78 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) program at Yale University  Law School is a select doctoral program for graduates of Yale's LL.M. program who aspire to careers in law teaching and scholarship.

Students in the German Studies degree at the Yale University are expected to begin teaching in the third year of study, while preparing for the oral examination.

Yale University’s Ph.D. Program in Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology at the offers training in a wide variety of topics and areas that intersect on the terrains of ethnography and contemporary social and cultural theory. 

Students in the combined degree Music and African American Studies program at Yale University will complete fourteen term courses 

At the Yale University we offer our graduate students a phd degree in History of Art. You are welcome to join us! 

The graduate program of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University emphasizes scholarship based on sound knowledge of the languages, civilizations, and material culture of the Near East.

The Department of Pharmacology at Yale University offers integrated and interdisciplinary opportunities for graduate study under the Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS).

The Nursing PhD program at the Yale University prepares intellectual leaders who can contribute to the development of nursing science through their theoretical, substantive, and methodological knowledge and skills.

The Program in Medieval Studies at the Yale University was founded to offer advanced training in interdisciplinary research methods to graduate students with an interest in the Middle Ages. 

The Classics department at Yale University is a leader in the training of graduates in the study of Mediterranean antiquity. 

Are you interested in joining the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology graduate program offered at the Yale University? 

The interdisciplinary research programs of Yale University neuroscience faculty are central to Yale's Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (INP). 

The Yale University Operations doctoral program is designed to prepare individuals for faculty positions in operations research or operations management at research-oriented business, engineering and policy schools. The program also prepares students for research-oriented operations careers in public, private, or not-for-profit organizations.

The doctoral program in Architecture from Yale University currently offers two tracks of study: History and Theory of Architecture, and Architecture - Ecosystems in Architectural Sciences. 

Yale University’s Ph.D. program has a strong historical record of producing leading scholars in the field of Political Science. 

Yale University's Department of Economics offers a challenging and rigorous academic program, a distinguished and accessible faculty, and a friendly, supportive environment for study.

The Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) is the admissions gateway to a Ph.D. in almost all bioscience disciplines at Yale University. 

The Experimental Pathology Graduate Program at Yale University is committed to building and maintaining a supportive community in which students from diverse backgrounds and experiences are supported in their professional development and social and intellectual goals.

At the Yale University we offer our graduate students a phd degree in German Studies - Film and Media Studies. 

The Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale University is focused on understanding how molecular and cellular processes give rise to complex physiologic functions.