17 PhD programmes offered by the university

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at the University of Pittsburgh is grounded in research methods and strategies, with a mentorship model, that gives students an esteemed personal foundation.

The Psychology program at the University of Pittsburgh prepares students for academic, scientific, and industry careers that emphasize research and teaching. We offer a rich and dynamic intellectual community with outstanding opportunities to study behavior at multiple ages, using state-of-the-art methods and varying levels of analysis.

The Language, Literacy and Culture (LLC) PhD at the University of Pittsburgh is focused on the study of cultural, linguistic, social, psychological, and political perspectives on teaching, learning, and teacher education.

The graduate program in Communication at the University of Pittsburgh is consistently identified as one of the top ten programs in the country. Its faculty and graduates have provided leadership to the field and have shaped the study of communication in significant ways.

The Department of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh creates knowledge and insights through cutting-edge research and educates students for responsible citizenship and for a diverse range of fulfilling careers.

Graduate study in Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh covers a wide range of geographical and topical specialties in all four subfields of anthropology (social and cultural anthropology, archaeology, physical anthropology, and anthropological linguistics).

Whether you want to teach, conduct research, or work in a policy environment, the Public and International Affairs PhD program at the University of Pittsburgh will equip you with the skills, tools, and knowledge to succeed in highly competitive environments such as leading universities, government agencies, and nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations around the world.

Our scholarly community supports graduate students’ development of a specialized Sociology research program at the University of Pittsburgh.

The French faculty at the University of Pittsburgh is a community of scholars and teachers committed to breaking down the borders between disciplines, time periods, and geographic contexts

The University of Pittsburgh’s graduate program in Africana Studies is led by faculty trained in Africana Studies as well as other disciplines from the humanities and social sciences.

Faculty and graduate students in the Economics program at the University of Pittsburgh explore six fields: econometrics, experimental and behavioral economics, labor/ development, macroeconomics/ international economics, microeconomic theory and urban/ public/ history.

The University of Pittsburgh's graduate program in Hispanic Languages and Literatures is one of the top graduate programs in Latin American literature and cultural studies in the United States.

The Slavic Languages and Literatures program at the University of Pittsburgh encourages interdisciplinary work in training future scholars in Slavic Studies and it prepares students to be competitive on the national job market.

The PhD in Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh prepares students to conduct research and teach in the social and behavioral sciences areas of public health and in academic settings.

Responding to the needs of individuals looking to advance their careers, the University of Pittsburgh School of Education offers a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Education Policy and Social Change that serves professionals from various fields through interdisciplinary and practical experiences.

Become a world-class researcher in equity-driven educational policy through the PhD in Education Policy at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education.

Organized by the theoretical and interdisciplinary emphasis of critical and cultural studies, the Critical and Cultural Studies doctoral program at the University of Pittsburgh fosters challenging and inventive work in the ongoing project of English studies, broadly conceived.