52 PhD programmes in Astronomy & Space Sciences in North America

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manitoba offers a graduate program of study in physics focused on several experimental and theoretical fields of contemporary interest.

The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University has one of the largest and most productive graduate programs in the country. Students receive intensive training to prepare them for careers in academia, public education and outreach, and private industry.

The Physics and Astronomy program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia offers exceptional academic opportunities for graduate study in physics and astronomy.

Space Science at University of Alabama Huntsville is a graduate-only degree department with a strong research focus. We offer an M.S degree in Space Science and a Ph.D. in Space Science.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at McMaster University is committed to exploring new and ground-breaking areas of research. It offers this PhD degree in Physics and Astronomy.

The University of Pennsylvania Department of  Physics and Astronomy combines world-leading science with the intimate faculty-student community unique to small departments.

The goal of the Astronomy graduate program at University of Wisconsin Madison is to prepare capable and creative astronomers for careers in research and education. 

At the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Physics and Astronomy. 

The Astronomy degree at the University of California, Riverside is designed to provide a broad background in observational, theoretical, and computational astrophysics through a combination of courses and research.

At the Royal Military College of Canada, we offer our graduate students a phd program in Physics and Space Science. 

The Astronomy Division needs your support. While UCLA is a public University, state funding has steadily decreased. We offer a Astronomy and Astrophysics degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). 

Our department at Western University - Canada offers programs in both physics and astronomy leading to MSc and PhD Astronomy degrees. We have a vibrant core faculty of 30 researchers covering the areas of astronomy, condensed matter physics, medical physics, atmospheric physics and planetary science.

Our physics Ph.D. program in Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University trains students who want to push forward the boundaries of knowledge about the universe to become leaders in discovery.

The Astronomy program for the Ph.D. at the Columbia University is designed to foster the intellectual and professional development of our students. To this end, graduate students are fully integrated into our departmental activities.

Astronomy at the University of British Columbia is noted for the excellence of its research and its high academic standards and integrity. We are constantly rated as one of the top Physics & Astronomy programs in the world.

The Department of Planetary Sciences from The University of Arizona offers multidisciplinary research leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in Planetary Sciences. The department also offers a graduate minor in Planetary Sciences and administers a graduate minor in Astrobiology.

The purpose of the Astronomy program at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is to prepare students for a career in Astronomy or Astrophysics Research or in education at the university level. 

Want to learn how to identify, extract, and utilize resources beyond our planet? Join the Space Resources program at Colorado School of Mines. With the world’s first Space Resources graduate program, Mines prepares scientists, engineers, economists, entrepreneurs and policymakers to set the stage for a new era in space exploration and economic development.

This PhD in Astrobiology is a collaborative program between Faculties of Science and Health Sciences at McMaster University under the umbrella of the Origins Institute.

Students perform experimental/observational or theoretical/computational research in mainstream areas of Physics and Astronomy at York University, or are offered the unique opportunity to undertake interdisciplinary projects through collaboration in a number of research centres.