30 Full-time PhD programmes in Community Development

This Education, Social Work and Community Education PhD degree programme is offered at the University of Dundee.

The Centre offers excellent opportunities for full or part-time research in intellectual disability and community care leading to higher degrees. The Tizard Centre has a strong track record of attracting University and ESRC research studentship funding.

The objective of this Human and Community Development program at West Virginia University is to provide doctoral students the opportunity to study and conduct research with faculty in areas of excellence in the Division of Resource Management, in particular, and in other divisions in the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, in general.

The PhD in Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University is a research-intensive doctoral degree program grounded in theory and designed to prepare graduates for research-oriented careers in many areas.

This Development Studies (Research) programme is offered by the Department of Development Studies within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.

One of the core values held by the University of New York in Prague is excellence in research. Offered at their partner, New York College Athens, in coordination with the University of Bolton, students will be able to earn their Ph.D. in Community Studies.

In the Education, Development and Community Engagement Graduate Program, we support and develop your capacity to be an agent of change. You will leave the program at Pennsylvania State University with a mastery of applied research and actionable scholarship, translating your findings into real world applications

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 Geography, Environment and Development Studies programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London supports advanced investigation across geography, geographical information science, environmental studies, development studies, international childhood studies, and community, youth and voluntary sector studies.

The graduate of this  Integrated Rural Development  programme from Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra will find employment in scientific and research institutions and as a researcher and/or leader of interdisciplinary research teams and projects at universities with the ability to take an integrated approach to solving the issue of sustainable rural development.

The Community Psychology program at National Louis University aims to develop skills necessary to promote positive change at a systemic level between individuals, organizations and communities.

The PhD in Community and Behavioral Health is awarded by the Graduate College at The University of Iowa. Instruction is offered through the College of Public Health.

Ranked as one of the best PhD programs in the nation and one of the top-ranked programs at University of Kentucky, the Graduate Program in Communication offers the only doctoral communication program in the Commonwealth.

The Arctic and Subarctic Futures graduate program at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Labrador Campus provides students with the opportunities to pursue graduate learning that emphasizes land-based learning, Indigenous pedagogies and research methods, and focuses on the needs and priorities of the North.

The Center for Development Research at the University of Bonn is an international institute conducting interdisciplinary research on development-related issues all over the world.

The Development Studies course at Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon aims to provide high quality training and produce original research on the processes of economic, socio-ecological and political transformation, including a focus on the urban-rural dimension of development.

The program in Community Well-Being at the University of Miami, trains community-engaged action-researchers committed to promoting social justice through rigorous theoretical analysis and community-based research.

A degree in Community Health and Health Behavior from the University at Buffalo, provides a foundational understanding of the factors that influence individuals' health choices. 

The PhD in Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh prepares students to conduct research and teach in the social and behavioral sciences areas of public health and in academic settings.

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) transforms the knowledge, action and leadership needed for more equitable and sustainable development globally, through our world-class research, learning and teaching at the University of Sussex.