108 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Penn Chief Learning Officer program at the University of Pennsylvania offers the rigor of an Ivy League institution and the flexibility of an executive format. Students develop skills necessary to align learning initiatives with their organization’s strategy, while also developing scholarly research skills needed to write a dissertation.

Genomics and Computational Biology are now at the center of biomedical research. These disciplines take a holistic approach to ask about the origins, functions, and interactions of whole systems, using both experimental and theoretical work. This degree is offered at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Graduate Program in History at the University of Pennsylvania has a long tradition of distinction. Few history departments in the country can match ours in global coverage and scholarly depth for the study of the past over the last half millennium.

Our online Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership (DNPEL) program at the University of Pennsylvania develops master’s-prepared nurses who already have leadership experience with the executive-level skills to lead systems and organizational change.

The Ph.D. in Education, Culture and Society at the University of Pennsylvania provides a rigorous theoretical and methodological framework for the study of education, focusing on social, cultural, political, and normative dimensions.

The Wharton Ethics and Legal Studies Doctoral Program at the University of Pennsylvania focuses on the study of ethics and law in business. It is designed to prepare graduates for tenure-track careers in university teaching and research at leading business schools, and law schools.

The University of Pennsylvania offers a full-time program leading to the JD, the first professional degree in Law. Applicants have completed their undergraduate degrees and, oftentimes, advanced degrees in a broad array of disciplines; many have work experience prior to attending law school.

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

The Graduate Program in Francophone, Italian and Germanic Studies - Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania offers students a range of curricular options that provide a broad academic base in Italian literature, intellectual history, film, cultural studies, and critical theory, as well as the most current pedagogical theory and practice.

MELC’s PhD track in in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - Biblical Studies at University of Pennsylvania, a part of MELC’s Hebrew and Judaic Studies program, offers advanced study of the languages and philology of the Hebrew Bible as well as the history and archaeology of ancient Israel in its Middle Eastern context.

The Ph.D. in Literacy Studies program at University of Pennsylvania prepares scholar-practitioners for positions in research universities and other educational organizations with a primary mission related to furthering knowledge in literacy and literacy education.

MELC’s PhD program in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - Middle Eastern Literatures and Societies at University of Pennsylvania offers advanced study of the languages, literatures and societies of Islamic civilizations, and also Islamic history and thought in their Middle Eastern context, in modern and pre-modern settings.

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

Wharton’s PhD program in Management at the University of Pennsylvania is flexible and interdisciplinary, applying rigorous social science theory and research methods to management problems. It offers specializations in Entrepreneurship, Human and Social Capital, Multinational Management, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Theory, and Strategy.

Wharton’s PhD program in Statistics at the University of Pennsylvania provides the foundational education that allows students to engage both cutting-edge theory and applied problems. These include theoretical research in mathematical statistics as well as interdisciplinary research in the social sciences, biology and computer science.

The primary goal of the Economics program from University of Pennsylvania is to produce outstanding research economists. 

Wharton’s doctoral program in Accounting at the University of Pennsylvania takes a multidisciplinary approach (including economics, operations management, and statistics) to meet the needs of today’s complex markets, integrating finance and economics with broader perspectives on organizational issues and the corporate regulatory environment.

The Ph.D. Program in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania is focused on the production of knowledge in the historical, theoretical, or technological development of architecture, landscape architecture, and historic preservation.

The Cell and Molecular Biology - Genetics and Epigenetics program at the University of Pennsylvania provides students an opportunity to undertake concentrated study in the areas of model organism genetics, human genetics, transcriptional and post-transcriptional gene regulation, epigenetics, genomics and bioinformatics.

The Ph.D. program in Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania is focused on the development of research skills to prepare the student for a life of scholarship in his/her field of interest.