Having competent and diverse faculty is a critical asset to having a quality doctoral program. But to have any positive impact on you, they also must be available and willing to assist doctoral students. One would not want to be the only doctoral student at an institution. There would then be no peer group to which one could relate. Given the nature of the doctoral program, it is virtually imperative that an individual have peers with whom he or she may interact.
Doctoral programs are extremely high-pressure and arduous programs.
At times, various kinds of counseling may be necessary. A doctoral candidate should determine the various types of counseling which will be made available at the institution. Higher education is not receiving the funding support it had received in past years. Thus, it is necessary to examine the commitment of the institution to the doctoral programs in accounting and make an attempt to verify that continued funding is forthcoming. Another key component of support from a university and from the faculty may be in the area of computer resources.