Doctoral Research Programs in Illinois

The Ph.D. is an in-residence, interdisciplinary degree, which typically leads to a career in teaching and research, especially at business schools or industr…

The Department of Landscape Architecture offers the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree, the Master of Sustainable Urban Design degree (MSUD), and …

Law is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Learning Sciences is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Chicago.

The Interdisciplinary Learning Sciences Program prepares researchers, developers, and practitioners to advance the scientific understanding and practice of t…

Linguistics is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

The Department of Linguistics offers a PhD program, providing students with a solid background in linguistic theory with an emphasis on empirical and experim…

The PhD program in Management and Organizations (MORS) integrates psychological, sociological, economic, and complex systems perspectives on the study of org…

Students in this joint program offered by Kellogg School of Management's Management & Organizations (MORS) Department and Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences…

Management Information Systems is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Chicago.

The Ph.D. in Management Science and Analytics program prepares graduates to identify pressing business community issues, structure problems, gather data, and…

The PhD program in Managerial Economics & Strategy (MECS), offered jointly by the Departments of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences (MEDS) and Strategy…

The Kellogg Marketing doctoral program provides rigorous training in the skills required for success as a world-class marketing researcher. This is achieved …

Mass Communication and Media Arts is a research doctoral degree program offered at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

Materials Engineering is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Chicago.

This program provides advanced, research-based education and knowledge through advanced coursework, state-of-the-art and original research, and publication o…

Northwestern's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the world's first academic department of its kind, offers graduate programs leading to the MS…

Opportunity exists for specializing in computational science and engineering via the Computational Science & Engineering (p. 1887) optional graduate concentr…

Mathematics is a research doctoral degree program offered at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

The Graduate Program in the Department of Mathematics aims to develop students into productive research mathematicians. The extremely low student-faculty rat…

Mathematics is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Mathematics is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Chicago.

This program provides advanced, research-based education and knowledge through advanced coursework, state-of-the-art and original research, and publication o…

Mechanical Engineering is a research doctoral degree program offered at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering prepares graduates for careers in industry, research, and academia while conducting leading-edge research in robotic…

Mechanical Engineering is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Chicago.

The Department of Mechanical Science & Engineering offers both a traditional doctoral program (for students with a previous master's degree) and a direct doc…

The Program in Media, Technology, and Society (MTS) offers an innovative, interdisciplinary, and flexible curriculum focusing on the impact of our dynamic me…

The requirements for a PhD from the Department of Microbiology include successful completion of course work, teaching, one to two first-author manuscripts in…

Regular first-year students in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program enter the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (IGPBS), taking one…

The doctoral program uses a flexible approach to curriculum requirements. Students are required to take two core courses, three laboratory rotations (five we…

Umbrella MBBS graduate program offering doctoral study across nine biomedical and biological science concentrations.

Students admitted to the PhD Program in Music pursue academic coursework and write a dissertation in one of four specializations: Composition & Music Technol…

The doctoral program in music education consists of the Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education. The Ph.D. is tailored to meet the varying needs and interest…

Musicology is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Regular first-year students in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program enter the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (IGPBS), taking one…

Neuroscience is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Neuroscience is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Chicago.

Opportunity exists for specializing in computational science and engineering via the Computational Science & Engineering (p. 1887) optional graduate concentr…

Nursing is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Chicago.

Research-focused doctoral program developing nurse scientists and clinical researchers. A minimum of 67 credit hours, available full- or part-time, with entr…

Nutritional Sciences is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

The Operations Management doctoral program trains students to apply theoretical, data-driven or empirical analysis to advance our understanding of how work a…

Oral Sciences is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Chicago.

Pathobiology is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

The Department of Performance Studies is committed to the interdisciplinary study of performance. Students in the program produce provocative research and cr…

Pharmaceutical Sciences is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Chicago.

Pharmacy is a research doctoral degree program offered at University of Illinois Chicago.