70 PhD programmes in Public Law in North America

Dalhousie University's Doctor of Philosophy in Law programme is a highly focused and selective curriculum from which you will benefit from extensive faculty and library resources. Successful candidates will be prepared for a career in academia, research institutes, governmental bodies, international organizations, law firms, advocacy groups. 

The Juris Doctor programme at Pace University offers an integrated curriculum designed to ensure the development of appropriate academic, procedural, and lawyering skills. Students begin their studies in the fall.

This Law and Policy (Online) EdS program from Liberty University is designed to equip you with an in-depth knowledge of the law and its connection to public policy.

This Education - Educational Law (Online) PhD program from Liberty University applies relevant concepts in a way that can give you the flexibility to help learners in any setting, and the knowledge you gain in educational law can prepare you to lead others in corporations, businesses, and successful school administrations.

Intensive, selective and challenging, our Comparative Law doctoral program at McGill University is ideal for scholars intent on deepening and broadening their critical understanding of the law, as well as their original engagement with it.

The Doctor of Canon Law is the terminal degree at Catholic University of America in the studies of canon law. A canon lawyer is a person trained in the universal law of the Church which is founded in the Code of Canon Law. 

With nine top-ranking specialties, Case Western Reserve University School of Law equips you for the evolving practice of law. Here, our renowned faculty will help you develop your leadership and interpersonal skills while honing your legal and research savvy. 

The Law program from University of Denver provides experiences that prepare you for today's—and tomorrow's—legal market. 

Our Law students at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill receive an unrivaled legal education that allows them to choose a career path that aligns with their interests and passions.

At the Georgetown University, we offer our graduate students a dual Ph.D./J.D. degree in Philosophy - Law.

One of the primary aims of the Law program at Western University - Canada is to prepare promising scholars for careers as legal academics.

The Juris Doctor - Public Administration JD/MPA program from Queen's University is a three-and-a-half-year combined degree program. 

McGeorge from University of the Pacific offers the Juridical Science degree in two areas: International Water Resources Law and International legal Studies. 

The J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University offers a course of graduate professional study leading to the juris doctorate (JD) degree. 

A Juris Doctor degree from McGeorge School of Law from University of the Pacific is a gateway to a variety of professional opportunities and settings. Become one of more than 14,000 alumni who work in every state and 64 countries around the globe.

The Juridical Science degree at Case Western Reserve University is designed to give you an opportunity to complete the highest research degree in law within a specialized field of study of your choice.

Intensive, selective and challenging, our Law doctoral program at McGill University is ideal for scholars intent on deepening and broadening their critical understanding of the law, as well as their original engagement with it.

University of San Diego School of Law shapes its Juris Doctor curriculum to meet the diverse career goals and intellectual interests of its students within the traditional educational preparation for the practice of law.

The PhD in Public Affairs program at University of Texas at Dallas is a rigorous, research-oriented degree offered through the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences.

At the New York University, we offer a degree in Neural Science - Law. You are welcomed to join us in our program!