial and theoretical specific problem statement. It covers professional standards of practice and high-level business skills and techniques. It is an international program with participants coming from all over the world. Besides being flexible and challenging, the program offers a modern, innovative and pedagogical organization.

The Digital DBA (Digital Doctorate in Business Administration) programme will enable candidates to develop a sound understanding of the relevant conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of their respective chosen areas of research into business and management.

TSM Doctoral Programme offers five in-depth fields of study, for a curriculum of unusual richness and breadth. Since the programme enrolls only 10 to 20 new Ph.D. students each year, doctoral students thrive in an atmosphere of intellectual rigor and creative collaboration among students and faculty.

Ph.D. track is a five-year integrated Master and Ph.D. Program aimed at high-potential undergraduate students who know from the Master’s level that they wish to commit to a scientific Ph.D. Ph.D. The track offers students a selective and personalized curriculum, training periods at laboratories, and the opportunity to focus gradually on their thesis subject. This pathway provides a springboard for tackling future scientific challenges in research and development centers of companies and major universities. Students can choose from a wide range of research fields such as Computer Science; Data & Artificial Intelligence; Advanced Materials; Life sciences; Chemistry & Interfaces; Electrical Engineering; Physics; Mathematics, Mechanics, etc.

The DBA (Doctorate of Business Administration) is a diploma developed by French grandes écoles and international universities. Recognized in France and abroad, it is the highest academic certification in management. Taught in English, the DBA is a logical progression from the BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration), then the MBA (Master of Business Administration). Once acquired, you will be well-recognized in the world of management.

This unique double-degree DBA program is designed for experienced professionals who wish to advance their knowledge, skills, and expertise in business leadership, research, and management. You’ll develop an integrated perspective, enhancing your career prospects, and employability.

This Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) is a 3-year, part-time, professional doctoral program aimed at experienced managers who want to bring impact to their organization and/or society by leveraging academi research to solve concrete organizational problems. With cohorts in both France and California, USA, the program is adapted to the busy lives of professionals and academics.

The Clermont School of Business’s DBA has been designed around several ambitions. An academic ambition, first of all, since the School and its partners aim to bring DBA participants, professionals and students alike, into the world of management science research in an international context.

The Executive PhD of the University of Paris-Dauphine is a doctoral-level program, based on the concept of "engaged research", which is aimed at working professionals, in order to give them all the necessary resources to theorize their practice and produce high-level academic research.

The Doctorate of Business Administration is a doctoral programme designed for managers wishing to give momentum to their careers.

The PhD in International Entrepreneurship at Horizons University prepares students for leadership positions in global organizations, careers as independent consultants, entrepreneurs, business researchers, and also project managers and business owners.

Do you want to enhance your professional expertise and learn how to apply the latest research results to solve complex current and future problems in business and management? Are you aspiring to become a creative business leader who can drive change towards sustainability? The ICN DBA in Sustainable Innovation Management trains students to challenge current management practices and improve managerial decision-making through robust research and analysis. The program is oriented toward meeting management needs in a constantly evolving business environment and is designed for senior executives, managers, consultants, and management educators with at least five years of management experience and qualified at the Master's or MBA level (or equivalent). The program is delivered jointly with the Business Science Institute (BSI), Luxembourg, and as a dual degree program with IAE Lyon, the School of Management at the city’s Jean Moulin University. The program is delivered online so that students can continue working while following the program.

ESDST’S Doctorate of Business Administration in Business Analytics focuses upon creating business leaders with exceptional data-backed decision-making capabilities. The program aims at broadening the mindset to review data set and recommend meaningful solutions for the given scenario. The program involves generating awareness on every step of statistical analysis which includes cleaning the data, assessing the reliability and validity of the data. This program specifically prepares you on designing and execute a research methodology that is quantitative in nature to solve a real business problem.