77 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Health Care Leadership and Administration online program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers students the opportunity to develop a robust foundation in systems-thinking, organization theory, human resource management, health care policy and advocacy, and leadership development. 

Each Romance Languages and Literatures graduate program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers advanced interdisciplinary training by the department’s world-class faculty, whose research reflects the wide range of approaches that constitute the study of the humanities today. 

The Department of Sociology at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers the master of arts and doctor of philosophy degrees in sociology. 

Develops research scholars capable of producing and disseminating new knowledge and methods for the public health profession in the field of Maternal and Child Health at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. 

The Environmental Sciences and Engineering degree from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill intended for students with a strong background in the sciences or engineering who are interested in careers in basic and applied research, education, advanced practice, and management in the field of environmental sciences and engineering.

Classical Archaeology at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has remained a nationally recognized strength of the Department of Classics for over 50 years.

The PhD in Health Informatics program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill prepares graduate students to contribute to the field of biomedical and health informatics studies through research, teaching and exposure to practical biomedical and health informatics challenges.

Modern biology is being greatly enriched by an infusion of ideas from computational and mathematical fields, including computer science, information science, mathematics, operations research and statistics. We offer a  Bioinformatics and Computational Biology degree at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

Microbiology and immunology includes a dynamic and exciting collection of disciplines. The Microbiology and Immunology students at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill receive training and conduct research in leading areas of prokaryotic and eukaryotic molecular and cellular biology, immunology, and virology, as well as in broad multi-disciplinary areas such as host-pathogen interactions. 

As a graduate student in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB) at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill you can be part of the cutting-edge research that makes this such an exhilarating time.

At the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Philosophy. 

The Curriculum in Neuroscience at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is an interdepartmental, interdisciplinary training program leading to a PhD degree in Neuroscience. 

Our primary goal at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is to prepare exemplary clinicians who are qualified to practice patient-focused, evidence-based Audiology in a wide variety of settings.

The PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers students a rigorous grounding in a broad range of disciplines that are critical to success as a biomedical scientist in academia and industry.

Our Ph.D. Religious Studies program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is designed to prepare the very best candidates for successful careers in research and teaching at the university level. 

The Nurse Practitioner degree at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is for nurses who are already master’s prepared Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) (Nurse Prac­titioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Midwives) or Health Care Systems Leaders (that is, Nurse Administrators, Informaticists, Outcome Managers).

The Graduate Program in German Studies at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers students the best of both intellectual worlds: a firm disciplinary foundation in German literature and culture, and a wide range of choices for interdisciplinary work.