1.2k PhD programmes in Canada

Graduate Electrical Engineering students at University of Saskatchewan conduct research under the supervision of a faculty member in one of four research areas.

This Mathematics programme offered at Toronto Metropolitan University welcomes motivated students seeking to acquire mathematical skills to advance their academic or industry career goals.

The School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of master of arts and doctor of philosophy that are designed for, but not restricted to, individuals graduating with a bachelors or masters degree in criminology, or students with a background in one or more of the behavioral or social sciences.

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at University of Alberta offers Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. 

At the University of Alberta, we offer our graduate students a phd program degree in Mechanical Engineering.

The Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta offers the degrees of MSc and PhD. Join us! 

If you want to join a research environment striving for excellence which impacts oral health, dental education and clinical practice in Canada and globally, you are in the right place. This Dentistry (Research) program is offered at the University of Toronto.

The Department of History at the University of Ottawa offers the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy in History.

Psychological Studies in Education (PSE) endorses a scientist-practitioner model to graduate education. The program is designed for students interested in the application of psychology to education in order to pursue an academic or community based research career.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta, incorporating the School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, offers programs of study leading to the advanced degrees of Master of Science, Master of Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy.

The PhD program in Civil Engineering at Concordia University Montréal is the highest-level degree offered in the field, allowing students to gain expertise through intensive research.

The Queen's University’s Law PhD program is a four-year program of advanced scholarly research and writing, culminating in a dissertation. Queen's Senate recently approved the expected length of the PhD program from three to four years.

The Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree program to students qualified to pursue literary studies involving several languages. Students pursue research across languages and national literatures, and theoretical issues that cross traditional disciplines.

The Department of Mathematics at the University of Toronto offers opportunities for research—leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degrees—in the fields of pure mathematics and applied mathematics.

The Community Health Sciences (PhD) program at the University of Manitoba prepares you for a career teaching community health sciences, training other researchers, designing and executing major research projects and serving as a senior advisor or consultant in health care policy and planning.

The Department of Chemistry at Simon Fraser University offers programs leading to a degree in analytical, materials, chemical, biology, organic, inorganic, nuclear, physical, and theoretical chemistry, but also encourages studies at the interface of two or more sub-disciplines.

The Data Science, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (DSAAI) master’s and PhD programs at Carleton University are a natural extension of the popular Collaborative Specialization in Data Science that was launched in 2015 which is offered jointly by several departments.

The Anthropology degree at Western University - Canada is dedicated to documenting and understanding human beings.

This PhD in Educational Studies is offered jointly by Brock University, Lakehead University and the University of Windsor.

The Intelligent Systems and Data Science program at Brock University is offered jointly by the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.