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Across Switzerland, 5 universities offer 11 PhD programs; the most common length is 4–6 years. The list starts with courses at University of St. Gallen, Universita della Svizzera Italiana and Business School Lausanne (BSL).
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University of St. Gallen
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Universita della Svizzera Italiana
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Programs at other levels
2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #435 (University of St. Gallen) to #473 (Universita della Svizzera Italiana); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Universita della Svizzera Italiana is cited most (856,381 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The most common subjects are Business & Management (5), Economics & Public Policy (1), Languages & Linguistics (1) and Professional Accounting & Finance (1). The usual length is 4–6 years and max. 10 semesters; full time. 82% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (83% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (17% of courses with a stated intake). University of St. Gallen offers the widest choice, with 5 of these courses.
University of St. Gallen (QS World #435), Universita della Svizzera Italiana (QS World #473) and Business School Lausanne (BSL) (#35 in Switzerland) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years, with max. 10 semesters; full time the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 83% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
2 of these courses are listed as online.
University of St. Gallen, with 5, ahead of Swiss Business School Zurich (SBS) (3).
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