346 PhD programmes in Biology in United States

To ensure that each of its students receives the necessary formal training and research experience to develop a successful career, the Biophysics Group at University of California, Berkeley created an academic program that is tailored to meet the needs of each student individually.

Pathobiology at Johns Hopkins University is an integrative discipline that looks simultaneously at the whole organism and its component cells, tissues, and molecules to study the causes and mechanisms of disease. It is a discipline that strives to understand the mechanisms of disease at fundamental levels.

The oral biology doctoral program is an interdisciplinary program consisting of twenty-nine faculty from three health sciences colleges (dentistry, medicine, and veterinary medicine) and the Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Oral Biology program is offered by The Ohio State University.

The Behavioral Biology programme offered by Cornell University develops advanced research expertise in animal behaviour, behavioural adaptation, and biological interactions within natural systems.

The graduate field of Computational Biology at Cornell University offers Ph.D. degrees in the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological systems.

Although emphasis is on horticultural plants and systems commonly found in areas of temperate climate, graduate study on species and cropping systems of tropical areas is also possible by use of our extensive greenhouse and growth chamber facilities, and through conduct of thesis research in tropical areas. The Horticultural Biology program is offered by Cornell University.

Biophysics from University of California, San Francisco spans research at the interface of physics, chemistry, and biology. 

The Population Medicine PhD program from Mississippi State University  is to develop the resources to meet the needs of professionals engaged in farm animal production, their advisors, veterinarians and regulators who protect the industries. 

This Biosystems Engineering PhD program from Mississippi State University is offered in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering leading to the degree of Master of Science in Biosystems Engineering or a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering.

The Neurobiology and Behavior Program from Columbia University offer a diverse set of research and academic experiences that reflect the interdisciplinary nature of neuroscience. 

Biosystems engineers are trained in biological, environmental, and engineering sciences and challenged to improve the sustainability of production systems, decrease or eliminate environmental hazards, and preserve natural resources. We offer a Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering degree at the University of Kentucky.

The Graduate Program in Plant Biology at University of California, Berkeley is designed to train students in modern research areas of plant biology. Students' courses of study are designed individually, in light of their interests and career goals. 

The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program from Princeton University is designed to develop both the breadth and depth of understanding that will enable graduates of the department to respond to future advances in the field. 

The Department of Developmental Biology at Stanford University includes a critical mass of scientists who are leading the thrust in developmental biology and who can train new leaders in the attack on the fundamental problems of development.

At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Comparative Biosciences. 

The Department of Biology at West Virginia University offers graduate courses and research that lead to MS and PhD degrees in the areas of ecology, bioinformatics, genetics, genomics and evolutionary biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, neurobiology, behavior and physiology, plant sciences, cell and developmental biology, biology education and forensic biology.

The Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Dartmouth College is one of 18 academic departments of Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine.

Get an inside look at the 11 biomedical PhD programs at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine through our Biomedical Sciences Training Program. 

A PhD in Animal and Dairy Science at University of Georgia can be focused on growth and developmental biology, quantitative genetics, bioinformatics, meats or muscle biology, and nutrition of animals (cattle, swine and laboratory animals).

The Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) Program at The University of Iowa is housed in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and includes faculty mentors from other departments. It is part of the larger Biomedical Sciences Program.