113 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Statistics PhD program at University of Washington prepares students for research careers in theory and application of probability and statistics in academic and non-academic (e.g., industry, government) settings. 

Graduate studies in Music (Composition) at the University of Washington prepare students for careers in academia and performance. 

Completing a Ph.D. Political Science program at University of Washington is a major undertaking that requires extraordinary dedication and initiative. 

Over the past decade, dramatic advances in genomics have paved the way for a fuller understanding of the impact of genetic and environmental factors on human and population health. We offer a Public Health Genetics degree at University of Washington.

Our Health Services program from University of Washington is designed to train the next generation of health services researchers and to prepare them to provide leadership in the field. 

Welcome to the University of Washington Graduate Program in History. We are committed to training professional historians who advance scholarly understanding of the past as well as teach and engage broader publics. 

The Department of Global Health, in collaboration with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and Health Alliance International, have developed a PhD program in Global Health - Metrics at University of Washington that is the first of its kind, building on the expertise of our faculty in the areas of metrics and implementation science. 

The Graduate School at University of Washington offers the Interdisciplinary Individual Ph.D. (IPhD) Program for exceptionally able students whose objectives for study are interdisciplinary and require supervision from faculty in two or more UW programs that offer Ph.D. degrees. 

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program at the University of Washington Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences is designed for students interested in basic or applied research in the disciplines of hearing, speech or language science.

The Ph.D. in Law at University of Washington prepares graduates for global leadership in the judiciary, academia, business and government.

Our Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track at University of Washington within the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program focuses on providing primary care in the community to patients ranging in age from childhood to elderly. 

The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care (PNP-PC) at University of Washington track within the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree program specializes in preparing students to provide ongoing care of children, from infancy through young adulthood. 

The Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership from University of Washington aims to prepare and strengthen educator and community leadership through community grounded approaches, ancestral knowledge, relational learning, disrupting and dismantling systemic oppression and foster healing.

Applied Mathematics at University of Washington incorporates interdisciplinary study in the physical, engineering, and biological sciences. 

The University of Washington Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies is designed for students who wish to pursue research with a comparative perspective.

The Graduate Program in Neuroscience at the University of Washington is an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program with approximately 70 current students, and more than 170 faculty members with appointments in 27 different academic departments and five partner institutes.

Our Biological Physics, Structure and Design program from University of Washington focuses on the study of how the basic molecular components that provide the building blocks of biological systems work. 

The Industrial and Systems Engineering Ph.D. degree at University of Washington provides students with the skills to conduct advanced research in ISE. 

The Educational Psychology - Learning Science and Human Development degree at University of Washington is a graduate study option that focuses on the nature and interaction of learning, development, and culture in a variety of settings. 

The Ph.D. Program in Slavic Languages and Literatures at University of Washington requires completion of 90 credits, and includes five components — coursework, completion of a graduate certificate, general exams, the dissertation, and the final exam.