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University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg4,1(133)
Johannesburg, South Africa Top 2% in Worldwide

Mathematical Statistics

The Mathematical Statistics course at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg prepares candidates who are keen to advance their research in Statistics, and to produce novel statistical research under the guidance of academic staff.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$1,889/yr
University of Johannesburg4,2(198)
Johannesburg, South Africa Top 2% in Worldwide

Education - Childhood Education

This Education - Childhood Education program is offered by the Department of Childhood Education within the Faculty of Education at the University of Johannesburg.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$1,442/yr
University of Johannesburg4,2(198)
Johannesburg, South Africa Top 2% in Worldwide

Mine Surveying

This Mine Surveying PhD is offered by the Department of Mining and Mine Surveying within the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
2 years$1,442/yr

Applied Health Research

Develop the skills needed to contribute to research that tackles global health challenges by preventing illnesses and improving healthcare through community and hospital-based research and methodological innovations with the Applied Health Research programme at University of Birmingham.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$30,780/yr
University of South Carolina3,7(6)
Columbia, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Business Administration

The Darla Moore School of Business Ph.D. in Business Administration at the University of South Carolina is offered in various concentrations from different academic departments.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
10 years$29,760/yr
Coventry University4,1(536)
Coventry, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

Fluid and Complex Systems

The Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems at the Coventry University is pushing back research boundaries and delivering real-world solutions to complex fundamental and applied challenges.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$21,228/yr
Johns Hopkins University4,6(43)
Baltimore, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Sociology

The Sociology department’s primary educational goal is to train first-class sociology PhDs. The sociology graduate experience at Johns Hopkins University is best characterized as a research apprenticeship – a careful blend of formal instruction, faculty-directed individual study, and supervised yet self-initiated research.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$66,670/yr
McGill University4,3(97)
Montréal, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Architecture

Architecture from McGill University  is a research degree with a thesis. The foundations for the doctoral thesis are developed through four (or more) courses taken in the first two years of study. 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$13,226/yr
The Open University UK4,2(154)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 5% in Worldwide

Economics of Development and Structural Change

Uneven development between countries can be attributed to structural differences in how their economies are organised and depend on each other. This Economics of Development and Structural Change programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$17,092/yr
University of Denver4,8(4)
Denver, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Social Work

The Graduate School of Social Work at University of Denver is home to one of the nation’s oldest social work PhD programs, but nothing about it is old-fashioned.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$25,770/yr
The University of Manchester4,0(85)
Manchester, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Earth Science

Studying the Earth is fundamental to understanding the processes by which the Earth is formed. This Earth Science programme is offered The University of Manchester.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$40,223/yr
York University4,0(146)
Toronto, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Physics and Astronomy

Students perform experimental/observational or theoretical/computational research in mainstream areas of Physics and Astronomy at York University, or are offered the unique opportunity to undertake interdisciplinary projects through collaboration in a number of research centres.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$8,531/yr
London School of Economics and Political Science4,4(74)
London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

European Studies

Master research design and expertise in the subfields of Political Economy, Politics and Policy, Culture and Society, and Migration. Learn more at the European Studies programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$31,614/yr
University of Texas El Paso4,3(18)
El Paso, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

This program at the University of Texas El Paso is only one of six Ph.D. programs in the U.S. with a focus on Interdisciplinary Health Sciences research.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
8 years$7,822/yr
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf4,1(12)
Düsseldorf, Germany Top 2% in Worldwide

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf offers a doctoral degree. On an individual doctorate, you'll be conducting research largely independently on your own research topic.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsFree
University of Memphis4,4(17)
Memphis, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Performance

Designed for students seeking the highest degree in the field, the Performance program offered by University of Memphis is a rigorous three-year course of study culminating in a doctoral dissertation. 

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
Arizona State University4,3(218)
Tempe, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Geological Sciences

The PhD program in Geological Sciences at Arizona State University is designed to develop creative scholarship in the terrestrial and planetary geosciences. Students are encouraged to cross subject boundaries and pursue new understandings of Earth and the solar system.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$30,348/yr
The Open University UK4,2(154)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 5% in Worldwide

Crime, Harm, Criminalisation and Criminal Justice

The Social Policy and Criminology - Crime, Harm, Criminalisation and Criminal Justice research group at The Open University UK is recognised for critical scholarship, that challenges assumptions about ‘crime’, ‘the criminal’ and/or ‘justice’ and critically interrogates criminology as a discipline.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus
3 years$17,092/yr
Swansea University4,2(93)
Swansea, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Physics, Ph.D. Distance Learning CERN

This PhD requires a presence in Geneva, Switzerland and involves working at the ALPHA experiment site. The ALPHA experiment is part of Swansea University’s partnership with CERN – part of the world-leading ALPHA Antihydrogen collaboration.

Ph.D. Full-time Blended
1 year$34,708/yr
Stockholm School of Economics4,7(9)
Stockholm, Sweden Top 9% in Worldwide

Business Administration

The Business Administration program at Stockholm School of Economics has a history of over 50 years. Our overall purpose is to give the doctoral student a deepened and broadened theoretical and methodological knowledge, alongside the experience of having completed a substantial piece of original scientific work.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 yearsFree