21 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Biophysics Graduate Program at The Ohio State University trains students to understand biological systems using the theories and methods of quantitative life science. More exactly, biophysics training involves using physics and its related sciences of physical chemistry, electrical engineering, mathematics, and computer science to research basic biological questions.

The Department of Microbiology has a rich history and long tradition of training world-class scientists. The Microbiology programme is offered by The Ohio State University. 

The Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology (EEOB) at The Ohio State University offers a PhD program that leads to mastery of the fundamental principles in the student’s area of interest in the general realm of evolution, ecology and organismal biology. 

The Ohio State Biochemistry Program (OSBP) is an interdisciplinary graduate program that trains students to investigate the biochemical basis of life and disease. The Ohio State Biochemistry Program is offered by The Ohio State University. 

The oral biology doctoral program is an interdisciplinary program consisting of twenty-nine faculty from three health sciences colleges (dentistry, medicine, and veterinary medicine) and the Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Oral Biology program is offered by The Ohio State University.

The Ohio State Department of Astronomy at The Ohio State University  offers a superb PhD program for students interested in observational or theoretical astrophysics or astronomical instrumentation.

The Atmospheric Sciences Program (ASP) at The Ohio State University is designed to provide students with a basic foundation in the physical principles, theory, methodological skills, and applications central to the disciplines of meteorology and climatology. We seek to produce scholars and scientists able to perform academic research work of the highest quality.

The Plant Pathology Graduate program has an excellent national reputation with a top tier doctoral program and outstanding faculty committed to graduate education. The Plant Pathology program is offered by The Ohio State University.

The PhD in Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) at the The Ohio State University provides high-level research and scholarly training for individuals who wish to pursue independent, original thinking and careers in academia or high-level research.

Students come to The Ohio State University Department of Entomology from across the U.S. and around the world. We have a large faculty with diverse research interests. 

The Chemical Physics Program at The Ohio State University is probably the country's largest, most comprehensive and exciting. Our faculty members are doing innovative work on all of the atomic and molecular properties of matter, our facilities are comprehensive and our research environment is challenging.

The Graduate Program in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB) is interdisciplinary in nature and emphasizes an integrative approach to the discipline, combining the talents of more than 100 PhD students and 130 faculty from multiple departments in seven colleges. The Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology programme is offered by The Ohio State University. 

The first semester is devoted mainly to core coursework, with elective coursework being completed in the second semester and second year. Chemistry students at The Ohio State University join a lab in the spring of the first year. 

Our goal is to attract innovative, forward thinkers and train them to become tomorrow’s pioneers in brain research. To this end we offer a competitive, stimulating environment for students pursuing a doctoral degree in neuroscience. The Neuroscience Graduate Program programme is offered by The Ohio State University. 

We have designed the graduate program in physics to give you a solid background in the fundamentals, an understanding of the major fields of current research, and an opportunity for in-depth investigations. The Physics program is offered by The Ohio State University.

Designed to allow graduate students to build a solid foundation for their professional life as a interdiscplinary researcher, the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program program at The Ohio State University trains students to investigate human disease through a process of integrating information across several traditional biomedical research disciplines.

Graduate students in our PhD program in mathematics are part of a challenging environment with unique opportunities for teaching and research and the opportunity to work with some of the finest scholars in the country. The Mathematics programme is offered by The Ohio State University. 

The basic philosophy of the Interdisciplinary PhD program in Biostatistics at The Ohio State University is to provide trained personnel to the academic biostatistics community, including academia, industry and government. The goal is to develop a student's ability to create new methodologies as well as address applied questions that arise from the biomedical sciences and public health.

The Department of Statistics offers several graduate degree programs, including the MS and PhD in Statistics and the Master of Applied Statistics (MAS) degree. It jointly administers a unique Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Biostatistics with the Division of Biostatistics in the College of Public Health. The Statistics program is offered by The Ohio State University.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree program in Anatomy at The Ohio State University gives students the opportunity to achieve a high level of scholarly competence and to develop the capacity to contribute to research and knowledge in the anatomical sciences.