229 PhD programmes in Health Sciences in North America

The PhD in Health Services and Policy is awarded by the Graduate College at The University of Iowa. Instruction is offered through the College of Public Health's Department of Health Management and Policy.

The PhD in Prevention Science and Community Health at the University of Miami will prepare students with the necessary expertise and interdisciplinary background to contribute to 21st century prevention and community health research. 

The Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Midwifery and Womens Health Nurse Practitioner Emphasis degree at University of Utah will soon be the required degree for clinically practicing APRNs, CNMs, and nursing leaders in health care organizations. 

If you thrive in a hands-on learning environment, have a passion for dental health, and want to make a difference in patients’ lives, look no further than a Doctor in Dental Medicine (DMD) degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine. 

The curriculum develops critical thinking as well as written and oral communication skills. Students receive personal attention from their advisors.  This Biological Sciences programme is offered at the University at Buffalo.

The mission of the Tri-Institutional M.D.- Ph.D. Program at Rockefeller University is to educate and train physician- scientists, who are able to bridge the gap between laboratory research and clinical medicine and thereby contribute toward improving health and enhancing the quality of life by reducing disability and death from disease. 

In this Health Services - Public Health Policy program at Walden University, you will learn to evaluate healthcare policy, broaden your knowledge of healthcare ethics and law, and help to advance research, education, and practice in health services.

The Health Sciences Informatics program at Johns Hopkins University offers the opportunity to participate in ground breaking research projects in clinical informatics at one of the world’s finest medical schools.

Step into a dynamic world of Health Promotion sciences with our PhD degree at University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health, the only accredited public health school in Oklahoma.

Students in the Health Behavior program from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill are trained to lead research that will advance understanding of health-related behaviors and their determinants at all social levels as they contribute to critical public health problems.

The Interdisciplinary Health - Psychosocial Health program at Northern Arizona University is designed to educate and train the next generation of health researchers, advocates, and educators. 

The Life Sciences and Clinical Investigation program at Northwestern University is designed to connect PhD trainees in life sciences early in their research experience with clinician investigators who can help them see the value of understanding the clinical needs of patients. 

The Health Research Methodology program at McMaster University focuses on developing competency and leadership in research methodology that promotes the integration of health relevant disciplinary perspectives to create rigorous and innovative evaluation strategies and frameworks.

The Physical Therapy and Public Health program at Northwestern University is available to physical therapy students in the Feinberg School of Medicine. 

Our comprehensive PhD training program in Environmental Health Sciences from New York University combines didactics and research. 

The Health Leadership - Online degree from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is designed for working healthcare professionals in the U.S. or abroad with the potential and ambition to become senior leaders and who are committed to improving the public’s health. 

The Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh is designed to train investigators to re-engineer the ways in which basic scientific discoveries are translated to improve health and health care

The Nutrition Graduate Studies department offers a Nutrition PhD program is offered at Mississippi State University.

Investigators in Vision Science at University of California, Berkeley conduct human and animal research and modeling, yielding cutting-edge discoveries and applications in disciplines that include molecular genetics, clinical care, adaptive optics, neurobiology, cell biology, infectious disease, bioengineering, perception, and public health.

The Audiology program is a four-year graduate degree program at the University of California, San Diego designed for individuals who intend to specialize in clinical practice and to meet current professional standards requiring a clinical doctorate as the entry-level degree for a certified/licensed audiologist.