14 PhD programmes offered by the university

Our Biomedical Science Ph.D. graduates at the University of South Carolina are making a positive impact on the health of our state, nation and world through their innovative research discoveries. 

As a speech-language pathologist, you intend to change individuals’ lives by helping them develop communication skills they never had or regain abilities they lost. Our Communication Sciences and Disorders program at the University of South Carolina will make you one of the top clinical scientists in the profession.

The Nursing Science Ph.D. program at the University of South Carolina prepares you for a nursing research career in academic, clinical or health system settings.

The Physical Therapy program at the University of South Carolina will provide you with necessary skills to diagnose, manage, restore and prevent movement dysfunctions with an ultimate goal of transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.

Graduate students can pursue a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of South Carolina, developing independent research skills necessary to create new knowledge in the field of pharmacy.

The Clinical Expert DNP at the University of South Carolina is a practice degree designed to prepare clinical practitioner scholars to extend their scope within the advanced practice clinical and leadership roles.

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner DNP at the University of South Carolina is a practice degree designed to prepare nurses as clinical practitioners/scholars to assume advanced practice clinical roles.

The Health Services Policy and Management program at the University of South Carolina will offer you the cutting-edge, hands-on learning environment you are searching for as the foundation of your career.

Our Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice program at the University of South Carolina focuses on integration of didactic, clinical experience, simulation with a broad base in the health sciences and a deep understanding of the mechanics of anesthesia.

The Epidemiology program at the University of South Carolina provides students with the necessary skills to determine the causes of health problems by describing the genetic, biological, environmental, social and behavioral factors affecting illness and premature death as well as factors that contribute to health and well-being.

The Executive Healthcare Leadership D.N.P. at the University of South Carolina is a practice degree designed to prepare nurse leaders to assume advanced executive leadership roles.

The diversity and collegiality within the Environmental Health Sciences program at the University of South Carolina makes our faculty uniquely poised to provide advanced education and training and to study the interaction of environmental and human health, specifically within areas of microbiology, toxicology and exposure science.

This Adult Gerontology - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner doctoral program at University of South Carolina is designed to prepare nurses as clinical practitioners/scholars to assume advanced practice clinical roles.

The Family Nurse Practitioner D.N.P. at the University of South Carolina is a practice degree designed to prepare nurses as clinical practitioners/scholars to assume advanced practice clinical roles.