47 PhD programmes offered by the university

Physical Oceanography at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the exploration and study of the physics and geography of the ocean currents and water properties. 

The Climate Variability and Impacts program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studies the life in the oceans—the distribution, abundance, and production of marine species along with the processes that govern species' spread and development.

Chemical Oceanography at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the study of the pathways that chemical species follow on their transit through the oceans.

The Microbiology program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a wide program that is designed to provide students with broad exposure to modern areas of microbiology and depth in the chosen area of thesis work. 

We offer a Doctor of Science degree in Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 

The program of studies leading to the doctorate in Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) provides subjects and seminars in such traditional areas as logic, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, social and political philosophy, and history of philosophy. 

The interdepartmental doctoral program in Transportation provides a structured and follow-on doctoral program for students enrolled in MIT’s Master of Science in Transportation program or other transportation-related masters degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) or elsewhere.

Applications to the Mechanical Engineering (MechE) Graduate Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are accepted from persons who have completed, or will have completed by the time they arrive, a Bachelor’s degree. 

Our Chemistry PhD program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) equips graduate students with the skills necessary to succeed as independent researchers.

We offer a phd degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Graduate Biology is a doctoral program. There is no Masters offered. 

We offer a Doctor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), we offer a phd degree in Materials Science and Engineering. 

MIT Sloan PhD Program graduates at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) go on to teach and conduct research at the world's most prestigious universities.

The Computational and Systems Biology (CSB) program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) seeks to train a new breed of quantitative biologists who can take advantage of technologies at the leading edge of science and engineering to tackle fundamental and applied problems in biology.

The Program in Polymers and Soft Matter of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is an interdisciplinary program offering graduate education in the field of polymer science and engineering.

Applied Ocean Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a discipline that combines basic research on a wide range of oceanic processes with applied research and engineering design of systems for the exploration, measurement, mapping, prediction, and beneficial use of the oceans.

We prepare our Nuclear Science and Engineering students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to make contributions to the scientific fundamentals of our field.

Passionate about the place where science, engineering, and medicine intersect? Earn a Medical Engineering and Medical Physics PhD degree grounded in at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

We offer a Doctor of Science degree in Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).