13 PhD programmes offered by the university

Purdue University established the School of Engineering Education (ENE)—the world's first such academic unit—in 2004, and along with it, the world's first Engineering Education Ph.D. Program. 

Purdue University's School of Industrial Engineering continues to offer one of the nation's preeminent PhD programs, providing research areas in human factors, manufacturing, operations research, and production systems.

The Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke Graduate Program in Civil Engineering at Purdue University has approximately 400 active students. It has been consistently ranked in the top 10 in U.S. News and World Reports, and is currently ranked 6th. 

The Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University has a track record and commitment to clinical translation and powerful partnership with industry to transform healthcare and build the next generation of exceptional problem-solving engineers.

Purdue University's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, founded in 1888, is one of the largest ECE departments in the U.S. 

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

The Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics is among the top aerospace engineering programs in the nation and is ranked sixth by the U.S. News and World Report in aerospace graduate programs.

The Environmental and Ecological Engineering degree at Purdue University empowers students to serve people and the planet. 

The Doctor in Technology at Purdue University is designed to encompass best practice techniques that can be implemented in business, industry, government and NGOs, as well as by entrepreneurs, to solve complex technology-related problems. 

The Materials Engineering graduate program at Purdue University emphasizes the application of the basic sciences to the understanding of the structure, properties, and processing of materials. 

Every day, people with specialized knowledge share that knowledge with others, as teachers, trainers, consultants and more. We offer a Engineering Technology Teacher Education degree at Purdue University.

The Charles D. Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University has been educating future leaders in chemical engineering for over 100 years. 

The School of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue University, home to the first and only nuclear reactor in the U.S. licensed for 100% digital instrumentation and control systems, provides opportunities for state-of-the-art research and unmatched professional growth with the spirit to reach Pinnacle of Excellence at Scale.