3 PhD programmes offered by the university

The PhD in Health Policy at Harvard Kennedy School is a highly interdisciplinary program that will develop the specialized skills you need for a research and teaching career in health policy.

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 joint PhD Programs in Social Policy at Harvard University combine the disciplinary depth of a PhD in political science or sociology with multidisciplinary perspectives and problem-driven research on questions of social policy.