14 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Life Sciences and Clinical Investigation program at Northwestern University is designed to connect PhD trainees in life sciences early in their research experience with clinician investigators who can help them see the value of understanding the clinical needs of patients. 

The Physical Therapy and Public Health program at Northwestern University is available to physical therapy students in the Feinberg School of Medicine. 

The Health Sciences - Social Sciences and Health program at Northwestern University offers doctoral student training across multiple disciplines within the health sciences, spanning from informatics and program evaluation to implementation science and outcomes research. 

The Health Sciences - Health Services and Outcomes Research program at Northwestern University offers doctoral student training across multiple disciplines within the health sciences, spanning from informatics and program evaluation to implementation science and outcomes research. 

In the Biomedical Engineering - Imaging and Biophotonics program at Northwestern University, research in imaging and biophotonics includes new technology development, image-based biophysical modeling of disease processes, the application of these techniques to address crucial problems in fundamental biology and human physiology, and translation into clinical applications and patient studies.

The Medicine and Public Health program at Northwestern University is available to incoming medical students in the Feinberg School of Medicine. 

The Clinical Psychology program at Northwestern University is one of only a handful of programs in the United States based in an academic medical center and housed in a psychiatry department.

The Medical Anthropology program at Northwestern University prepares graduates for leadership in academic and government institutions requiring expertise in biocultural approaches to the study of human health and disease. 

The Health Sciences - Health and Biomedical Informatics program at Northwestern University offers doctoral student training across multiple disciplines within the health sciences, spanning from informatics and program evaluation to implementation science and outcomes research. 

The Life Sciences program at Northwestern University combines graduate study in biochemistry and structural biology, cancer biology, cell biology, developmental biology,, genetics and genomics, immunology, microbiology, neurobiology, pharmacology, systems biology, and biomedical informatics into a single program. 

The Health Sciences program at Northwestern University offers doctoral student training in multiple disciplines within the health sciences. 

The Health Sciences - Biostatistics program at Northwestern University offers doctoral student training across multiple disciplines within the health sciences, spanning from informatics and program evaluation to implementation science and outcomes research. 

The Life Sciences and Public Health program at Northwestern University focuses on scientific research and interdisciplinary public health. Graduates of this program will be positioned for leadership roles in academic and government institutions seeking expertise in molecular or cellular approaches to population-based health questions.

The Physical Therapy and Engineering program at Northwestern University focuses on the pathophysiology of movement disorders and how the resulting impairments and handicaps impact the design of therapeutic devices, rehabilitation strategies, and patients' quality of life.