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Anglia Ruskin University4,3(61)

Cambridge, United Kingdom Top 5% in Worldwide

Business and Management

The Doctor of Business and Management (DBA) at Anglia Ruskin University has been designed to increase your professional capabilities, make a positive contribution to your organisation, and produce publishable-level research.

Ph. D. Part-time On-campus

3 years$21,529/yr

University of Nevada, Reno4,1(15)

Reno, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Cognitive and Brain Sciences

All graduate students in the Cognitive and Brain Sciences Program at University of Nevada, Reno receive hands-on training in state-of-the-art cognitive neuroscience approaches including psychophysics, eye-tracking, electroencephalography, magnetic resonance imaging, transcranial direct current stimulation, functional near-infrared spectroscopy, and patient-based research.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3½ yearsTuition not available

University of Pretoria4,2(88)

Pretoria, South Africa Top 2% in Worldwide

Electrical Engineering

This Electrical Engineering programme is offered by the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

2 years$1,637/yr

Boston University4,3(46)

Boston, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

English

This English PhD at Boston University provides you with comprehensive training in all areas of literary studies in English.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$66,670/yr

University at Buffalo4,1(19)

Buffalo, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Materials Design and Innovation

The Department of Materials Design and Innovation at University at Buffalo, emphasizes a data driven perspective of materials discovery and design.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

4 years$25,740/yr

London School of Economics and Political Science4,3(32)

London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Social Policy

Drive social change through pioneering research on pressing social issues. Join a world-renowned social policy department. Learn more at the Social Policy programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

3 years$31,820/yr

Nanyang Technological University4,2(135)

Singapore, Singapore Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Doctor of Philosophy - Marketing

This Doctor of Philosophy - Marketing degree at Nanyang Technological University is truly global and diverse, comprising of faculty members who have been trained at prestigious schools in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Broadly speaking, their key areas of research include consumer behaviour and empirical modelling.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$32,170/yr

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn4,1(10)

Olsztyn, Poland Top 7% in Worldwide

Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy

The Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy program at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn provides PhD students with knowledge about developing trends and new achievements in the discipline and focuses on current and future problems related to the rational use of the environment.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 yearsTuition not available

University of Würzburg4,5(8)

Würzburg, Germany Top 2% in Worldwide

Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS)

The Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS) at University of Würzburg provides doctoral researchers with structured doctoral training. In return, the doctoral researcher has to meet additional requirements in order to successfully compete our graduate program.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 yearsFree

Arizona State University4,5(50)

Tempe, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Biological Design

The PhD program in Biological Design at Arizona State University seeks to develop a new type of scientist by training students in core disciplines related to biomedicine and biotechnology while simultaneously preparing them to participate successfully in the interdisciplinary research teams of the future.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$30,348/yr

University of Denver5,0(1)

Denver, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Developmental Psychology

The doctoral program in Developmental Psychology at University of Denver focuses on human developmental processes—including biological, cultural, social and psychophysiological factors.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$20,616/yr

The Open University UK4,1(118)

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 5% in Worldwide

Smart Energy Systems

Spurred by the recent and ongoing growth of renewable generation in the electricity system there is much current interest in ‘smart’ electricity distribution grids. This Smart Energy Systems programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$17,203/yr

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign4,6(15)

Urbana, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

English

The Department of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign offers programs of study leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

7 years$32,204/yr

Aberystwyth University4,5(15)

Aberystwyth, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

Creative Writing

The English Department at Aberystwyth University provides an excellent environment for postgraduate study, research, and creative work. It offers this PhD degree in Creative Writing.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 years$24,454/yr

University of Oxford4,2(49)

Oxford, United Kingdom Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Law

At the University of Oxford, the Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) is the most prestigious of the Law Faculty's research degrees. It entails writing a thesis over a period of three, or at most four years (six to eight years for part-time students).

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$42,124/yr

University of Central Florida3,8(36)

Orlando, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Industrial Engineering

The Industrial Engineering PhD program at the University of Central Florida prepares students for extensive research and careers in academia, industry and government while providing a broad knowledge of industrial engineering.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

7 years$22,988/yr

University of Hertfordshire4,3(10)

Hatfield, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering research at the University of Hertfordshire has been supported with grants from the EPSRC, the De Havilland Trust and industry.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$24,535/yr

Heriot-Watt University4,4(45)

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering

We are a dynamic, multidisciplinary the Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering at Heriot-Watt University focused on promoting excellence across our four research themes: Biomedical Engineering, Computational and Digital Engineering, Energy Harvesting and Conversion and Multiphase Flow.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

$34,501/yr

University of Glasgow4,5(19)

Glasgow, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Virology

Virology research is carried out in the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$44,968/yr

Columbia University4,6(74)

Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies

The idea of the Orient has changed and been deconstructed by Columbia’s own faculty, but Columbia’s eminence has never wavered. The Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies program is offered by Columbia University.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

7 years$56,840/yr