111 PhD programmes in Kinesiology in North America

The Ohio State University offers a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree.  Our growing department has over 50 years of experience in preparing students for successful careers in physical therapy and features a well-trained faculty, excellent health care facilities and a large network of supportive alumni. The Physical Therapy program is offered by The Ohio State University.

Graduates of the Kinesiology (PhD) program at the University of Victoria play key leadership and research roles in specific areas related to physical activity and health.

There are two Exercise Science Ph.D. specializations in the Department of Kinesiology at University of Kentucky and Health Promotion: Exercise Science with a specialization in biomechanics,and Exercise Science with a specialization in exercise physiology. 

The Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at The University of Iowa offers a PhD in Physical Rehabilitation Science.

The doctoral program is firmly based in research and prepares students for academic careers in exercise physiology. Graduate students in this Exercise Physiology program at University of Miami, have numerous applied physiological research opportunities in the program’s well-equipped laboratories of clinical and applied physiology, neuromuscular research and active aging.

The Physical Therapy course of study at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is an entry-level professional program designed to prepare students to enter the profession of physical therapy.

The Ph.D. degree in Exercise Physiology from Kent State University prepares students for a wide variety of career options, including exercise prescription and research. 

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Kinesiology Sciences offered at McGill University s a research-intensive program that emphasizes in-depth and engaging learning opportunities. 

At the Western University - Canada, we offer our graduate students a phd program degree in Kinesiology. 

The Rehabilitation Sciences degree at the University of Ottawa prepares candidates from both professional and research backgrounds for a career involving research in rehabilitation sciences, including issues ranging from basic science questions to psychosocial repercussions of health conditions in a rehabilitation context.

The PhD graduate program in the Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University uses multidisciplinary approaches to investigate fundamental properties of human structure and function that relate to health, movement, and physiology.

This Motor Behavior emphasis at University of Houston provides students with the experimental, theoretical, and analytical tools necessary to investigate the basic processes and mechanisms underlying motor control and learning.   

The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree at Emory University is a professional doctorate designed to prepare physical therapists for practice in an evolving health care environment. 

Imagine a place that applies a physical cultural, biophysical and behavioural lens to all aspects of movement, from overcoming injury and managing disease to health promotion and high performance athletics. At the University of Toronto, Kinesiology is all of this and so much more.

The Kinesiology and Health Sciences - Aging, Health and Well-Being programme offered by University of Waterloo develops advanced expertise in healthy aging, older-adult care, and lifespan wellness research.

Our Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum at the University of Pittsburgh prepares our graduates to be leaders in providing cutting-edge care.

In this Physical Therapy - Bioengineering program at the University of Pittsburgh you will be engaged in the didactic coursework and clinical experiences of Pitt’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program and qualified to take the DPT licensing exams. In addition, you will follow a plan of study in a specific area of bioengineering and delve into extensive research that will lead to a PhD.

The School of Kinesiology at Auburn University offers graduate degree programs leading to a master of science (non-thesis and thesis options) and doctor of philosophy. 

Tufts University Doctor of Physical Therapy graduates are market-ready physical therapists ready to serve society as human movement specialists.

The Ph.D. in Kinesiology - Sport Pedagogy at Texas A&M University prepares students for teaching and research positions in universities as well as leadership positions in state or regional departments of education.