153 Full-time PhD programmes in Public Policy

Gain authoritative knowledge of multi-dimensional public policy and public management problems and master the social science methodologies used to analyze and address them, all with this Public Administration and Policy program at the University at Albany.

The Food Policy PhD at City St George's, University of London will explore the role of food in society and its impact on health, environment, social justice and economy in a vibrant research community, based in our Centre for Food Policy.

Are you looking to take the next step in your career as a senior educational leader? This doctoral cohort in Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Toronto is intended to shape highly competent leadership positions in school systems and other educational institutions.

The graduate Public Economics and Policy programme from Matej Bel University will be proficient in the current state of knowledge in the field of Economics and Management with an emphasis on public economics and policy theory in an international context.

As a PhD researcher in Development Policy and Management at The University of Manchester you will pursue research as part of a multidisciplinary research community in the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Doctoral College, a part of the Global Development Institute (GDI).

The PhD programme in Engineering and Public Policy from Instituto Superior Técnico prepares students to develop research in public policy e management of technology by addressing real world issues where technology, business and legal aspects are equally important. This program focuses on networked infrastructures and offers specializations in telecom policy and energy policy.

The Science and Policy program from the University of Zurich includes a written dissertation about the own independent scientific research project in natural sciences.

The PhD in Public Policy (PPOL) program at Harvard Kennedy School provides the advanced graduate training you need to successfully launch yourself into a research or related position in academia, government, a nongovernmental organization, or the private sector.

The objective of the Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmaceutical Economics, Policy, and Outcomes program from The University of Arizona is to impart advanced scientific knowledge relevant to the field of study and to provide training opportunities in conducting state-of-the-art approaches in research.   

The Research Policy programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in the governance, organisation, and evaluation of research and innovation systems.

Law operates in a context of public administration and society where historical, political, economic, social and technological aspects play a part. The Kooijmans Institute for Law and Governance at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam hosts research programmes relating to the central theme of Law and Governance. 

The Interdisciplinary Policy Studies programme offered by King's College London examines social justice, policy processes, and social transformation through interdisciplinary social science research.

This Education Policy Studies degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria.

At the Carnegie Mellon University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Machine Learning and Public Policy.

The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS), with provisions for educational leadership, including special education administration and higher education, is offered at Wayne State University.

The Public Affairs and Community Development graduate programmes at Rutgers University offers comprehensive and rigorous courses of study in theoretical and applied social sciences.

This Digital, Material Transformation and Infrastructures research area at The Open University UK considers cities not just as cultural and political sites, but also as sites where socio-material relations are enacted.

Our research in the States, Political Systems and Development degree at The Open University UK seeks to shed light on how states as drivers and agents of development, while also exploring  alternative political systems that challenge the prevailing development paradigms. 

Science and Technology Policy Studies at the University of Sussex deals with subjects from science and technology capability building in developing countries to policy and regulation in energy and high technology industries to rethinking sustainable development.

The research training group The Dynamics of Demography, Democratic Processes and Public Policy offers doctoral researchers at Hertie School Berlin a unique and internationally competitive three-year PhD programme in cutting-edge quantitative methods and advanced theories of demography, democracy and public policy.