All are committed scholars dedicated to academic excellence. Marketing faculty at the Robert H. Smith School of Business serve on the editorial boards of top journals, such as Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Advertising, Journal of Retailing, and Journal of Marketing Research . As a result, their on-going research provides doctoral students with a rich environment in which to learn and develop their skills. This diversity gives doctoral students the opportunity to do research in many different areas. Compared to many schools, the Robert H. Smith School of Business offers excellent funding opportunities.
Students typically get research and teaching assistantships.
Financial support for the summer is also available. A limited number of university fellowships and other forms of financial support are also available on a competitive basis. Students in the Marketing doctoral program have a number of other types of support for their studies. UMCP libraries have a collection of a half-million volumes and 11,000 periodicals. In the marketing area, no more than three students share an office.