532 Affordable PhD programmes in South Africa

A doctoral degree in Psychology 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.

A doctoral degree in Communication 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 doctoral degree at University of Cape Town in Environmental and Geographical Science is offered by dissertation. Students from both Faculties of Science and Humanities are welcome to apply for this.

Dietetitcs at the University of Cape Town is a field in health sciences that focusses on the assessment, diagnoses and treatment of dietary and nutritional problems in individuals or the wider public. 

We offer MSc and PhD degrees in Neuroscience at the University of Cape Town in collaboration with other departments of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

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

This Economics program is offered by the Department of Economics and Econometrics within the College of Business and Economics at the University of Johannesburg.

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

This Communication Management degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

This Finance and Investment degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

This Human Resource Management degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

This Sports Science - Biomechanics degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

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

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

This Tourism and Hospitality program is offered by the Department of Tourism Management within the College of Business and Economics at the University of Johannesburg.

This Information Management program is offered by the Department of Information and Knowledge Management within the College of Business and Economics at the University of Johannesburg.

This Afrikaans (Research) programme is offered by the Department of Language, Cultural Studies and Applied Linguistics within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.

This Environmental Health degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

This Paediatrics degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

The Geological 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.