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3.6k PhD programmes in Social Sciences
Multimedia University4,2(36)
Melaka, Malaysia Communication
Doctor of Philosophy (Communication) is a new post-graduate research programme offered at the Faculty of Applied Communication, Multimedia University.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$4,252/yr
University of Sussex4,0(78)
Brighton, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide Social Work and Social Care
This PhD degree programme in Social Work and Social Care is offered at the University of Sussex and it hosts three research centres.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$31,367/yr
The Open University UK4,2(157)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide Policing Research and Learning
The Centre for Policing Research and Learning (CPRL) is a collaboration between The Open University UK and 20 UK police forces to create and use knowledge to improve policing through research, learning and knowledge exchange.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$16,958/yr
University of Toronto4,1(289)
Toronto, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide Developmental Psychology and Education
The Developmental Psychology and Education (DPE) program at the University of Toronto is for those who wish to construct an overall perspective on developmental psychology and human development and their implications for practice with children in educational and other applied settings.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$4,377/yr
Florida International University (FIU)4,3(84)
Miami, United States Top 7% in Worldwide Economics
The objective of the Doctoral program in Economics at Florida International University is to offer advanced training in economic analysis.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
9 years$18,030/yr
The Open University UK4,2(157)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide Child and Youth Studies
Child and Youth Studies is located in the School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport at The Open University UK.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$16,958/yr
Leipzig University3,9(35)
Leipzig, Germany Top 8% in Worldwide Global and Area Studies
Global and Area Studies at Leipzig University is a collaborative research centre that examines modern history up to the present day, with a focus on the role of new spatializations in shaping social interactions and social change.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
National University of Singapore4,5(61)
Singapore, Singapore Top 0.5% in Worldwide Cultural Studies in Asia
Cultural Studies in Asia at National University of Singapore is a field of teaching and research which challenges conventional disciplinary boundaries to rethink received knowledge on existing issues and to address emergent concerns thrown up by the rapid changes and impact on cultural practices, brought on by new technologies and the new phase of global capitalism.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$31,440/yr
Stockholm University4,0(89)
Stockholm, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide Asian Languages and Cultures
The Asian Languages and Cultures programme offered by Stockholm University develops advanced research expertise in language, literature, and cultural studies across Asian regions.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Lethbridge3,7(32)
Lethbridge, Canada Cultural, Social, and Political Thought
The Cultural, Social, and Political Thought major in the Ph.D. program at the University of Lethbridge is interdisciplinary in nature. It is based on a cohort learning model that fosters an environment of interdisciplinary engagement and exchange, research, peer mentoring, and collaboration.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$7,727/yr
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign4,5(28)
Urbana, United States Top 1% in Worldwide Political Science
The course of study leading to a Ph.D. in Political Science at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign requires a minimum of three years of full-time study, culminating in the successful defense of a doctoral dissertation.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
7 years$32,204/yr
Emory University4,3(39)
Atlanta, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences
The PhD in Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences (BSHES) is offered through Emory University's Laney Graduate School. This program trains students to identify, analyze, and intervene on today's most pressing public health issues.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$48,800/yr
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(80)
Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Culture and Performance
Our Culture and Performance programs at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) are devoted to academic and artistic excellence, diversity, freedom of expression, activism, and social transformation through the arts.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$36,297/yr
University of Oxford4,1(106)
Oxford, United Kingdom Top 0.1% in Worldwide Economics
University of Oxford has a thriving group of research students studying for the DPhil in Economics. The DPhil, which is the equivalent to a PhD at most other institutions, is similar in structure to a PhD at leading economics graduate schools worldwide.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$41,164/yr
New York University4,3(115)
New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide South Asian History
South Asian History at the New York University has been the locus for key debates—from those on the origins of early trans-oceanic merchant networks to those on the making of new forms of imperial rule, on nationalism and decolonization, and on subaltern studies, postcolonialism, and globalization—which have had a broad comparative and methodological reach beyond the boundaries of South Asia.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsTuition not available
West Virginia University4,3(9)
Morgantown, United States Top 15% in Worldwide Psychology - Life Span Development
The Psychology - Life Span Development degree at the West Virginia University combines breadth of training in perspectives on normal development across the life span with depth and rigor of training in an area of specialization selected by the student.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$30,024/yr
University of Nottingham4,2(105)
Nottingham, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide American Studies
Our American Studies research at University of Nottingham focuses on North America itself, as well examining the exchange of influences between North American cultures and those of Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$34,370/yr
New York University4,3(115)
New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Sociocultural Anthropology
Cultural anthropologists in the department share a belief that study and research must be firmly grounded in rigorous training in general social and cultural theory, both in contemporary writings and in the classics of anthropology and sociology. We offer a Sociocultural Anthropology degree at New York University.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsTuition not available
Yale University4,2(53)
New Haven, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide African American Studies
African American Studies at Yale University offers a combined Ph.D. in conjunction with several other departments and programs.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
6 yearsFree
Carnegie Mellon University4,3(25)
Pittsburgh, United States Top 1% in Worldwide Public Policy and Management
The doctoral program in Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College prepares students to apply a rigorous scientific approach to social, organizational, economic, and management problems in an increasingly connected world.
Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
10 years$57,420/yr