71 PhD programmes offered by the university

Students in this Agricultural and Resource Economics program at University of California, Davis study the production, distribution, and consumption of food, fiber, and energy in both developed and less-developed countries. 

The Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program at University of California, Davis provides students with a strong background in advanced materials synthesis, processing and characterization — both from an experimental and theoretical standpoint.

The Soils and Biogeochemistry Graduate Program at University of California, Davis focuses on the study of physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur in the soils of different landforms and ecosystems. 

At the University of California, Davis, the Native American Studies Graduate Group’s interdisciplinary and hemispheric approach includes attention to the increasing diaspora of indigenous peoples throughout the Americas, and calls upon the authority of native intelligence to address the issues that concern native peoples. 

The Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Group at University of California, Davis provides a comprehensive hydrologic science curriculum that emphasize process-oriented critical thinking and quantitative analysis, with increasing use of environmental informatics.

The Sociology graduate program at University of California, Davis emphasizes rigorous preparation in sociological theory and research methodologies as the basis of sound scholarship. 

Atmospheric Science at the University of California, Davis is the study of the physics, chemistry, and dynamics of the atmosphere and its interrelationship with the hydrosphere and the biosphere. 

The Nutritional Biology Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide the skills, and prepare students for modern, cutting-edge nutrition research. 

Students at University of California, Davis graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in Computer Science.

The French and Francophone Studies Graduate Program at University of California, Davis provides graduate students with a strong base of historical coverage, spanning from the Middle Ages to the present, including Francophone studies. 

At the University of California, Davis we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Food Science. Join us!