185 PhD programmes in Health Sciences in United States

The graduate degree in Health Promotion and Community Health at Portland State University equip you to identify the root causes of health problems and to devise interventions that create healthier communities from local to global levels.

Our PhD Health Services Research and Policy program at University of Rochester is designed to produce researchers who generate knowledge and strategies used in solving healthcare problems.

The mission of this Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Miami is to provide a rich and dynamic training environment to promote excellence for our next generation of physician-scientists.

More than ever before, today’s health care leaders are faced with complex challenges to translating evidence to practice that require navigating geographical, organizational, economic, cultural, and professional barriers. We offer a Translational Health Sciences degree at George Washington University.

The COPH offers a PhD program in Health Equity Sciences at The University of New Mexico which integrates the rich history of public health, with the newer discipline of population health, and the human and social sciences to provide graduates with a rigorous competency-based doctoral degree. 

The Occupational Injury Prevention Research Training program at University of Utah prepares students to evaluate workplace hazards, design and implement preventive interventions, and evaluate the efficacy of prevention efforts.

The Health Sciences - Social Sciences and Health program at Northwestern University offers doctoral student training across multiple disciplines within the health sciences, spanning from informatics and program evaluation to implementation science and outcomes research. 

The Industrial Hygiene program at University of Utah prepares students for an advanced skill set in Industrial Hygiene.

The PhD degree in Environmental Health Sciences from Columbia University is designed to train professionals for advanced basic research, teaching, and leadership positions in environmental health sciences. 

At University of Houston, the Graduate Program in Physiological Optics/Vision Science confers an M.S. and/or Ph.D. degree and prepares students to embark on a career in teaching and/or research in the basic or clinical science of vision.

The International Dental Studies (IDS) program at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry from University of the Pacific offers qualified internationally educated dentists the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge of the dental profession as practiced in the United States. 

The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Environmental Health Sciences from Columbia University is a professional degree indicating qualification for leadership careers in advanced public health practice and administration related specifically to environmental risks to human health.

The Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc) program in Leadership in Clinical Practice and Education at George Washington University, enables clinical health professionals from a range of backgrounds to build competencies in advanced professional practice in clinical or academic environments.

The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) program at the University of South Florida prepares students for careers as clinical audiologists.

Whether you are interested in researching how exercise affects elite athletes, older adults, cancer survivors, children with disabilities, or other populations, our doctoral degree in human performance can be customized to fit your interests. We offer a Human Performance degree at the Indiana University Bloomington. 

The Public Health - Health Promotion and Behavior concentration at Georgia State University provides Ph.D. students with the skills, knowledge and experience to conduct rigorous research on health promotion and the behavioral aspects of public health.

The Exercise and Health Sciences doctoral program at the University of Massachusetts Boston is a firmly research-based, interdisciplinary program.

The Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at University at Buffalo prepares advanced practice nurses for leadership and direct care roles in the planning and delivery of preventive, brief and long-term psychiatric/mental health care.

The Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences (DOCS) at the University of Pittsburgh offers basic, translational, and clinical study programs in oral biology, biomedical research and health that span spatial scales from the molecular and cellular levels to the whole organism level.

Prepare yourself for a research and teaching career in the health care industry and academia with this Health Sciences degree at Texas Christian University.