UIC工商管理博士学位，重点是市场营销，培训未来的研究人员和教育工作者。该计划得益于活跃在市场营销领域一流研究期刊中的活跃研究型教师，跨营销学科广度的各种研究兴趣以及高度致力于博士课程成功的教师。该计划中的课程包括一系列与市场营销相关的方法论，统计学和内容领域的必要研讨会。此外，UIC在芝加哥市中心的地理位置以及与邻近研究型大学的合作伙伴关系，使学生可以在附近的西北大学和芝加哥大学修读学分课程。学生还可以轻松访问定期在芝加哥地区举行的大量学术营销会议和研讨会。
The UIC PhD in Business Administration with an area of emphasis in marketing trains future researchers and educators. The program benefits from research-active faculty that have consistently published in the premier research journals in marketing, a diversity of research interests among the faculty that spans the breadth of the marketing discipline, and a faculty highly-dedicated towards the success of the doctoral program. Coursework in the program includes a series of required seminars in methodology, statistics, and content domains relevant to marketing. In addition, UIC's location in the heart of Chicago and partnership with neighboring research universities allows students to take coursework for credit at nearby Northwestern University and the University of Chicago. Students also have easy access to the large number of academic marketing conferences and seminars that regularly take place in the Chicago area.