10 PhD programmes offered by the university

As a student in our PhD in Economics program at University of Kentucky, you will study with faculty who are experts in their fields, work with bright and capable students, and obtain a vast amount of knowledge of your field.

The Department of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Kentucky investigates gender broadly conceived, and the cultures and contributions of women worldwide from feminist/womanist perspectives.

The Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at University of Kentucky, a research, academic and service unit of the Graduate School, offers the Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration, the Master in Public Administration (MPA), the Master in Public Policy (MPP) degrees and the online Master of Public Financial Management.

The University of Kentucky has a distinguished history of research and educational achievement. And the Political Science Department at University of Kentucky has a long tradition of excellent scholarship, effective teaching, and training graduate students to become leading scholars in the discipline.

Doctoral Psychology training at the University of Kentucky takes place in the context of research and training clusters that reflect prominent themes, levels of analysis, and methodologies within psychology.

Since its inception in the 1960s, the graduate program at University of Kentucky has been nationally recognized as a leader in applied Anthropology. 

Ranked as one of the best PhD programs in the nation and one of the top-ranked programs at University of Kentucky, the Graduate Program in Communication offers the only doctoral communication program in the Commonwealth.

The reputation of the Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of Kentucky is based on the department's long, outstanding history and a tradition of exciting and innovative scholarship on the part of its faculty.

Our Counseling Psychology doctoral (PhD) program at University of Kentucky is APA-accredited. Our program follows the Boulder model for preparing scientist-practitioners, with an emphasis on community engagement and belonging.

We are pleased that you are interested in graduate studies in Geography at the University of Kentucky.