85 PhD programmes offered by the university

This graduate Human Development and Family Studies program at Purdue University prepares you to define problems and conduct innovative and rigorous research that informs policies and practices aimed at helping individuals and families thrive.

The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS) at Purdue University offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science (non-thesis or thesis degree), and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. 

The aim of the graduate program in Chemistry at Purdue University is to provide an environment for individuals to develop the skills to become leaders in scientific research and education, capable of making original contributions to the advancement of chemistry and related disciplines. 

Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences is a multidisciplinary department in the College of Science at Purdue University offering graduate research programs leading to the Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. 

The faculty and staff in the Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) at Purdue University provide education opportunities, conduct research and develop relationships within and outside Purdue, with the goal of addressing global challenges on a local scale.

The Food Science Program at Purdue University is an interdepartmental program, including all 20 of the faculty in the Department of Food Science and 11 select faculty in the following departments: Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Animal Sciences, Nutrition Science. 

Toxicologists investigate the effects that chemical, physical or biological agents have on individuals, animals and the environment to determine if they are harmful. Toxicology at Purdue University is multidisciplinary, applying knowledge and techniques from biochemistry, chemistry, physiology, molecular biology, genomics, proteomics and other disciplines.

The Clinical Psychological Sciences Program at Purdue University aligns itself as a clinical science training program and is a charter member of The Academy of Psychological Clinical Science, which is a coalition of doctoral training programs that share a common goal of producing and applying scientific knowledge to the assessment, understanding, and amelioration of human problems. 

This Neuroscience and Behavior program at Purdue University offers exceptional flexibility to customize your graduate training and research. The program provides exceptional access to state-of-the art techniques and technologies combined with a variety of animal and human behavior models to study brain-behavior relationships, broadly defined.

Our unique program at Purdue University provides a broad training in Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences.

The Interdisciplinary Ecological Science and Engineering degree is offered at Purdue University. Join us! 

In an era of dwindling resources and increasing competition, optimization questions have assumed a new and urgent importance. To that end, doctoral seminars in Quantitative Methods from Purdue University focus on advanced optimization applications and methodologies. 

Purdue University's graduate Mathematics program is one of the largest in the country — and one of the best. 

The Industrial and Organizational Psychology program at Purdue University is interested in people in the workplace and how work affects people’s lives more broadly. 

Our Sociology program at Purdue University prepares students to become researchers, scholars, and teachers through a well-balanced curriculum comprising theory and methods that enable students to conduct sociological research at the forefront of the field.

At Purdue University, the Department of Pharmacy Practice, within the College of Pharmacy, offers Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in two research tracks (1) Health Services, Outcomes, and Policy and (2) Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Health physics — or the science of radiation protection — is the profession devoted to protecting people and their environment from potential radiation hazards while making it possible to enjoy the beneficial uses of radiation. We offer a Health Physics degree at the Purdue University.

Our PhD in Aviation Technology and Management program from Purdue University prepares graduates to serve important education, research and policy-making roles in the aviation industry.

The Doctor in Technology at Purdue University is designed to encompass best practice techniques that can be implemented in business, industry, government and NGOs, as well as by entrepreneurs, to solve complex technology-related problems. 

Mathematical psychologists and cognitive modelers develop and test quantitative theories of cognition, behavior, neuroscience and other psychological phenomena. As a student in the Mathematical and Computational Psychology program at Purdue University, you will acquire a solid foundation in mathematics, psychology and statistics.