Haas Ph.D. Program
Location, Location
Where Natural Beauty Meets Endless Opportunity
Few geographical areas in the world can meet or beat the Haas School's central location in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Haas community is profoundly shaped by its surroundings, including the school's magnificent facilities, the campus and the city of Berkeley, and Northern California.
The San Francisco Bay Area is perennially designated the world's most popular tourist destination — and for good reason. There is the area's stunning natural beauty, its benign weather, and its atmosphere charged with a worldly sophistication and openness to new ways of thinking.
The Bay Area is also home to an innovation ecosystem unequaled in the world. With its thriving venture capital firms, technology companies, and biotech and digital media industries, the Bay Area marks one of the nation's most unique confluxes of business centers. Many of the most dynamic names in business, from Charles Schwab to Google, call the region home. Innovation is a part of the ethos in our area, and you feel it every day at Haas
Living in Berkeley
The Berkeley campus is perched on a hillside; its upper reaches are devoted to a vast nature preserve — excellent for a run or a contemplative walk with postcard views of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Pacific Ocean beyond. Surrounding the campus is the city of Berkeley, the quintessential — and legendary — university town. With its multitude of coffee houses, shops, churches, theaters, world-famous gourmet restaurants, charming neighborhoods, beautiful gardens, and some of the best bookstores anywhere, Berkeley is cosmopolitan, funky, friendly, relaxed, and always stimulating.
San Francisco a close neighbor
The city of San Francisco needs no introduction, since nearly everyone has experienced its charms or seen it in countless films and television shows. Entertainment, culture, nightlife, shopping, sightseeing, architectural gems — San Francisco is the epitome of the world-class, open-minded city blessed with the best of everything.
Enticing nearby destinations
Less than an hour north of Berkeley is the alluring wine country of Napa and Sonoma counties. The moody, breathtaking Pacific Ocean compels a visit to one of the many open beaches or picturesque seaside towns dotting the coastline, including Big Sur, Carmel-by-the-Sea, and Mendocino. The natural beauty of Yosemite National Park is only three hours from the campus, as is one of the country's premier skiing destinations — Lake Tahoe.
