64 PhD programmes offered by the university

Thje Political Science degree at West Virginia University is built on the core aspects of the great liberal arts tradition. Our strengths are logic, appropriate data, analysis and communication.

The Psychology Department at West Virginia University offers doctoral training in Psychology - Behavior Analysis. 

From classrooms to clinics, Physical Therapy students from West Virginia University benefit from small teacher-to-student ratios with big opportunities to participate in hands-on care. 

This is the first doctoral Sociology program in the state of West Virginia University. Each graduate program sets their own term of admission and application deadline.

The PhD program from West Virginia University is designed to give students competence at the highest level in Aerospace Engineering.

The College at West Virginia University offers the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree with specializations in financial Economics, international economics, monetary economics, public economics, regional and urban economics, and resource economics. 

The PhD program in Communication Studies at West Virginia University is intended to qualify the student to teach and conduct research in instructional communication, interpersonal communication or organizational communication at the university level.

The PhD in Educational Theory and Practice at West Virginia University meets the interests and professional needs of future scholars in the areas of teaching and learning (across various subjects, in- and out-of-school contexts and ages/grades); teacher education and development (across various subjects and professional levels); and social, cultural and critical studies in education.

At West Virginia University, in the Chemical Engineering program, we provide a wide range of research and educational opportunities for graduate study. Our smaller student population allows us to offer highly personalized education and allows advisers to spend more time with students. 

The PhD program in Social Work at West Virginia University will prepare students with the skills needed to excel in research, teaching, and leadership. 

At the West Virginia University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in English. Each graduate program sets their own term of admission and application deadline.

Opportunities abound within the doctoral track for a research experience that provides a chance for a student to tackle an engineering problem individually. We offer a Civil Engineering degree at the West Virginia University. 

The Biomedical Sciences PhD program at West Virginia University trains students in an undifferentiated program that provides the opportunity to select one of seven PhD degree-granting programs.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at West Virginia University offers a solid foundation in the fundamentals as well as a diverse range of specializations for MS and PhD research.

The PhD program in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology at West Virginia University is recognized as one of the premier training programs in the world.

The Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration in the Public Health Sciences PhD program at West Virginia University incorporates both theory and application and emphasizes both evidence-based, theory-driven primary prevention of disease and injury and health promotion research and practice. 

The EdD at West Virginia University is a professional doctorate, the purpose of which is to prepare Coaching and Teaching Studies program graduates for careers as organizational leaders across a range of school, university and community-based settings.

The Law curriculum at West Virginia University is competitive and rigorous, combining the best in traditional legal education with dynamic law programs that address emerging challenges throughout our global society.

The objective of this Natural Resource Economics major at West Virginia University is to prepare students to apply economic models and analysis to environmental and natural resource policy problems.

We offer a phd degree in Marketing at the West Virginia University. Each graduate program sets their own terms of admission and application deadlines.