11 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Mechanical Engineering graduate program at North Carolina State University prepares students in all aspects of mechanical and thermal systems design and manufacturing.

This Fiber and Polymer Science doctoral program at North Carolina State University creates independent scholars in the fields of polymer, fiber and materials science through education in mathematics, chemistry, physics and engineering.

The graduate program at North Carolina State University offers a research degree at the Ph.D. level, with the opportunity to specialize in a wide range of topics in Aerospace Engineering.

Materials enable all of the engineering and high-technology fields that are an integral part of our society. This Materials Science and Engineering program is offered at North Carolina State University.

The Nuclear Engineering program at North Carolina State University is primarily a research degree that represents attainment of a high degree of scholarship in a special field.

North Carolina State University Industrial Engineering researchers use the latest mathematical tools and approaches to make new discoveries. These touch almost every industry making them more efficient and profitable.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering at North Carolina State University is pursued by outstanding students with an intense interest in independent study and research.

By working alongside leading researchers and educators, our Chemical Engineering graduate students at North Carolina State University advance in their field and find solutions to pressing problems.

With a robust Ph.D. program in Electrical Engineering, students at North Carolina State University are a critical part of a nationally recognized research program in power electronics, power systems, nanoelectronics, photonics, communications, controls and robotics, signal processing, and machine learning.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University is pursued by outstanding students with an intense interest in independent study and research.

The Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program is administered by the combined biomedical engineering graduate faculty from both North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.