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19.9k PhD programmes from all around the world

Medicine

Join our community of academics discovering solutions to some of today’s key global healthcare challenges. Our Medicine research at University of Southampton is having an impact in areas as diverse as asthma, osteoporosis, antibiotic resistance, developmental origins of adult disease, liver disease and diabetes. We also host the UK's first Centre for Cancer Immunology.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$36,030/yr
Boston University4,3(44)
Boston, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

History

The Department of History at Boston University offers doctoral degrees in African, American, Asian, and European history. The PhD program is distinguished by the strength of its faculty and by its commitment to training students broadly and as a community.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$66,670/yr
The University of Tokyo5,0(1)
Tokyo, Japan Top 0.6% in Worldwide

Public Policy

The Graduate School of Public Policy from The University of Tokyo is pleased to announce that the doctoral program has launched.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$3,299/yr
The University of Vermont4,0(1)
Burlington, United States Top 10.6% in Worldwide

Complex Systems and Data Science

The pan-disciplinary Ph.D. in Complex Systems and Data Science is housed in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at The University of Vermont, providing strong computational and theoretical training, but varying with each student's chosen area of focus. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
7 years$19,928/yr
Keele University5,0(3)
Keele, United Kingdom Top 12% in Worldwide

Geology and Geoscience

'Geosystems' research in Geology and Geoscience at Keele University combines expertise in geophysics, petrology, volcanology, sedimentology, structural geology and palaeontology.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$22,230/yr
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - UNIMORE4,2(39)
Modena, Italy Top 8.4% in Worldwide

Human Sciences

Immerse yourself in the diverse and enriching field of Human Sciences with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - UNIMORE.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
University of Plymouth4,4(30)
Plymouth, United Kingdom Top 7.7% in Worldwide

Business with Management

Exploring the major challenges in today’s business and management worlds, the Business with Management course at University of Plymouth will provide you with inspiring opportunities to undertake top level research into business, management, entrepreneurial, HR, leadership and/or industrial relations matters.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$22,265/yr
The Open University UK4,1(118)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 14.2% in Worldwide

Postcolonial and Global Literatures

The Postcolonial and Global Literatures research group at The Open University UK has contributed to major externally-funded projects, including: Making Britain: South Asian Visions of Home and Abroad, 1870–1950, and City Fictions of the New India: Literature, Infrastructure, Citizenship.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$16,768/yr
Birkbeck, University of London4,0(22)
London, United Kingdom Top 7.7% in Worldwide

German

Our German doctoral programme at Birkbeck, University of London aims to respond to the needs and interests both of students seeking an academic career or other professional employment and of those who wish to pursue a line of intellectual enquiry for its own sake.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
4 years$20,549/yr
George Washington University4,2(27)
Washington, D. C., United States Top 3.8% in Worldwide

Special Education

Break barriers and reform special education by gaining cross-disciplinary expertise in our doctoral (EdD) Special Education program at George Washington University. 

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
$105,840/full
Indiana University Bloomington4,0(184)
Bloomington, United States Top 2.5% in Worldwide

Information Science

Students at Indiana University Bloomington looking to better understand, predict, and advance ways in which people use information systems and communication technologies can pursue a Ph.D. in Information Science.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
7 years$30,748/yr
Anglia Ruskin University4,3(60)
Cambridge, United Kingdom Top 14.6% in Worldwide

Built Environment

Built Environment at Anglia Ruskin University research cuts across the expertise of our Department and Faculty, to identify and seek solutions to the wide range of complex sustainability-related problems associated with current and future cities, both in the UK and globally.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$20,984/yr
The University of Manchester4,2(106)
Manchester, United Kingdom Top 0.6% in Worldwide

Development Policy and Management

As a PhD researcher in Development Policy and Management at The University of Manchester you will pursue research as part of a multidisciplinary research community in the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Doctoral College, a part of the Global Development Institute (GDI).

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$29,695/yr
University of East London4,3(58)
London, United Kingdom Top 24.8% in Worldwide

Social Sciences

Studying for a PhD with University of East London's School of Education and Communities, Department of Social Sciences will push you to the limit - and you'll be supported all the way by our world-class academic staff.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$22,304/yr
Catholic University of America4,3(16)
Washington, D. C., United States Top 16.7% in Worldwide

Biology

The Ph.D. Biology program at Catholic University of America emphasizes cell and microbial biology. The purpose of the program is to prepare students for teaching, research, and administrative careers in biological or biomedical sciences.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$8,112/yr
University of Glasgow4,5(18)
Glasgow, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide

Music

Music at University of Glasgow has a dynamic, supportive but rigorous research culture with a strong sense of community linked by ideas and practice.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$36,584/yr
Southern Methodist University4,3(8)
Dallas, United States Top 13% in Worldwide

Biostatistics

The Department of Statistical Science from Southern Methodist University offers a Master’s of Applied Statistics and Data Analytics (MASDA) and Ph.D. degrees in Statistical Science and Biostatistics. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
Medical University of Bialystok4,0(8)
Bialystok, Poland Top 28.3% in Worldwide

Biomedical Research and Biostatistics

Step into the realm of groundbreaking research at the Medical University of Bialystok, where the Biomedical Research and Biostatistics doctoral program unfolds.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
University of Toronto4,3(134)
Toronto, Canada Top 0.3% in Worldwide

Management

The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto is home to Canada’s premier management doctoral program, one of the top-ranked PhD programs in the world.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$4,367/yr
Arizona State University4,5(51)
Phoenix, United States Top 2.3% in Worldwide

Population Health

Pursue a career in research that has a real impact on the health of people. With four tracks, your Population Health doctoral program at Arizona State University can include research projects conducted hand-in-hand with the communities you aim to help.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
10 years$30,348/yr