176 PhD programmes in History in North America

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.

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.

The Department of History at the University of Oklahoma has awarded graduate degrees for more than one hundred years. The internationally recognized faculty publish groundbreaking scholarship and lead professional organizations in the United States and around the globe.

The History program from The University of Arizona emphasizes the development of critical habits and technical skills to foster advanced research, publication and teaching in the field of history, broadly conceived.  

Explore the past and prepare for the future with a PhD in History from Case Western Reserve University. 

The University of New Brunswick History department’s graduate programs examine diverse narratives about societies, institutions and cultures to help make sense of the complex world in which we live today.

The Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) at the University of Toronto offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree. IHPST conducts research, offers advanced studies programs, and serves as a focus for University-wide interest in its field.

The goal of the History of Science program at Princeton University is to enhance our students' enthusiasm for the subject while also training them for the joint professional responsibilities of teaching and research. 

At University of Florida, we offer minor concentrations in the thematic fields of Atlantic, Gender, Legal, Religious, and World History.

New York University’s Department of History includes a Ph.D. field specialization in the study of Latin American and Caribbean History. 

The Graduate Program in History at the University of Pennsylvania has a long tradition of distinction. Few history departments in the country can match ours in global coverage and scholarly depth for the study of the past over the last half millennium.

The Department of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago offers degrees at both the master’s and doctoral levels. 

New York University's Department of History offers a Ph.D. in East Asian History in a field that builds on the strengths of its core faculty, and in close connection with faculties in related departments (East Asian Studies, Religious Studies, Art History, Anthropology, Sociology, and so on). 

The Ph.D. in History at Texas A&M University is a research‑intensive program for students called to explore the past and share its insights with the world.

At the Florida State University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in American Religious History.

The Department of Rhetoric at University of California, Berkeley offers an interdisciplinary PhD program focusing on the study of rhetorical theory and the interaction of the historical concerns of rhetoric with contemporary critical theory across a broad spectrum of disciplines. 

The History program from Princeton University values an approach to scholarship grounded in the particular while retaining a sense of the whole. 

The reputation of the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of Kentucky is based on the department's long, outstanding history and a tradition of exciting and innovative scholarship on the part of its faculty.