67 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Educational Leadership - Teacher Leadership degree at Washington State University prepares practitioner-scholars for leadership in education at the local, state, and national levels.

Our Educational Psychology program at Washington State University focuses on developing and applying research, evaluation, and measurement (REM) knowledge and skills necessary to conduct theoretical research and/or basic research.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Ph.D.) with a specialization in Special Education at Washington State University prepares graduates for academic positions in research and teaching. 

The School of Food Science offers graduate programs at Washington State University leading to doctoral and master of science degrees.

The Department of Chemistry at Washington State University offers courses of study leading to a Ph.D. degree with opportunities for research in seven fields: analytical, environmental, radiochemistry, materials chemistry, inorganic, organic and bioorganic, and physical chemistry. 

The doctoral program in Communication at Washington State University provides world class curriculum, faculty, and facilities to prepare students as scholars and educators.

At the Washington State University, we offer our graduate students a phd program from Political Science. 

The Department of History at Washington State University offers programs of study for full-time and part-time students leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.

The objectives of the Molecular Plant Sciences program at Washington State University are to provide the graduate student with a broad knowledge in molecular plant sciences and with research experience in a chosen area within this discipline.

The Clinical Psychology Program at Washington State University is based on the scientist-practitioner model of training.

The Sociology Program at Washington State University is designed to integrate research and teaching in the training of students. 

Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Anthropology at Washington State University are offered in archaeology, cultural anthropology and evolutionary anthropology. 

This program at Washington State University offers a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering. Join us!

The mission of Criminal Justice and Criminology Ph.D. program at Washington State University is to advance the development of criminological and criminal justice research and theory, and to train graduate students to conduct and understand theoretically based research involving crime and the criminal justice system.

We offer MS and PhD degrees in Crop Science and Soil Science at Washington State University, with the ability to focus research in a variety of specialized areas within each discipline. 

The PhD in Statistical Science at Washington State University is meant to give students both a strong background in statistics and a working knowledge in a secondary field. 

The Department of Physics and Astronomy doctoral program at Washington State University is designed to produce leaders in industry, in academia, and at national laboratories. 

The graduate program in Veterinary Clinical and Translational Sciences at Washington State University is a plan of study leading to a doctoral degree, and preparing the resident for certification in his/her area of clinical assignment. 

The Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) in the American Studies and Culture program at Washington State University requires a previous bachelor’s degree in American studies or a degree in a related discipline in the social sciences or the humanities.

The PhD program in Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Washington State University provides education and training in immunology and host-pathogen interactions of bacterial, parasitic, and viral infections of animals and humans.