24 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Physiology and Integrative Biology course at Rutgers University offers both PhD and MS degrees with participation of research laboratories from the School of Graduate Studies, this programme is designed to provide training at the interface of genomics, cell biology and organismal physiology.

The Mathematics programme at Rutgers University offers courses of study leading to the degrees of Ph.D. and M.S.  

The Prevention Science programme at Rutgers University places a strong emphasis on intervention strategies, causal analysis, and advanced statistical methods. Graduates acquire essential skills for conducting high-quality research in diverse fields, including international development, education reform, and healthcare.

The Cell and Developmental Biology course at Rutgers University is part of a diverse, interactive community of biological scientists working at Rutgers.

The Department of Chemistry at Rutgers University offers undergraduate major and minor programmes in chemistry along with graduate training (M.S. and Ph.D.) in a modern facility with state-of-the-art instrumentation. 

The Physics and Astronomy course at Rutgers University is designed to give students a broad understanding of classical and modern physics, with intensive training in one of the frontier areas of modern research.

The Neuroscience course at Rutgers University includes faculty members from several departments representing neuroscience, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and psychology, psychiatry, genetics, neurology, and animal sciences. 

The Learning, Cognition, Instruction, and Development - Statistics and Measurement degree at Rutgers University prepares students to become statisticians and psychometricians with broad expertise in applied statistics, measurement theory, educational assessment, and statistical analysis.

The Statistics Department programme at Rutgers University is intended for students with strong mathematical backgrounds who are wishing to pursue research-oriented careers in academia or industry.  

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers University offers rigorous programmes of graduate study leading to either a Ph.D. degree or an M.S. (with or without research thesis) degree.

The Microbial Biology course at Rutgers University offers a diverse research and educational experience focused on microbial life processes and their applications. 

The keystone of the Entomology programme at Rutgers University is individual research projects performed by graduate students under close supervision by faculty in the Departments of Entomology. 

The Microbiology and Molecular Genetics course at Rutgers University is part of a large, diverse, and highly interactive community of biological scientists that form the Graduate programme in Molecular Biosciences at Rutgers University and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. 

The Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience course at Rutgers University offers students the opportunity to receive world-class training in molecular, cellular, circuit, and behavioral approaches to modern neuroscience.

The Biochemistry course at Rutgers University is part of a large, diverse, and highly interactive community of biological scientists that form the Graduate programme in Molecular Biosciences at Rutgers University.

The Biology course at Rutgers University is a joint programme between the departments of Biological Sciences at Rutgers-Newark and at the New Jersey Institute of technology (NJIT).  

Nurturing the next generation of physicists in industry, education, and academia. We offer a Physics degree at the Rutgers University.

The Atmospheric Science course at Rutgers University is designed to furnish the student with the education and research background necessary to carry out independent and original scientific research.

The Oceanography course at Rutgers University is centered in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, which serves as a focus of interdisciplinary studies and research in estuarine, coastal and open-ocean environments. 

The Computational and Integrative Biology degree at the Rutgers University offers rigorous research training. With faculty support, students from diverse academic backgrounds contribute to groundbreaking interdisciplinary research.