73 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Stanford University Biophysics Program is an interdisciplinary, interdepartmental training program leading to the Ph.D. Degree in biophysics.

The Communication Ph.D. program at Stanford University prepares students to conduct original research on communication processes, their origins, and their psychological, political and cultural effects. Most of our doctoral graduates enter academic teaching and research careers, or communication-related professions that require research skills.

Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education (CTE) at Stanford University offers doctoral degrees with multiple available specializations.

E-IPER's PhD in Environment and Resources degree program at Stanford University is designed to enable students to become first-rate interdisciplinary researchers and acquire the knowledge and skills to succeed in both academic and non-academic careers.

The Biochemistry program of study at Stanford University is designed to prepare students for productive careers in biochemistry; its emphasis is training in research, and each student works closely with members of the faculty.

The program of graduate education in Applied Physics at Stanford University is designed to prepare students for professional leadership careers in science and technology. 

Geophysics is a hybrid discipline uniquely devoted to applying physical principles and methods to studying Earth’s and other planets’ complex systems (processes and properties). The program at Stanford University is designed to provide a background of fundamentals in science and courses to coordinate these fundamentals with the principles of geophysics.

Study for the PhD in Bioengineering at Stanford University combines rigorous coursework with novel research mentored by faculty, enabling students to develop as independent intellectual leaders working at the interfaces between biology, medicine, engineering, and the physical sciences.

The Immunology doctoral program at Stanford University offers instruction and research opportunities leading to a Ph.D. in Immunology. Two tracks are offered: Molecular, Cellular, and Translational Immunology and Computational and Systems Immunology.

The Slavic Languages and Literatures program at Stanford University is known for its innovative approach to the cultural disciplines, personalized guidance of graduate students, and insistence on the highest intellectual standards.

The PhD at Stanford University is conferred upon candidates who have demonstrated substantial scholarship and the ability to conduct independent research and analysis in Psychology.

The Department of Chemical and Systems Biology at Stanford University offers interdisciplinary training to prepare students for independent careers in biomedical science. The main focus of the program is cell signaling, chemical biology, and systems biology.

The Department of Art and Art History at Stanford University offers this PhD degree program in Art History. The program is relatively small, and affords the graduate student the opportunity to work intensively with individual members of the faculty.

This PhD in Statistics at Stanford University is aimed at students wishing to pursue in-depth research in the field of Probability or Statistics and their applications.

The DMA in Composition at Stanford University is offered to a limited number of students who demonstrate substantial training in the field and high promise of attainment as composers.

The field of Finance at Stanford University covers the economics of claims on resources. Financial economists study the valuation of these claims, the markets in which they are traded, and their use by individuals, corporations, and the society at large.

The Biomedical Data Science Program at Stanford University is interdisciplinary and offers instruction and research opportunities leading to a Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Informatics.

The PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University is designed to give students a broad and deep understanding of materials science and engineering so that they will have long and fruitful careers as researchers.

The Linguistics Ph.D. program at Stanford University emphasizes rigorous theoretical work that has at its base a firm empirical foundation in language data. 

The doctoral specialization in International Comparative Education at Stanford University is designed to relate a firm grounding in the theories and methods of a basic social or behavioral science to the analysis of education's role in the processes of economic growth, political development, and social change.