95 PhD programmes offered by the university

The full-time Education – Doctor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University is designed to prepare exceptional interdisciplinary scholars to address policy and practice challenges associated with improving pre-K-12 learning outcomes.

The Johns Hopkins University Department of Political Science is known for its strength in theory and in innovative and trans-disciplinary approaches to uncovering new knowledge, and the program of doctoral study draws on these strengths to provide rigorous training. 

The rigorous PhD Economics program at Johns Hopkins University is among the best in the nation. With its world-class faculty, individualized attention, and small classes, the doctoral program is the centerpiece of the Department of Economics. From financial analysis to applied research, students are well-prepared to be leaders in the field.

The Cellular and Molecular Physiology graduate program at Johns Hopkins University develops agile, independent scientists who identify important scientific gaps, establish creative, mechanistic hypotheses, and execute experimental strategies that are comprehensive, cutting edge, and push their field forward. 

Pathobiology at Johns Hopkins University is an integrative discipline that looks simultaneously at the whole organism and its component cells, tissues, and molecules to study the causes and mechanisms of disease. It is a discipline that strives to understand the mechanisms of disease at fundamental levels.

The Health Sciences Informatics program at Johns Hopkins University offers the opportunity to participate in ground breaking research projects in clinical informatics at one of the world’s finest medical schools.

The Department of Health Policy and Management offers a PhD program at Johns Hopkins University that trains its students to conduct original investigator-initiated research through a combination of coursework and research mentoring.   

The Johns Hopkins University graduate program is designed for students who desire a PhD in Chemistry while advancing scientific knowledge for humankind. The graduate program provides students with the background and technical expertise required to be leaders in their field and to pursue independent research.

The graduate program in Classics at Johns Hopkins University has combined intensive study of Greek and Latin language and literature with the latest approaches to research on the classical world. 

A PhD student in the Geography and Environmental Engineering program at Johns Hopkins University will explore the current state of knowledge in his or her field. Information and ideas developed by others are critically examined and placed in proper context.

The Italian PhD program at Johns Hopkins University emphasizes work in three complementary areas: literary history, close textual analysis, and theory of interpretation, with a focus on the study of evolving cultures of literacy—from manuscripts and the material history of the book to performance, film, and emerging digital cultures.

We are proud of the quality of Computer Science PhD students at Johns Hopkins University we attract and the training they receive. All of our students receive support, including an annual stipend, in the form of external and internal competitive fellowships, research fellowships, or teaching fellowships. 

The Cross-Disciplinary Program in Biomedical Science (XDBio) is a graduate program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine aimed at innovating graduate education in the Biomedical Sciences and facilitating interdisciplinary research training that bridges basic science and medicine.

Our PhD program in Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University aims to inspire the leaders of tomorrow to take on the challenge of creating and sustaining the built environment that underpins our society. 

Research in the Toxicology, Physiology and Molecular Mechanisms (TPMM) track at Johns Hopkins University is focused on discovering novel molecular mechanisms that drive the pathophysiology of major chronic diseases, with the goal of developing prevention and therapeutic strategies to improve public health. 

In a world of rapid innovation in the biological sciences, the emergence of new diseases, and changing environmental pressures, health security risks to the global community are a rising concern. We offer a degree in Health Security at Johns Hopkins University. 

Our Psychology graduate students at Johns Hopkins University are trained in psychological science through general and advanced seminars in the various subdisciplines of psychology, and by active engagement in research. 

The Orchestral Conducting program at Johns Hopkins University leading to the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) provides students with the highest level of professional training in the art of musical performance or the craft of musical composition. 

The Bloomberg School and the School of Nursing of Johns Hopkins University offer the Nursing Practice - Public Health dual degree program. 

The doctoral program in Human Nutrition at Johns Hopkins University is designed to train professionals to identify, understand and solve, through scientific methods, problems of public health importance in human nutrition.