396 PhD programmes in Biology in North America

The Joint Carnegie Mellon University-Pitt Ph.D. Program in Computational Biology (CPCB)  provides interdisciplinary training in using quantitative and computational approaches to tackle scientific questions that lie at the interface of the life, physical, engineering, and computer sciences.  

Biological Sciences is a vast, interconnected field. Our graduate program in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at the University of Pittsburgh span the breadth of biological inquiry. You will train in a collaborative environment amidst student and faculty colleagues with novel conceptual viewpoints and diverse technical approaches.

The Doctoral Program in Nutritional and Metabolic Biology from Columbia University integrates a number of fields relating to human health and disease. 

The MSU CVM Office of Research and Graduate Studies (ORGS) is a service unit that provides leadership in research administration and graduate education to CVM faculty, research staff, graduate students and veterinary students. This Infectious Disease graduate program is offered at Mississippi State University.

As a student in our Integrative Biology program at Oklahoma State University, you will become competent in the core content knowledge of integrative biology.

At the Simon Fraser University, we offer our graduate students a programme degree in Biological Sciences.

The Graduate Program in Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph is one of the finest in the country for research, training, and scholarship in both plant and animal sciences. 

Our Plant Biology students at Washington State University generally focus on research in the broad areas of plant physiology, ecology, evolution, systematics, and molecular biology.

The Computational and Integrative Biology degree at the Rutgers University offers rigorous research training. With faculty support, students from diverse academic backgrounds contribute to groundbreaking interdisciplinary research.

The Chemical and Biochemical Engineering degree offered at Rutgers University is essential for those planning careers in research and/or academia. 

In our Biology program, students at the University of Ottawa receive outstanding academic and professional training that leads to career opportunities in a wide range of fields. Graduates find employment in federal government departments, leading and emerging private sectors and in academia all over the world.

The Marine Biology Graduate Program at University of Hawaii at Manoa is an interdisciplinary program co-administered by the College of Natural Sciences and the School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology, offering MS and PhD degrees in Marine Biology.

The graduate program in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto provides a curriculum of courses and a broad-based multidisciplinary approach to research in mechanisms of human disease leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program (PULSe) is a highly selective PhD program for motivated students with interests in a life science discipline. 

The Pathobiology (Pathology and Anatomical Sciences) program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia is university-wide.

The Biological Sciences (BISI) graduate program at the University of Maryland offers a wide range of training opportunities for students interested in pursuing doctoral level research in exciting, diverse areas across the biological sciences.

Graduate training in Cancer and Cell Biology has a long history at the University of Cincinnati. For many years, the Program was run by the Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, then it was expanded and is now truly interdisciplinary and interdepartmental.

With over 40 faculty members available as mentors, you will have the opportunity to perform your research across a broad range of topics in this Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology program at the University of California, Riverside.

Graduate study in Biological Sciences at Purdue University is multi-disciplinary, offering a wide variety of choices for doctorate and master’s degrees.

Treating (advanced) cancers successfully requires understanding the specifics of cancer biology. Without that knowledge, the targeting of tumors and metastases and minimizing “bystander effects” is not possible. We offer a phd degree in Cancer Biology at University of Kansas.