532 Affordable PhD programmes in South Africa

PhD applications are considered throughout the year. At Stellenbosch University, we do, however, encourage applicants to register for the Chemical Engineering programme at the beginning of a new academic year.

This Mathematical Statistics (Research) programme is offered by the Department of Statistics within the Faculty of Science at the University of Johannesburg.

The Department of Oceanography at University of Cape Town, the only one of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa, aims to advance knowledge of all facets of the oceans around Africa and in the Southern Hemisphere.

The PhD degree in Linguistics at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a significant opportunity for advanced training and application of theory in the broad field of Linguistics.

The Division of Occupational Medicine is a joint division of the School of Public Health and the Department of Medicine of the University of Cape Town.

The Biological Sciences PhD at University of Cape Town is a research degree on an advanced topic under supervision which can be taken in any of the departments in the Faculty. Examination is by thesis alone. 

This PhD programme in Speech Pathology and Audiology is offered within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Mechanical Engineering at University of Kwazulu Natal is a broad-based engineering discipline that encompasses topics such as Mechatronics, Machine Design, Material Engineering and Metallurgy, Renewable Energy, Fluid Dynamics and Aerospace.

The Faculty at University of Cape Town offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Public Law which is examined by a thesis. 

The Civil Engineering programme offered by University of Kwazulu Natal develops expertise in infrastructure design, construction, and sustainable engineering solutions for the built environment.

A doctoral degree in Languages, Linguistics and Literature at the University of South Africa (UNISA) will require you to undertake research at the most advanced academic levels culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering is offered within the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Chemistry at the University of Kwazulu Natal is the study of atoms and molecules and how they react and interact with one another and with the environment.

The purpose of the PhD degree at University of Cape Town is to develop new insights in the field of Chemical Engineering.

The Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Chemical Engineering is offered by the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Welcome to the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Cape Town! Join us in your research! 

This Interior Architecture programme is offered by the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria.

This Entomology degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

This Engineering Education programme is offered by the Postgraduate School of Engineering Management within the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg.

This Educational Psychology degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria.