42 PhD programmes offered by the university

The broad diversity of climate, habitat, hydrology, soils, and near-surface and subsurface geology across Nebraska provides a multitude of opportunities for field studies in each of these areas. Faculty also conduct research in other states and countries. This Natural Resource Sciences degree is offered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

This Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science and Technology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln focuses on available healthy foods through safety and processing sustainability.

Biomedical Engineering at Nebraska is highly interdisciplinary, with collaboration among faculty and students from many University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering departments and from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

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.

There are five concentrated areas of study within the Psychology graduate program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: clinical, social-cognitive, developmental, law-psychology, and neuroscience and behavior.

Graduate study in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers students the opportunity to work directly with nationally and internationally known scholar-teachers in American politics, international relations, comparative politics, public policy, and political theory.

The Department of Mathematics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers programs of study leading to a degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

The Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers the Ph.D. in Music degree with three areas of emphasis: Music Education, Piano Pedagogy, and Vocal Pedagogy.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Interdepartmental Nutrition Program's mission is to develop cutting-edge, multidisciplinary education and research programs that integrate animal biology and food to improve human and animal nutrition and health.

The Doctor of Plant Health (DPH) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a professional degree focused on educating high-level plant practitioners who are critical to the sustainability and security of future plant production systems.

The School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln provides interdisciplinary training and professional development opportunities for students interested in a career in the life sciences.

The department of Chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers programs leading to a Ph.D. degree in chemistry with areas of emphasis including analytical, bio-, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.

The Communication Studies graduate program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is dedicated to cultivating scholar-teachers capable of advancing the study of relational and civic dimensions of communication.

Agricultural Economics applies principles of economics and econometrics to the analysis of issues related to the production, marketing, distribution, and consumption of food and the supporting natural and human resource systems. This degree is offered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The Center for Biological Chemistry trains future scientists for tomorrow’s challenges in plant, animal, and microbial metabolism, redox biology, plant biochemistry, synthetic biology, and more. This PhD in Biochemistry is offered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers graduate degree programs leading to a Ph.D. in plant and soil sciences.

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

Advance your career through nationally-ranked graduate programs offered by the Biological Systems Engineering department. This PhD in Biological Engineering is offered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The Department of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers a doctoral degree in three major fields: North America, Europe, and World. The objective of the graduate program is to prepare students for careers in research and teaching.

The Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln provides a comprehensive graduate education at the Ph.D. level.