13 PhD programmes offered by the university

The School of Public Health at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is pleased to offer a doctoral program (Ph.D.) in Public Health. 

The mission of the Doctor of Medical Physics program at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is to provide a high-quality graduate education experience for students in therapeutic medical physics. 

The School of Nursing’s Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at University of Nevada, Las Vegas prepares scholars to advance nursing science and practice through rigorous research, evidence-based education, and dynamic leadership. 

The School of Nursing enables doctoral students to take electives through the Nursing Education Exchange NEXus from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, an organization that offers nursing courses available at other member institutions.

This Occupational Therapy (Post-Professional) program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is designed to serve current working professionals who wish to advance their careers by earning a higher degree in order to assume positions in teaching, advanced clinical practice, and/or leadership positions.

The primary function of the School of Dental Medicine (SDM) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is to provide world class oral health education while providing for the dental needs of Nevada residents.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, in the scientist-practitioner tradition, prepares students to address psychological concerns through both scholarly research and the application of psychological knowledge and skills in practice.

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a terminal professional practice degree that prepares nurses to assume leadership roles in clinical practice, administration, clinical teaching, and clinical research. 

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine, Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics offers a 60-month combined Doctorate Degree and Certificate residency program in Oral Biology offers a 60-month combined Doctorate Degree and Certificate residency program.

The Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is an advanced standing program for dentists who graduated from non-U.S. accredited dental schools.

The Occupational Therapy program at University of Nevada, Las Vegas that immerses students in an intensive 120 credit hour curriculum designed for entry-level competence

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. in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), one of the first offered in the Western United States, is an innovative approach to healthcare research and responds to the growing demand from federal funding agencies to have an interdisciplinary research approach to complex healthcare problems.