10 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Computer Science - Theory program at Northwestern University primarily prepares students to become expert independent researchers. 

The Computer Science and Learning Sciences program at Northwestern University builds on enduring and growing connections between research on learning and computation. 

The Computer Science - Systems and Networking program at Northwestern University primarily prepares students to become expert independent researchers. 

The Learning Sciences program at Northwestern University prepares researchers, developers, and practitioners to advance the scientific understanding and practice of teaching and learning.

The Computer Engineering program at Northwestern University is a joint program between the Department of Computer Science (CS) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and offers programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees in Computer Engineering (CE).

The Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning program at Northwestern University primarily prepares students to become expert independent researchers. 

The Technology and Social Behavior program at Northwestern University provides training in social science methods to study human behavior and computer technology.

The Computer Science - Computer Engineering program at Northwestern University primarily prepares students to become expert independent researchers. 

The Computer Science - Interfaces program at Northwestern University primarily prepares students to become expert independent researchers. 

The Computer Science program at Northwestern University primarily prepares students to become expert independent researchers. PhD students conduct original transformational research in extant and emerging computer science topics.