Overview

Features

The American and New England Studies program benefits from being situated within a globally-recognized research university located within one of the nation’s great cities. Boston University provides a renowned faculty within an intellectually fertile community. As the cultural hub of New England, Boston provides a wealth of resources for the study of American society and culture.

Graduates of the American and New England Program use their training to build careers in which they achieve notable goals. They fill teaching positions in institutions of higher learning throughout the region, across the United States, and around the globe.

Other alumni hold significant curatorial and administrative positions at leading museums, public history sites, and cultural institutions. Wherever scholars gather to discuss and analyze American culture and history you are likely to find individuals trained at Boston University.

Programme Structure

What you will learn:

Students in our program learn to understand and interpret the American experience as it has been expressed in multiple forms: from abstract-expressionist paintings to Puritan sermons and from video games to vernacular architecture.
Students are trained by affiliated faculty with an astounding breadth of specialties from a sweeping range of disciplinary backgrounds, including, but not limited to, history, literature, art history, sociology, religious history, historic preservation, political science, gender and sexuality studies, material culture studies, and media studies.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

64 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

American and Australasian studies View 23 other PhDs in American and Australasian studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Transcripts
Three recommendations (at least two from faculty members)
Scholarly writing sample
Curriculum Vitae
Personal statement

Student insurance

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Tuition Fee

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International

63798 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 63798 USD per year during 60 months.
National

63798 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 63798 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

63798 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 63798 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Boston

1560 - 3239 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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