126 PhD programmes in Ecology

The Biological Sciences - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology degree from Kent State University provides opportunities to study in areas such as animal behavior, entomology, limnology, microbial ecology, ornithology, systems ecology, systematic and evolutionary biology, environmental physiology, vertebrate ecology and population and community ecology.

The Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology PEEC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is an interdepartmental program designed to provide individualized training in preparation for careers in these disciplines. 

Ecology and evolution are essential scientific fields in our understanding of life and biodiversity on Earth, and are of growing societal relevance. The doctoral program in Ecology and Evolution at the University of Geneva brings together world-class research groups in an active and innovative academic community.

The Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Stirling is internationally renowned for research exploring the relationship between human behaviour, technology and the environment. It offers PhD in Ecology supervised by expert staff, and are proud of the key contributions made by research students to our achievements.

The Ecology and Evolution programme offered by University of Wyoming offers an interdisciplinary, cross-college doctorate that provides the flexibility to curate a programme that prepares students to become the kind of scientist they want to be.

The graduate program in Human Ecology - Design Studies at University of Wisconsin Madison is housed within the School of Human Ecology. 

The Human Ecology - Civil Society and Community Research degree at University of Wisconsin Madison focuses on theoretical foundations of grassroots institutions, nonprofit organizations, voluntary associations, and social networks that strive to benefit the common good.

Faculty in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) study questions pertinent at a variety of levels of biological organization, from molecular aspects of evolution to organismal physiology and the ecology of terrestrial, freshwater and ocean ecosystems.

Investigate patterns in the interactions among organisms and their environments—from the molecule to the biosphere, all with this Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Pennsylvania State University.

The Life Sciences program at the University of Lausanne, which is complementary to the research work, is designed to adapt to the needs of the students. 

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 Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management (QERM) program at University of Washington is a unique interdisciplinary graduate program designed for students interested in applying quantitative tools to ecological and resource management issues. 

The Informatics and Computing - Ecological and Environmental Informatics program at Northern Arizona University will prepare you to work in the transformative "fourth paradigm" of science and engineering, an interdisciplinary field relying on big data and advanced software, hardware, and statistics skills.

The integrated graduate programme in Plant Ecological Genetics (GEcoGen) provides early-career researchers a training environment for developing scientific and professional expertise in both Molecular Biology and Ecology.

The Interdisiplinary Research on Substance Use program at the University of California, San Diego is an addiction research program designed to train researchers using cutting-edge, investigational data analytics and methodologies to reduce the national and global burden of substance use and misuse.

The Life Sciences and Clinical Investigation program at Northwestern University is designed to connect PhD trainees in life sciences early in their research experience with clinician investigators who can help them see the value of understanding the clinical needs of patients. 

The Ph.D. Degree in Biodiversity and Ecology from University of Cyprus aims at providing students with high quality education of international standing, so that that they can develop a deep understanding of their science and a versatile thinking, something critical for their professional career in the modern environment.

Facilities of the School of Ecology in Athens, and at off-campus facilities such as the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, the University of Georgia Marine Institute and other sites in the state, and international sites such as Maquipunca Reserve in Ecuador and the Ecolodge San Luis in Costa Rica, provide students unusual opportunities for ecological training. 

The School at University of Florida offers a program of study leading to the Master of Science (thesis and non-thesis options), and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Interdisciplinary Ecology.

The Ecology (Joint Program) is a doctoral degree that is run jointly by the Ecology Program at San Diego State University and the Ecology Graduate Group at University of California, Davis.