77 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Environment, Ecology and Energy Program from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers graduate degrees in Ecology at the M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. levels. 

The Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill prepares graduate students for excellence in innovation, leadership, and service by leveraging the full suite of academic, research, and professional development resources available through our two powerhouse universities and the surrounding biotechnology industry in Research Triangle Park, NC. 

Our Finance group at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill conducts high-impact and high-quality research in corporate finance, asset pricing, macro-finance, real estate, labor and finance, household finance and neuroeconomics. 

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is a global leader in the field of empirical modeling and a destination department for Marketing scholars who have a genuine interest in combining managerial relevance with academic rigor. 

The Graduate Program in Marine Sciences at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill includes coursework and research in estuarine, coastal and oceanographic sciences, leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Marine Sciences. 

The PhD Speech and Hearing Sciences program from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is designed to prepare future scholars who will provide leadership and contribute to the knowledge base in speech, language, and hearing sciences. 

As a Strategy and Entrepreneurship doctoral student, you have direct access to and work closely with University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s renowned faculty.

Our Biology graduate programs at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill span the breadth of biological questions and experimental systems — from evolution in viruses to cell and molecular biology in frogs and plants to bioinformatics of the human genome.

The Applied Physical Sciences degree at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill lives in the collaborative space between science and engineering, combining knowledge and discovery with an engineering mindset, team-based science, and entrepreneurship to address real-world problems. 

Accounting at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s international reputation makes us one of world’s top academic centers of innovative accounting thought and research. 

Our Social Work doctoral program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is rigorous. Our graduates are highly skilled in designing and evaluating social interventions, in analyzing the data produced by their evaluations, and in communicating their discoveries.

The Cell Biology and Physiology Curriculum at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill encompasses the fields of cell biology, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal and respiratory physiology, neurobiology, cellular signal transduction, endocrinology, and cancer. 

At University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, you can Join a collaborative community of scholars intent on pursuing research agendas that explore the toughest issues in Education and discover new understandings that improve individual learning and the effectiveness of schools in helping every student achieve his or her potential.

The Information and Library Science programme offered by University of North Carolina Chapel Hill develops advanced research expertise in information systems, knowledge organization, and data-driven information studies.

Our graduate program in Musicology at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill aims to produce well-rounded scholars who will have the knowledge and skills to teach at the highest professional level and produce original research of quality and significance. 

The City and Regional Planning PhD program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill trains students in urban and regional social theory and research methods. 

The Department of Nutrition at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is committed to understanding the mechanisms of metabolism and nutrient action in human health and disease from a cellular and molecular perspective. 

When choosing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry Doctor of Dental Surgery program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, you are not just committing to being an exceptional care provider after four years.

The Quantitative Biology degree from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill applies modeling and analysis tools from mathematics, statistics, computer science and physics to study the workings of life, with the aim of developing predictive models that both can inform and be informed by empirical studies.

The Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology is an interdepartmental Ph.D. training program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, with about 80 faculty and students working in every basic science department in the School of Medicine as well as the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Science and in labs in the Schools of Dentistry and Pharmacy.