119 Full-time PhD programmes in Astronomy & Space Sciences

The University of Pennsylvania Department of  Physics and Astronomy combines world-leading science with the intimate faculty-student community unique to small departments.

The Astronomy Division needs your support. While UCLA is a public University, state funding has steadily decreased. We offer a Astronomy and Astrophysics degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). 

The goal of the Astronomy graduate program at University of Wisconsin Madison is to prepare capable and creative astronomers for careers in research and education. 

The sub-department’s research focuses on the study of physical processes in the atmospheres, surfaces and oceans of the Earth and other planets, using experimental, computational and theoretical techniques. We offer a Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics degree at the University of Oxford. 

At the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Physics and Astronomy. 

We offer a degree in Astrophysics and Physics programme at Keele University. Physics Research at Keele focusses on “Astrophysics” and “Materials Science and Renewable Energy”.

The Astronomy degree at the University of California, Riverside is designed to provide a broad background in observational, theoretical, and computational astrophysics through a combination of courses and research.

The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University has one of the largest and most productive graduate programs in the country. Students receive intensive training to prepare them for careers in academia, public education and outreach, and private industry.

The Physics and Astronomy program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia offers exceptional academic opportunities for graduate study in physics and astronomy.

The Extragalactic Astronomy research group is part of the Astronomy Discipline at The Open University UK, supported by the Faculty laboratory and computing infrastructure.

The PhD programme from Aarhus University offers education in a number of major areas of Physics and Astronomy. The minimum background education for enrollment is a Bachelor degree in Physics, Astronomy or a closely related subject.

Space Science at University of Alabama Huntsville is a graduate-only degree department with a strong research focus. We offer an M.S degree in Space Science and a Ph.D. in Space Science.

Astronomy at the University of British Columbia is noted for the excellence of its research and its high academic standards and integrity. We are constantly rated as one of the top Physics & Astronomy programs in the world.

The Astronomy program for the Ph.D. at the Columbia University is designed to foster the intellectual and professional development of our students. To this end, graduate students are fully integrated into our departmental activities.

The Department of Planetary Sciences from The University of Arizona offers multidisciplinary research leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in Planetary Sciences. The department also offers a graduate minor in Planetary Sciences and administers a graduate minor in Astrobiology.

The purpose of the Astronomy program at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is to prepare students for a career in Astronomy or Astrophysics Research or in education at the university level. 

The PhD Astronomy program from National Tsing Hua University, started from 2009. The purpose of the Institute is to conduct high-quality teaching to cultivate younger generations for astronomy education and research, to perform front-end astronomy research, and to become an internationally well-recognized institution. 

The Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology program from the University of Zurich is focused on carrying out original research

The Astronomy programme offered by Stockholm University develops advanced research expertise in astrophysical phenomena, from stars and planets to galaxies and cosmic explosions.

The Centre for Astrophysics Research at the University of Hertfordshire carries out research on a broad range of key science questions in Astronomy.