Students who study international administration can gain knowledge and skills necessary for the formulation, analysis and implementation of policies for social and economic development at the international level. Students can learn to work for organizations involved with international issues.

The PhD is a doctoral degree, specifically called a "doctor of philosophy" degree. This is misleading because PhD holders are not necessarily philosophers (unless they earned their degree in philosophy!). That said, PhD recipients are able to engage in thought experiments, reason about problems, and solve problems in sophisticated ways.