38 PhD programmes offered by the university

Personalize your program of study by developing and exploring the areas of rehabilitation science that interest you most. You will gain valuable experience in identifying and addressing major research questions by designing, conducting and publishing research throughout the Rehabilitation Science PhD program at the University at Buffalo .

If you are interested in combining chemistry, biology, mathematics and computer techniques with pharmacology, physiology and biochemistry, to work on the development of treatments to prevent disease and improve health, a degree in the Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University at Buffalo  may be for you.

Epidemiology focuses on understanding the determinants and prevention of disease, on the role of environmental factors in health and disease and how the administration of health programs can help implement this understanding. Earn the highest degree in Epidemiology with our research-intensive PhD program at the University at Buffalo.

The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is the world's first cancer research institute and a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Cancer Sciences program is offered at the University at Buffalo.

The curriculum develops critical thinking as well as written and oral communication skills. Students receive personal attention from their advisors.  This Biological Sciences programme is offered at the University at Buffalo.

Graduate study in Biomedical Informatics at the University at Buffalo, provides an in-depth foundation in evaluating and managing concepts and systems related to information management in healthcare, and biomedical research settings. 

The Family Nurse Practitioner program at University at Buffalo focuses on the development of advanced practice nurses who are clinically and culturally competent to deliver primary care across the lifespan.

The Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University at Buffalo, is only offered as a post-master's DNP program. 

The graduate curriculum in Communicative Disorders and Sciences at University at Buffalo covers various aspects of communication, with an emphasis on communicative disorders. 

The Exercise Science degree at University at Buffalo is the scientific study of how human movement influences health, fitness, performance and disease prevention. 

The dual-degree Business Administration - Pharmacy program at the University at Buffalo reduces the usual pattern of a four-year PharmD program and a two-year MBA program, by one year.

The Child Health Nurse Practitioner (Post-MS) to DNP program from University at Buffalo is designed for specialty-certified, advanced-practice nurses to complete in a part-time and online format. 

The Communicative Disorders and Sciences curriculum in speech-language pathology and audiology covers various aspects of communication, with an emphasis on communicative disorders. The program is offered at the University at Buffalo.

Exercise science is the scientific study of how human movement influences health, fitness, performance and disease prevention. The Exercise and Nutrition Sciences program from  University at Buffalo, explores the complex relationship between the body, nutrients and health.

The Adult, Gerontology Nurse Practitioner DNP program at the University at Buffalo prepares nurses for advanced practice to be competent in assessing and managing both health and illness states across the adult/older-adult age spectrum, and across the continuum of care from wellness to illness. 

Our nurse anesthetist program at University at Buffalo prepares students for the challenges they'll face as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA).

The Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at University at Buffalo prepares advanced practice nurses for leadership and direct care roles in the planning and delivery of preventive, brief and long-term psychiatric/mental health care.

The Pharmacy Practice four-year professional program at the University at Buffalo, enables one to work as a licensed pharmacist, interacting with patients and other health care practitioners for matters involving treatment by medications. 

Graduate training in the Microbiology and Immunology at University at Buffalo  provides education and research opportunities in each of our four core disciplines: bacterial pathogenesis, eukaryotic pathogenesis (parasitology and mycology), virology, and immunology. 

We expect our Clinical Psychology students at University at Buffalo to contribute to the science of clinical psychology, and to learn to infuse their clinical work with empirical findings and theoretical concepts.