8.1k PhD programmes in United States

Working with world-class faculty, our Earth and Environmental Science doctoral students at the University of Pennsylvania explore fundamental Earth processes and contemporary environmental problems.

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.

In the PhD in Human Physiology program at  Boston University, you’ll have the chance to work with and be mentored by leading educators and researchers in their fields.

At The University of Alabama, the Romance Languages, PhD program faculty mentor students in all aspects of their graduate experience, including coursework, teaching, examinations, and writing of doctoral dissertations. 

The Graduate Program in Neuroscience at the University of Washington is an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program with approximately 70 current students, and more than 170 faculty members with appointments in 27 different academic departments and five partner institutes.

At the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, we offer our graduate students a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. 

This Integrative Biomedical Sciences program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is designed to provide individualized instruction, with a strong emphasis on health and disease.

Our Pharmacy students at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill are prepared to become exemplary practitioners and healthcare leaders.

The Biostatistics doctoral program at University of Florida requires a minimum of 90 semester credits beyond the bachelor’s degree.

The Applied Physiology and Sport Management PhD program from Southern Methodist University includes core coursework in research design and statistics within the Doctor of Philosophy in Education program as well as area-specific coursework that incorporates basic and clinical science approaches based on faculty expertise and hands-on learning in the laboratory setting.

Graduate students in the Department of Geography at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill benefit from a collegial and interdisciplinary environment, participation in our externally-funded research programs, and opportunities for involvement in teaching and departmental governance. 

The College of Nursing’s Ph.D. program at University of Florida prepares scientists, scholars, advanced practitioners, and leaders in nursing. Comprehensive research and practice preparation is achieved by pairing students with faculty. 

The Ph.D. in Law at University of Washington prepares graduates for global leadership in the judiciary, academia, business and government.

The Mineral Resource Engineering degree at University of Nevada, Reno is an interdisciplinary field in which modern engineering meets earth science. 

The Ph.D. in Neuroengineering, a joint program between The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Engineering and Heersink School of Medicine. It is a first-of-its kind program in the state of Alabama and one of the only freestanding neuroengineering doctoral programs in the country.

The Leisure Studies (online) degree at Oklahoma State University, is designed to develop future faculty and researchers in recreational therapy and recreation and athletic management concentrations. 

Our Law faculty at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has developed a cutting-edge curriculum that ensures students receive an education that is comparable to or exceeds that found at any top law school, and also that addresses the changing demands of the legal profession.

This Educational Leadership PhD program at The University of Texas at San Antonio provides advanced academic training in educational leadership, particularly in the area of administrative and instructional leadership.

University of California, Irvine (UCI) Public Health offers a unique, research training doctorate degree, culminating with a Ph.D. in Public Health with concentrations in either global health or disease prevention.

The PhD in Finance at The University of Texas at San Antonio provides comprehensive study in the areas of corporate finance, investments and asset pricing and financial econometrics. Graduates will be prepared for careers as university professors focused on research and teaching, as well as careers as government researchers and industry experts.