107 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is the world's first cancer research institute and a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Cancer Sciences program is offered at the University at Buffalo.

Built on a foundation of excellence, the Finance PhD program from the University at Buffalo will provide the training education and skills you need to launch a successful academic career.

The doctoral program in Mathematics at the University at Buffalo aim toward generating career options for our students.

The Spanish Language and Literature programe at the University at Buffalo, trains students to develop new knowledge about the languages, literatures and cultures of the Romance languages, as well as the cultures and diasporic communities with which they have remained in sustained contact.

The French Language and Literature PhD program from the University at Buffalo is one of progressive specialization that will culminate in a dissertation. Students in RLL are prepared to participate in critical discussions in the discipline and engage meaningfully with the scholarship of colleagues in neighboring disciplines.

If you are interested in combining chemistry, biology, mathematics and computer techniques with pharmacology, physiology and biochemistry, to work on the development of treatments to prevent disease and improve health, a degree in the Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University at Buffalo  may be for you.

Epidemiology focuses on understanding the determinants and prevention of disease, on the role of environmental factors in health and disease and how the administration of health programs can help implement this understanding. Earn the highest degree in Epidemiology with our research-intensive PhD program at the University at Buffalo.

The curriculum develops critical thinking as well as written and oral communication skills. Students receive personal attention from their advisors.  This Biological Sciences programme is offered at the University at Buffalo.

The Political Science program from the University at Buffalo is home to a dynamic faculty, devoted to studying political phenomena at all levels of interest to our graduate students, including local, state, national, and international issues. 

The Geological Sciences program from the University at Buffalo focuses on advancing our understanding of earth and applying that knowledge to problems of societal importance.

The PhD program in Oral Biology from the University at Buffalo, provides training for those who wish to pursue basic and/or clinical research in dental medicine or the biomedical sciences.

The Department of Biostatistics educates and trains biostatistical scientists, collaborates with researchers, and conducts methodological research on the Biostatistics program from the University at Buffalo. 

Personalize your program of study by developing and exploring the areas of rehabilitation science that interest you most. You will gain valuable experience in identifying and addressing major research questions by designing, conducting and publishing research throughout the Rehabilitation Science PhD program at the University at Buffalo .

Graduate study in Biomedical Informatics at the University at Buffalo, provides an in-depth foundation in evaluating and managing concepts and systems related to information management in healthcare, and biomedical research settings. 

The Child Health Nurse Practitioner (Post-MS) to DNP program from University at Buffalo is designed for specialty-certified, advanced-practice nurses to complete in a part-time and online format. 

The graduate curriculum in Communicative Disorders and Sciences at University at Buffalo covers various aspects of communication, with an emphasis on communicative disorders. 

The School of Law at the University at Buffalo is one of only a few law schools located on an international border, and, offers a degree in Law (Three Year). 

The School of Management and the School of Law at University at Buffalo offer a collaborative four-year program leading to both the Juris Doctor (JD) and MBA degrees.

The Family Nurse Practitioner program at University at Buffalo focuses on the development of advanced practice nurses who are clinically and culturally competent to deliver primary care across the lifespan.

The Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University at Buffalo, is only offered as a post-master's DNP program.