If you are in NYC, why not reach out to faculty at local business schools like NYU Stern, Columbia, etc. PhD is more about your research interests matching with

If you are in NYC, why not reach out to faculty at local business schools like NYU Stern, Columbia, etc. PhD is more about your research interests matching with that of a faculty member than anything else. So, review the current research direction and publications of the faculty member, reach out to him/her about the research and explore potentially doing PhD research under their guidance. > ... a PhD in Business seems to be the low-hanging fruit. This seems to be a red flag, it may come across that you just like to have "PhD" after your name than any real interest in business research and education.