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University of Reading3,9(7)

Reading, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Film, Theatre and Television

Our Department was one of the first in the country to offer practice-as-research PhDs. This type of Film, Theatre and Television doctorate at University of Reading allows you to refine your ideas and present your postgraduate research as both practice and thesis.

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

3 years$28,368/yr

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology4,0(1)

Haifa, Israel Top 2% in Worldwide

Urban and Regional Planning

The Urban and Regional Planning program at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology is designed for students interested in leading independent, original research in the fields taught in the Faculty.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 yearsFree

University of California, Irvine (UCI)4,8(4)

Irvine, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Informatics

The Informatics Ph.D. program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) offers students the opportunity to study all aspects of living, working and building in a digital world.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

6 years$37,217/yr

Karolinska Institute4,1(7)

Stockholm, Sweden Top 2% in Worldwide

Tumour Biology and Oncology

The Tumour Biology and Oncology programme offered by Karolinska Institute develops advanced research expertise in cancer biology, oncology, and translational cancer research.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 yearsFree

University of California, Irvine (UCI)4,8(4)

Irvine, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Public Health

University of California, Irvine (UCI) Public Health offers a unique, research training doctorate degree, culminating with a Ph.D. in Public Health with concentrations in either global health or disease prevention.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$37,217/yr

North Carolina State University4,0(16)

Raleigh, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media

The Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media at North Carolina State University prepares students to analyze the social, cultural, rhetorical, philosophical, and political dimensions of information technologies, new communication media, and digital texts, and to actively engage digital media through research, criticism, production, and practice.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

10 years$9,805/yr

University of Birmingham4,0(2)

Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies

Take the next step with the Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies programme at the University of Birmingham. At Birmingham, you’ll be a part of the UK’s only research centre to unite these disciplines.

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

3 years$31,225/yr

Queen's University3,5(6)

Kingston, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Economics

This Economics PhD course from Queen's University is widely recognized as one of the leading Economics departments in Canada.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$4,078/yr

Leeds Beckett University4,2(22)

Leeds, United Kingdom Top 5% in Worldwide

Built Environment

The Built Environment Doctorate at Leeds Beckett University covers a broad area of professional practice including subject areas such as construction management, building surveying, quantity surveying, architectural design and technology, real estate and facilities management.

Ph. D. Part-time On-campus

6 yearsTuition not available

University of Cincinnati4,0(4)

Cincinnati, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Sport Administration

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sport Administration program at the University of Cincinnati is dedicated to preparing students for successful careers in the professoriate, higher education, and in the sports industry.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 years$26,644/yr

University of Nottingham4,3(83)

Online Top 0.5% in Worldwide

History by Distance Learning

A History by Distance Learning PhD programme at University of Nottingham is mainly made up of independent study, with supervision meetings spread throughout the year. Because this is a Distance Learning programme, supervisions will take place online via Microsoft Teams.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 Online

3 years$34,375/yr

University of Bristol4,3(54)

Bristol, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Theatre and Performance

University of Bristol's Theatre and Performance programme offers supervisory expertise in a wide range of subject areas, including early modern theatre and performance practices

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

4 years$29,236/yr

Polytechnic University of Catalonia4,1(69)

Barcelona, Spain Top 3% in Worldwide

Statistics and Operations Research

The Statistics and Operations Research programme of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia was created as a result of the University Reform Law, which brought together various university groups that had previously been working separately in areas of statistics and operations research.

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

4 years$723/yr

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(54)

Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Management

Our Management Ph.D. students at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) redefine the business landscape. Students live in a city of innovation, study within the university’s top-notch research facilities and work alongside UCLA Anderson’s highly celebrated faculty.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$36,297/yr

Qatar University4,1(16)

Doha, Qatar Top 2% in Worldwide

Medicine

The Medicine course from Qatar University adopts an interactive and engaging pedagogy where students get involved in active learning.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

6 years$3,319/yr

University of Houston4,2(9)

Houston, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

English

The Ph.D. in English at the University of Houston engages international dialogues on poetics, narrative, history, and culture.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 yearsTuition not available

The University of Arizona4,4(14)

Tucson, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Communication

The Communication program from The University of Arizona is grounded in theory and research concerning human communication and provides excellent preparation for careers in academia.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$23,400/yr

University of Toronto4,3(110)

Toronto, Canada Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Materials Science and Engineering

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Graduate courses and research opportunities are offered to qualified students in a wide range of subjects.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$4,388/yr

Cranfield University4,5(8)

Cranfield, United Kingdom Top 6% in Worldwide

Development and Tribological Testing of Omniphobic Surfaces

Engineering of surfaces has opened avenues for the development of multiple-property materials that show different surface and core behavior and in doing so increase the usefulness of any material. We offer a Development and Tribological Testing of Omniphobic Surfaces degree at the Cranfield University.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 years$30,197/yr

University of Cincinnati4,0(4)

Cincinnati, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Geography

PhD students in Geography at the University of Cincinnati must specialize in one of the research areas where the department has in-depth competence. These include GIScience, urban/economic, cultural, and physical and environmental geography.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$26,644/yr