379 Full-time PhD programmes in History

The Department of History at the University of Georgia offers PhD students dedicated mentors, accomplished peers, professional development opportunities, teacher training, and in-house research grants. Students graduate ready for faculty positions and careers beyond the academy.

The Ph.D. History program at Brown University offers courses to help students advance their critical reading, research and writing skills as they increase familiarity with different approaches to the past, build comparative understanding of major historical developments and gain competence in the literature and sources of their fields of specialization.

With some 130 graduate students and nearly 60 faculty members, the Department of History at University of Wisconsin Madison is home to one of the oldest, most distinguished, and most comprehensive graduate programs in the U.S., renowned for its long and valued tradition of collegiality and openness.

The Program in Medieval Studies at the Yale University was founded to offer advanced training in interdisciplinary research methods to graduate students with an interest in the Middle Ages. 

The department at Georgetown University offers a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Global, International, and Comparative History. 

New York University's Department of History offers a premier site for training in the Ph.D. in African History.  

The graduate program in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh is committed to research and teaching in the historical and conceptual foundations of science.

At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), we offer our graduate students a phd degree in History. 

The PhD track in Classics with Historical Emphasis from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers students the opportunity to take an integrated approach to literature, material culture, and documentary sources of the Greco-Roman world.  

At University of Hull, you research History under the supervision and guidance of leading experts who are active historians working on everything from ancient Rome to modern Britain. History is offered at University of Hull.

Contemporary History at the University of Sussex combines a long tradition in a field of scholarship pioneered at Sussex with a commitment to fostering new and emerging fields of inquiry. 

The Doctor of Theology from Agora University aims to develop advanced theological researchers trained in the theological discourse of Eastern Christian traditions, preparing future leaders in interdisciplinary domains

The History programme offered by Lingnan University develops advanced research expertise through interdisciplinary study of regional, global, and thematic historical contexts.

The goal of the doctoral program in Public History at North Carolina State University is to train leaders in the public interpretation and application of history.

The Doctoral Programme in History at Tampere University provides doctoral candidates with versatile possibilities to act as a researcher or in demanding expert assignments in Finland and abroad

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in History at Lehigh University are encouraged to identify faculty members they are interested in working with, and are encouraged to contact faculty directly to learn more about opportunities for collaboration and research.

The mission of our doctoral program in History at University of Kansas is to train the next generation of historians to the highest professional standards in our discipline, from which they can pursue careers in academia, information management, public history, and the non-profit sector, among others.

Develop advanced research skills and a strong understanding of history's theory and methodology with this PhD in History at the University of Mississippi.

Baylor’s Graduate Faculty in History is a uniquely distinctive community of scholars specializing in religious history. At Baylor University we understand the significant role played by faculty and especially the advisor in professional academic training.

Our PhD in History by Practice is an innovative route for anyone with significant experience of public history practice or research in a range of settings such as in museums, archives, heritage organisations, the media or education. The History (by Practice) programme is offered at University of York.