8.1k PhD programmes in United States

The course of study leading to a Ph.D. in Political Science at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign requires a minimum of three years of full-time study, culminating in the successful defense of a doctoral dissertation. 

Become a leader in researching solutions for today’s most critical social issues! The PhD program in Community Research and Action at Binghamton University prepares students for rewarding academic or policy-related careers conducting high-quality, impactful scholarship.

This highly competitive, top-ranked Administration and Supervision program at University of Virginia has progressed the careers of well-respected and highly successful education leaders across Virginia and nationwide.

Our Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Anesthesia (DNP-NA) program at the University of Pennsylvania is designed to prepare you for the full scope of nurse anesthesia practice in diverse clinical settings, from hospitals to outpatient surgery centers to physicians’ offices. 

Graduates in the Curriculum and Instruction program from University of Virginia are practitioner-scholars who have the knowledge and skills needed to solve localized educational problems and to provide effective leadership within organizations in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

The Slavic Languages and Literatures program at Northwestern University, one of the best in the country, specializes in Russian literature and culture. 

If you want to participate in innovative research in areas such as quantum theory, astro-particle physics, cyber physics, optics, or medical imaging, or enhance your understanding across disciplines to teach at the university level, the doctoral program in Physics at the University at Albany will prepare you with the skills and technical acumen to be an authority in the field.

This EdD Learning and Teaching in Social Contexts program at the University at Buffalo offers an applied, professional degree that teaches students how to solve problems and address challenges that education leaders face in diverse contexts.

The mission of this Medicine MD program at Stanford University is to educate and inspire a diverse group of leaders in medicine and science who will improve human health through discovery, innovation, scholarship, education, and the delivery of outstanding patient-centered care.

Our doctoral program in Information Science at the University at Buffalo will give you the opportunity to develop sophisticated quantitative and qualitative research skills to equip you to delve into the complex information problems facing humanity and contemporary organizations.

The Philosophy department at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) admits graduate students for the PhD program only, entering in Fall Quarter. 

The Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers a Ph.D. degree program with many active research areas.

The study of Management at the doctoral level at LIGS University offers an extended understanding of the latest management trends and practices as well as recommended management processes and tools. 

The Chemical Engineering Department at University of Florida offers the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science (thesis and non-thesis options), and Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering. 

The Computational Science and Engineering doctoral program (CSE PhD) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) allows students to specialize at the doctoral level in a computation-related field of their choice, through focused coursework and a thesis. 

Earn a terminal degree that will give you the necessary experience and credentials to practice archaeology in the field or teach at the highest levels of academia through Lipscomb University’s Ph.D. program in Archaeology of the Ancient Near East.

The Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University offers Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Computer Science and Information Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering.

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florida is a research intensive degree requiring independent mastery of a field of knowledge. As such, considerable flexibility is allowed by the Graduate School and by MAE in the tailoring of individual programs.

The University of New Mexico’s PhD program in Communication Sciences and Disorders has a primary focus on preparing our graduates to work in academic faculty positions.  

The Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department at Yale University currently has 30 graduate students in residence, with an average of six students entering every year.