75 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Apparel Design programme offered by Cornell University develops advanced research expertise in clothing design, fashion theory, and human-centred apparel innovation.

The Animal Science program at Cornell University, which emphasizes training for independent research, is aimed at development of competent scientists who have mastered one subject, have adequate knowledge of related subjects, and have demonstrated their ability to plan, undertake, complete, and interpret research.

The Cornell University graduate program in Communication is designed to assist students in proposing, testing, and refining communication theories; in practicing skilled research; and in becoming knowledgeable about communication. The Communication program is offered by Cornell University.

The program offers preparation for research, for the application of sociology in public-service work, for development work in the United States and other countries, and for college teaching in sociology, rural sociology, and related fields. The Development Sociology program is offered by Cornell University.

Degree candidates are expected to pursue study and research that will give them a deeper comprehension of the basic and applied sciences and will develop initiative, originality, and creative ability. The Chemical Engineering program is offered by Cornell University.

Music at Cornell University flourishes through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates the fields of performance, historical musicology, ethno-musicology, composition, and music theory.   

The graduate program in Near Eastern studies emphasizes the languages, literatures, history, and cultures of the Near East. The Near Eastern Studies program is offered by Cornell University.

The Fiber Science programme offered by Cornell University develops advanced research expertise in fibrous materials, polymers, textiles, and their technological applications.

The Geological Sciences programme at Cornell University is designed to give students broad and formal training in the basic sciences as well as field and practical experience through research in their specialty. 

The field focuses on both the molecular and macroscopic aspects of biomedical engineering and comprises five research areas: biomedical instrumentation; drug delivery, design and metabolism; biomaterials; computational and systems biology; and medical biomechanics. The Biomedical Engineering program is offered by Cornell University.

The graduate Physics program at Cornell University is designed to give students an adequate background in the concepts and techniques of theoretical and experimental physics in preparation for careers at the most advanced level in research or teaching.

Applicants to the History of Architecture and Urban Development phd degree at Cornell University should have an undergraduate degree in architecture, archaeology, history, history of art, or anthropology, or appropriate experience in the field. 

The Performing and Media Arts programme offered by Cornell University develops advanced research expertise in performance, media cultures, and interdisciplinary arts scholarship.

In addition to studying a major subject in the Field of Plant Biology, students at Cornell University also take course work in two other minor subjects of their choice, either in or outside the field. 

The Graduate Field in Sociology at Cornell University enrolls about 6-7 doctoral students each year, with about 40 graduate students in the program at any given time.