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1.9k PhD programmes in Humanities
University of British Columbia4,2(195)
Vancouver, Canada Top 1% in Worldwide Language and Literacy Education
Students in our Language and Literacy Education programs at University of British Columbia are teachers and other professional educators who engage in courses, conversations and research addressing a broad range of issues and contexts – in and out of schools, nationally and internationally, and across the lifespan.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 years$7,003/yr
University of Virginia4,3(35)
Charlottesville, United States Top 3% in Worldwide History
The graduate program in History at University of Virginia is designed to provide professional training in history, with the expectation that most of its Ph.D. graduates will take teaching positions in colleges and universities.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 years$34,302/yr
Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich4,1(100)
München, Germany Top 1% in Worldwide Culture and History
The Class of Culture and History, integrated into the Graduate School Language & Literature Munich at Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, offers graduate students the opportunity to study major issues in the history, culture, media, politics, and society of the United States, Canada and the Americas, including the Caribbean.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
Massey University4,2(34)
Palmerston North, New Zealand Top 7% in Worldwide Philosophy
A prestigious research qualification that demonstrates your ability to carry out independent and original research in your chosen field. We offer a Philosophy degree a the Massey University.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$12,074/yr
York University4,1(181)
Toronto, Canada Top 6% in Worldwide Comparative Literature
This challenging graduate diploma highlights the comparative, multilingual, cross-cultural nature of a student’s graduate training. We offer a Comparative Literature degree at the York University.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$8,503/yr
University of Illinois at Chicago4,2(20)
Chicago, United States Top 5% in Worldwide Germanic Studies
The Department of Germanic Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago offers the Master of Arts degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Germanic Studies.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
7 years$9,376/yr
University of Nottingham4,2(105)
Nottingham, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Philosophy
At University of Nottingham, we're one of the leading philosophy research communities in the UK and welcome applications from enthusiastic and committed PhD Philosophy students.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$34,622/yr
Durham University4,3(35)
Durham, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide History
The History program at Durham University has established itself firmly as one of the top departments in the UK. Staff and students are part of a vibrant learning community, set within the magnificent location of Durham’s World Heritage Site.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$35,424/yr
University of Essex4,2(88)
Colchester, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide Languages and Cultures
Within the Languages and Cultures programme from University of Essex we aim to provide our research students with work and storage space, including laboratory facilities and access to online bibliographies, corpora and other resources.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$27,570/yr
Brown University4,6(16)
Providence, United States Top 2% in Worldwide History
The Ph.D. History program at Brown University offers courses to help students advance their critical reading, research and writing skills as they increase familiarity with different approaches to the past, build comparative understanding of major historical developments and gain competence in the literature and sources of their fields of specialization.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$71,700/yr
Uppsala University4,2(113)
Visby, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide Turkic Languages
Our research on Turkic Languages at Uppsala University focuses on philological and linguistic investigations of historical and modern Turkic languages with the broadest possible coverage.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
Uppsala University4,2(113)
Visby, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide Biblical Exegesis
The main focus of the academic discipline Biblical Exegesis at Uppsala University is research relating to biblical texts (writings included in the Jewish and/or a Christian canon), studied in their original language.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
Arizona State University4,3(214)
Tempe, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Theatre (Theatre and Performance of the Americas)
If you have an interest in social justice through an examination of and contribution to cultural expression in this hemisphere, then consider joining our program in Theatre (Theatre and Performance of the Americas) at Arizona State University.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
10 years$27,810/yr
Stockholm University4,0(91)
Stockholm, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide English
The English programme offered by Stockholm University develops advanced research expertise in English linguistics and English-language literature.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
Arizona State University4,3(214)
Tempe, United States Top 3% in Worldwide English (Literature)
The PhD program in English (Literature) at Arizona State University trains students in various methodologies, pedagogies and areas of inquiry that constitute literary and cultural studies.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$27,810/yr
University of Cologne4,1(52)
Köln, Germany Top 3% in Worldwide Humanities
As the integrated graduate school of the University of Cologne’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities, a.r.t.e.s. is responsible for all doctoral projects pursued at the Faculty.
Doctorate Full-time +2 Blended
1 yearFree
Abertay University3,9(95)
Dundee, United Kingdom Developmental Psychology and Language Learning
Abertay’s Division of Psychology and Forensic Sciences has a strong and active role in delivering research degrees, including those in partnership with the NHS, local education authorities, Police Scotland, and the business and digital technology communities. This PhD in Developmental Psychology and Language Learning is offered at Abertay University.
Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$18,380/yr
Rutgers University4,2(56)
New Brunswick, United States Top 4% in Worldwide Comparative Literature
Students of the Comparative Literature course Rutgers University consider texts, performances and theoretical inquiries across multiple languages, histories, disciplines, and media.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
$37,176/yr
University of Kansas4,6(8)
Lawrence, United States Top 5% in Worldwide History
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.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
8 years$20,108/yr
University of Amsterdam4,2(101)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Top 1% in Worldwide Language and Communication
The vision of the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication at the University of Amsterdam is to solve scientific and societal problems in the broad field of language and communication through a focus on variability in language and the causes and constraints thereon.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree