397 PhD programmes in History

The PhD in Religious Studies at University of British Columbia provides training in early Judaism, Christian origins, and religions of the Late Antique Mediterranean.

The History and Sociology of Technology and Science doctoral degree program at Georgia Institute of Technology trains exceptionally qualified students for a variety of professional careers.

The University of Oklahoma helped pioneer the professional study of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine in American universities.

The Doctor of Ministry at Catholic University of America is a professional doctorate offering Evangelization students advanced theological and pastoral formation for competent and effective pastoral ministry.

Our Medieval Studies PhD at University of Leeds can be studied on a full-time or part-time basis and will culminate in the completion of a research thesis.

At Royal Holloway University of London, we are one of the largest and most diverse History departments in the United Kingdom. We offer expert supervision in a wide range of subject areas, both in geographic and chronological terms - from the Reconstruction South of the US to colonial Tahiti, and from ancient Rome to contemporary Britain.

The Comparative Literature and History - Russia degree allows students to take advantage of New York University’s strengths in Russian literature, history, and culture in a range of departments. 

The History of Science and Medicine Program (HSHM) is a semi-autonomous graduate track within the Department of History from Yale University.

The School of History at University College Dublin has an outstanding research reputation and a vibrant research culture. Its staff, post-doctoral and doctoral researchers work on a wide range of Irish, European and global topics.

At Wayne State University, you can earn a doctorate in American or European History while working with faculty who conduct pathbreaking research in a broad range of geographical and topical fields.

To understand our contemporary institutions, politics and culture, take a look at the past with this History degree offered at the Texas Christian University. 

The objective of this History degree at Clark University is to prepare future scholars and leaders begins with a deep understanding of the past.

The Open University UK Law School’s Legal History research cluster brings together researchers who investigate and publish on a variety of areas of legal history, including members from outside the school.

The Department of History at Florida State University offers students a rich intellectual environment, a dedicated and gifted faculty, unique local research resources, and numerous opportunities for professional development outside the classroom. 

When joining a research programme within History at the University of Kent, you will become an active part of a welcoming, cutting-edge community, that delivers world-leading research.

The aim of the Economic History doctoral education at the Umea University is that the doctoral student should learn to critically and independently solve economic-historical research tasks and to contribute to the development of economic historical knowledge by producing a doctoral thesis.

The new interdisciplinary Genocide Studies doctoral program at Clark University broadens the methodological, conceptual, and empirical training offered; transcending history as a discipline, it goes beyond European and Ottoman genocides.

The Carnegie Mellon University Doctoral Program in History is small by design, enabling an exceptional level of individual attention from faculty.

The PhD in History of Modern Europe at University of Buckingham is an advanced research degree, awarded on the basis of a thesis and an oral viva voce examination. 

The research interests of historians working in British and Irish History Since the 18th Century at The Open University UK range from manufacturers to masculinity and from political ideas to the making of British identities.