42 PhD programmes offered by the university

The doctoral program in Computer Science from Princeton University combines coursework and participation in original research.

The Electrical and Computer Engineering program from Princeton University draws students from all over the world. 

The German program from Princeton University has long been recognized as one of the leading programs of German studies. 

The Department of Geosciences at Princeton University, together with its affiliated interdepartmental programs and institutes, serves as Princeton’s central focus for the Earth, atmospheric, oceanographic and environmental sciences. 

The goal of the History of Science program at Princeton University is to enhance our students' enthusiasm for the subject while also training them for the joint professional responsibilities of teaching and research. 

The Operations Research and Financial Engineering program from Princeton University places a strong emphasis on mathematical and computational tools. 

The Department of Near Eastern Studies (NES) has been a leader in the study of the Middle East since 1927, when it was founded as the Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures. The Near Eastern Studies program is offered by Princeton University.

The History program from Princeton University values an approach to scholarship grounded in the particular while retaining a sense of the whole. 

How do our brains work? How do millions of individual neurons work together to give rise to behavior at the level of a whole organism? Training researchers to answer these fundamental, unanswered questions is the goal of the Neuroscience program in the Princeton University. 

Graduate work within the Department of Psychology at Princeton University emphasizes preparation for research and teaching in psychology, with specialization in the following broad areas: cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, language, learning and memory, perception and cognition, the psychology of inequality, social neuroscience, social psychology, and systems neuroscience. 

The Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University offers a select group of highly qualified students the opportunity to obtain a thorough knowledge of branches of mathematics indispensable to science and engineering applications, including numerical analysis and other computational methods.

We offer a phd degree in Plasma Physics at Princeton University. Applications of plasma science and technology meld several traditional scientific and engineering specialties. 

Princeton University's Ph.D. program in the Department of Classics recognizes the increasing diversity of approaches and subjects housed within the discipline and aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop a varied and comprehensive course of study appropriate to their developing research interests. 

The Sociology program from Princeton University focus on guiding students who have excelled as consumers of knowledge through the transition to becoming producers of scholarship. 

Princeton University provides facilities for students intending to work toward the Chemistry program. 

The Anthropology program from Princeton University is the final degree in the graduate program.

The Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering program at Princeton University emphasizes achieving fundamental understanding in a broad range of topics, a deep understanding in a particular area, and excellent communications skills.

The Philosophy program from Princeton University in philosophy is designed to equip promising students for careers as philosophers and teachers of philosophy.

When a student enters the Civil and Environmental Engineering program from Princeton University, an adviser is assigned to the student based on the student's area of interest.

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature is offered by the Department of Comparative Literature from Princeton University in cooperation with other departments.