43 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Educational Leadership and Management (Philadelphia) (Online) program from Drexel University teaches you to navigate and lead in today’s ever-changing educational landscape. 

Architectural Engineering at Drexel University is inherently an interdisciplinary enterprise that is centered on the design, construction, and operation of the built environment. 

The Department of Biology at Drexel University offers graduate programs in Biological Sciences leading to the doctorate degree and to the thesis or non-thesis Master of Science degree. 

Drexel University's PhD in Business Administration program prepares candidates for careers in academic research and teaching. The PhD in Business includes specializations in accounting, finance, marketing, management (organizational behavior and strategy), and operations and business analytics.

The Department of Mathematics at Drexel University offers an MS and a PhD in Mathematics. Our graduate math programs rank among the top 100 graduate mathematics programs in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report.

The full-time Medicine - Public Health program at Drexel University covers the major disciplines of public health including community health and prevention, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology and biostatistics, and health management and policy.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Community Health and Prevention at Drexel University will prepare doctoral-level public health graduates who have a broad-based, systemic understanding of public health scholarship related to the social and behavioral determinants of health and illness, and the ability to conduct original research to advance this understanding to benefit the public’s health. 

The graduate and doctorate programs at Drexel University in Environmental Engineering are available with specializations in air pollution, hazardous and solid waste, subsurface contaminant hydrology, water resources, water and wastewater, and sustainability treatment. 

The Nursing Practice (Online) program of Drexel University is designed for nurses seeking a terminal degree in nursing practice and offers an alternative to research-focused doctoral programs. 

At the Drexel University, we offer our graduate students a dual phd program in Medicine - Philosophy. 

The graduate and doctorate degree in Communication, Culture, and Media (CCM) at Drexel University is a great choice for academically oriented students who wish to learn the basics of research and theory in communication and media studies, possibly to test the waters for further study, or to explore a personal fascination with mass media, mediated communication, social change and media. 

At Drexel University, the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)/PhD in Nursing — a full-time on-campus program of study — prepares the nurse generalist for a dual degree.

The Department of Computer Science in the College of Computing & Informatics at Drexel University houses research groups actively conducting research on a wide range of topics in Computer Science, including artificial intelligence, algorithms, computer vision and graphics, programming languages, networks, privacy and security, high-performance computing, software engineering, computer algebra. 

The Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology at Drexel University prepares students to approach problems with the critical analytic skills necessary for the generation of substantial and significant epidemiologic questions, and to utilize the most rigorous and parsimonious research strategies to answer such questions. 

The Thomas R. Kline School of Law offers a rigorous law curriculum that aims to prepare students for the realities of practice, combining the classic foundation of legal education with the experiential components that are so vital to both Drexel University’s mission and to legal employers today. 

At Drexel University, the Nutrition Sciences program mission is to develop scientists who are able to contribute to the scholarly generation of nutrition science knowledge, spanning the overlapping disciplines of human nutrition, nutritional biochemistry, exercise physiology and community nutrition; and the translation of this knowledge with respect to health, disease prevention and treatment. 

At the Drexel University, the on-campus PhD in Information Science program of the College of Computing & prepares students to become creative, interdisciplinary researchers with foundations in information science, data science, and human-centered computing. 

The graduate and doctorate program in the Chemical Engineering Department at Drexel University integrates current chemical engineering science with the growing fields of engineering applications and processes, emphasizing engineering design and scientific analysis. 

The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) curriculum at Drexel University produces broadly educated physical therapists, while being sensitive to the needs of the health care community and the students’ interests. 

Economics at Drexel University addresses how resources and capabilities can be utilized to provide goods and services to society.