108 PhD programmes offered by the university

The four-year DMD program and curriculum at University of Pennsylvania Dental Medicine not only reflects a strong commitment to developing knowledge and skills in both oral science and oral health care, but also offers the flexibility for students to tailor their education to their professional interests and goals.

Take your language-teaching expertise—and your career—to the next level in our part-time Educational Linguistics doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Graduate Group in Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania is an interdisciplinary team of faculty from the Department of Linguistics and related departments. Our program has strong concentrations in several areas and a tradition of collaboration among its faculty.

The Cell and Molecular Biology - Gene Therapy and Vaccines program at the University of Pennsylvania focuses on the use of animal and human gene transfer for therapeutic purposes and for vaccination.

Wharton’s PhD program in Health Care Management and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania provides an interdisciplinary health services research focus applicable across private and public sectors.

The Department offers a full-time Ph.D. program in Cinema and Media Studies at University of Pennsylvania. Comprehensive in the range of specializations, the program is intellectually dynamic and rigorous.

Wharton’s PhD program in Statistics and Data Science at University of Pennsylvania provides the foundational education that allows students to engage both cutting-edge theory and applied problems.

The emphasis in the Graduate Program of Anthropology - Linguistic at University of Pennsylvania is on training candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

The Spanish and Portuguese program at the University of Pennsylvania prepares students in a range of critical and methodological approaches to the study of literature, culture, and theory in Spain and Latin America.

The German Languages and Literatures program at the University of Pennsylvania takes a forward-looking perspective on developments in the field.

The Program for Advanced Standing Students (PASS) at the University of Pennsylvania is designed for graduates of non-U.S. dental schools who want to practice dentistry in the United States.

Wharton’s Marketing faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, the most published and cited in the world, are leaders in developing new knowledge in marketing and related core disciplines.

Join our Doctor of the Science of Law (SJD) program at the University of Pennsylvania and graduate prepared to make significant contributions to your area of study and become a leader in the international academic community.

Pharmacological sciences represent an extremely large field of modern science, intertwined with many other biomedical disciplines. This Pharmacology program is offered at the University of Pennsylvania.

The emphasis in the Graduate Program in Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania is on training candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

The Political Science Graduate Program at the University of Pennsylvania offers the Ph.D. degree. Candidates completing the Ph.D. degree follow careers in university teaching and scholarship, and in private or public research institutions.

With one of the nation's premier doctoral programs in Communication, the Annenberg School at the University of Pennsylvania is a tight-knit, supportive community of scholars committed to advancing knowledge of our media environment.

The Ph.D. in Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania prepares students for an academic career in the field of higher education. Through coursework and a research assistantship with their advisor, students develop the skills they need to conduct quality primary research in higher education.

As the nation's first medical school and home to the first teaching hospital, the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) at the University of Pennsylvania enjoys a long tradition of academic excellence and scientific discovery.  

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania is an advanced degree designed for those who wish to pursue a career involving mathematical research.