300 PhD programmes in Political Science

The Political Science  programme from Masaryk University is geared toward preparing highly qualified experts in the field of political science and security studies. 

Within the Tepper School, Economics and Public Policy Ph.D. students at the Carnegie Mellon University  are not required to take courses, but they are required to pass qualifying examinations. 

In the Doctoral Programme in Administrative Sciences, Business Studies and Politics at Tampere University, students can complete the doctoral degrees of Doctor of Administrative Sciences, Doctor of Science (Econ./Business Adm.), or Doctor of Social Sciences.

The Department of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has a very innovative Ph.D. program with strong interdisciplinary emphases.

Yale University’s Ph.D. program has a strong historical record of producing leading scholars in the field of Political Science. 

This Political Studies programme is offered by the Department of Politics and International Relations within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg.

The research training group The Dynamics of Demography, Democratic Processes and Public Policy offers doctoral researchers at Hertie School Berlin a unique and internationally competitive three-year PhD programme in cutting-edge quantitative methods and advanced theories of demography, democracy and public policy.

The principal goal of the Stanford University Ph.D. program in Political Science is the training of scholars. Most students who receive doctorates in the program do research and teach at colleges or universities.

Completing a Ph.D. Political Science program at University of Washington is a major undertaking that requires extraordinary dedication and initiative. 

The Graduate Program in Political Science at Boston University offers an intellectually stimulating and collegial environment for the training of PhD candidates

Thank you for visiting the graduate Political Science program website at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and for giving us the opportunity to introduce ourselves. We take special pride in our Department’s high national ranking in the discipline — and in the shared determination of our faculty to continue to build an exciting intellectual community. 

Embark on a thought-provoking academic journey at Northeastern University's Political Science Doctoral Program.

The Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland offers a Ph.D. degree in political science, intended for those planning academic and research-based careers.

In the Political and Social Sciences programme offered at European University Institute (EUI) researchers will study the important issues of our time that social science can uniquely address, with PhD opportunities across politics and comparative politics, political theory, international relations, and sociology.

The ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy's Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations program, in partnership with the University of Bucharest, epitomizes excellence in the field of cultural diplomacy.

The strength of the Ph.D. program in Political Science at University of Nevada, Reno lies in its small size and the diversity of its faculty. 

The Political Science program at Northwestern University is designed for students whose primary concern is a mastery of theories, methods of research, and substantive literature of the discipline of political science.

Our program in Political Science at Baylor University also allows doctoral students to work in an interdisciplinary concentration, such as "Religion and Politics" or "Politics and Literature." This concentration allows students to draw on programs throughout the university, such as Church-State Studies, English, history, philosophy and sociology.

This Security Studies degree program is offered by the College of Sciences at the University of Central Florida.

The Political and Administrative Sciences curriculum at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn deals with in-depth knowledge of research methodology in the process of effective implementation of research projects in the social sciences, with particular emphasis on political science and administration.