58 PhD programmes offered by the university

At the Carnegie Mellon University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Machine Learning and Public Policy.

Students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. Program at Carnegie Mellon University are provided a research-intensive study of the fundamentals of electrical or computer engineering. 

At the Carnegie Mellon University, we provide rigorous training in Accounting and related disciplines of economics, behavior science, finance, mathematics, and other social science research methods.

This Operations Management program at Carnegie Mellon University includes a range of interests: quantitative modeling to empirical studies using tools from OR, stochastic processes, AI, statistics, econometrics and economics

Our PhD Societal Computing program at the Carnegie Mellon University in the integrated, innovative discipline of Societal Computing provides the techniques, theories, and research methods to address societal issues and create technologies that impact society.

Carnegie Mellon University offers a dual-degree Ph.D. in Language and Information Technologies (Portugal Partnership) in cooperation with universities in Portugal.

Studies in the Marketing program from Carnegie Mellon University include brand-choice models, analytical and structural models, marketing/operations interface, marketing/IT interface, and theories of consumer behavior.

The Ph.D. program in Rhetoric at the Carnegie Mellon University is distinguished by its focus on rigorous method and the diversity of specialized methods/contexts (traditional-scholarly, empirical, discourse-based, classroom-based, legal, digital) in which rhetoric can be studied.

Technological change and entrepreneurship are at the heart of regional and national economic growth, as well as firm performance. We offer a Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Technological Change degree at the Carnegie Mellon University.

The Ph.D. Program in Operations Research at Carnegie Mellon University stresses optimization techniques leading to decision-making algorithms and the development of new models for management science applications.

Software is becoming ever more important to our daily lives, as well as every sector of industry.  But as software systems increase in capability, they increase in complexity, resulting in delays, defects, and vulnerabilities. We offer a Software Engineering degree at Carnegie Mellon University.

This joint Ph.D. program in Behavioral Marketing and Decision Research from Carnegie Mellon University is a unique opportunity to master two disciplines. 

Within the Tepper School, Economics and Public Policy Ph.D. students at the Carnegie Mellon University  are not required to take courses, but they are required to pass qualifying examinations. 

The PhD in Computational Design is a research-based program at Carnegie Mellon University investigating new design opportunities and critical perspectives at the intersection of design and computation.

The flexible requirements of the Logic, Computation and Methodology program from Carnegie Mellon University provide a broad curricular grounding, steady involvement in research, and the opportunity to practice the craft of teaching in an excellent undergraduate environment.

Carnegie Mellon University's doctoral program in Machine Learning is designed to train students to become tomorrow's leaders through a combination of interdisciplinary coursework, hands-on applications, and cutting-edge research. 

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.  

The doctoral program in Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College prepares students to apply a rigorous scientific approach to social, organizational, economic, and management problems in an increasingly connected world.