44 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of California, Riverside offers a Ph.D. in Spanish to train students for academic positions as scholars and teachers.

The Ph.D. in Operations Management program at University of California, Riverside trains students for research careers as professors. 

The Ph.D. in Marketing program at University of California, Riverside prepares students for an academic career conducting research in and teaching marketing. 

University of California, Riverside’s PH.D. in Finance provides students with a solid foundation in the theoretical and empirical tools of finance. The goal of the program is to prepare students for careers that focus on research in asset pricing and corporate finance. 

The Ethnic Studies graduate program at the University of California, Riverside engages in a critical, comparative and relational approach to ethnic studies.

The Department of the History of Art at the University of California, Riverside, offers Art History Ph.D. degrees with an emphasis on the history of art and architecture from the early modern period to the present.

The interdepartmental Ph.D Program in Neuroscience at the University of California, Riverside is aimed at providing high quality graduate training for students who come from a variety of undergraduate backgrounds but share a commitment and an intense interest in nervous system research.

The Department for the Study of Religion at the University of California, Riverside offers a focused Religious Studies graduate program that is designed to train advanced students in the critical study of religious traditions through close study with our faculty.

Our Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology curriculum at the University of California, Riverside emphasizes comprehensive and interdisciplinary training in experimental biology at the molecular, cellular and organismal levels, coupled with acquisition of the laboratory skills necessary to generate new knowledge as a research scientist.

The Graduate Program in Comparative Literature at the University of California, Riverside is an internationally recognized site for advanced study in comparative literature.

The Ph.D. in Critical Dance Studies at the University of California, Riverside supports the pursuit of innovative research in the field of cultural, political, and historical studies of dance.

With over 40 faculty members available as mentors, you will have the opportunity to perform your research across a broad range of topics in this Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology program at the University of California, Riverside.

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, Riverside provides a research-oriented education in preparation for a career in research, industry, or academia and explores the fundamental aspects of computer science and engineering as well as their applications.

Research in Plant Pathology at the University of California, Riverside focuses on five areas: plant disease management, microbial genomics and genetics, host-pathogen interactions, Nematology,  and microbial ecology and evolution.

With an outstanding faculty who are nationally recognized in teaching and research, the Psychology Department at the University of California, Riverside provides a stimulating educational experience and conducts original scientific investigations into a remarkable variety of psychological topics.

The long-standing Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Sciences at the University of California, Riverside provides a unique integration of systems and disease-based medical curriculum with experimental applications to biomedical research problems.

The Philosophy Department at the University of California, Riverside is a nationally ranked program with a genuinely pluralistic emphasis.

Our mission in this Electrical Engineering program at the University of California, Riverside is to lead innovation in electrical and computer engineering and to train future leaders to solve the grand challenges of the 21st century.

The Ph.D. program in Applied Statistics at the University of California, Riverside emphasizes both the theory of Statistics and its application to special fields of interest.

The Bioengineering program  at the University of California, Riverside is heavily integrated with research activities and is intended for well-qualified individuals who wish to pursue leadership careers in academic or industrial research.