102 PhD programmes offered by the university

Founded in 1891, the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law plays a leading role in the legal profession through countless contributions made by current students, graduates, and faculty. The Law - Juris Doctor programme is offered by The Ohio State University.

The Accounting and Management Information Systems PhD program in the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State at The Ohio State University is one of the top accounting PhD programs in the country. 

The Aerospace Engineering graduate program at The Ohio State University, which is ranked in the top 20 nationally, is changing the way we think about flight. 

The Department of African American and African Studies at The Ohio State University offers graduate courses leading to the Master of Arts, and a PhD degrees in African American and African Studies.

The focus of the Immunology and Immunotherapeutics Graduate Program (I2GP) at The Ohio State University is to educate and train students in both fundamental and cutting-edge principles of immunology, as well as performing primary research in the field.

The first semester is devoted mainly to core coursework, with elective coursework being completed in the second semester and second year. Chemistry students at The Ohio State University join a lab in the spring of the first year. 

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (DEALL) at the The Ohio State University offers the MA and PhD in both Chinese and Japanese in the disciplines of literature, linguistics and language pedagogy. 

The Department of English offers an integrated MA/PhD program at The Ohio State University, giving graduate students a variety of opportunities to work closely with distinguished scholars and writers. 

The nuclear engineering graduate program at Ohio State is designed to prepare students for successful careers in a variety of specialty areas associated with the application of radiation, radioactive materials and nuclear fission.  The Nuclear Engineering programme is offered by The Ohio State University. 

Our goal is to attract innovative, forward thinkers and train them to become tomorrow’s pioneers in brain research. To this end we offer a competitive, stimulating environment for students pursuing a doctoral degree in neuroscience. The Neuroscience Graduate Program programme is offered by The Ohio State University. 

We have designed the graduate program in physics to give you a solid background in the fundamentals, an understanding of the major fields of current research, and an opportunity for in-depth investigations. The Physics program is offered by The Ohio State University.

The Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering at The Ohio State University offers a PhD in food, agricultural and biological engineering. Students work with world-class scientists and researchers in various fields including ecological engineering, agricultural water management and bioengery.

The department of Speech and Hearing Science offers the PhD degree with concentrations in Speech-Language Science or Hearing Science. The Speech and Hearing Science and Portuguese program is offered by The Ohio State University.

The graduate degree program in the School of Earth Sciences at The Ohio State University provides students the opportunity to develop advanced professional training in the Earth and Environmental Sciences and Geodetic Science.

A student at The Ohio State University with the proper background typically needs three years beyond the MS in Geodetic Science to complete the PhD requirements. 

Designed to allow graduate students to build a solid foundation for their professional life as a interdiscplinary researcher, the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program program at The Ohio State University trains students to investigate human disease through a process of integrating information across several traditional biomedical research disciplines.

Graduate students in horticulture and crop science have access to some of the highest quality faculty and research experiences in the world. The Horticulture and Crop Science programme is offered by The Ohio State University.

The Ohio State University’s Nursing Education program, launched in 2023, is the first of its kind in the nation. Designed for master’s-prepared nurses, the program addresses the growing need for doctoral-prepared nurse educators in academic and practice settings.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program offers doctoral preparation to nurses whose career emphasis is direct clinical nursing practice or areas that support clinical practice, such as administration and health policy development. The Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice programme is offered by The Ohio State University. 

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Ohio State continues a long and distinguished tradition that makes it one of the premier comprehensive graduate programs in the country. The Spanish and Portuguese program is offered by The Ohio State University.