North America
Europe
Asia
Oceania
Africa
Across France, 25 universities offer 34 PhD programs — most run 4–6 years. The list starts with courses at PSL University, Sorbonne University and Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon.
Rennes School of Business
Rennes School of Business
Rennes School of Business
Ecole d'Architecture de Nancy — Le Doctorat en architecture à l'École d'Architecture de Nancy est un programme de recherche approfondi qui permet aux étudiants d'explorer des questions complexes liées à...
Ecole Superieur d'Ingenieurs Leonard de Vinci — The Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) at École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Léonard de Vinci is designed for experienced professionals who aspire to enhance their kno...
Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs en Génie Electrique
Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'information
EPF Ecole d'Ingénieurs — The Doctorate in Management of Innovation and New Technologies at EPF Ecole d'Ingénieurs delves into cutting-edge strategies and methodologies essential for managing inno...
Institute Français de la Mode — The Doctoral Studies Program in Fashion Design at the Institute Français de la Mode offers an intense scholarly framework for those aspiring to contribute original resear...
Institute Français de la Mode — The PhD program in Fashion Theories and Practice at the Institute Français de la Mode offers an interdisciplinary exploration of modern fashion, combining a comprehensive...
Programs at other levels
Popular collections
4 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #28 (PSL University) to #580 (Université de Toulouse-le-Mirail (Toulouse III)); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Sorbonne University has the largest research record in this group, with 37,965,256 citations and an h-index of 1,502. 4 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The most common subjects are Science (8), Business & Management (7), Education (4) and Arts, Design & Architecture (3). The usual length is 4–6 years and 3 years. 97% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake). SKEMA Business School offers the widest choice, with 4 of these courses.
PSL University (QS World #28), Sorbonne University (QS World #63) and Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (QS World #187) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, PSL University is the least expensive at about USD 4,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years, with 3 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
SKEMA Business School, with 4, ahead of Rennes School of Business (3).
New scholarships, application deadlines and admission guides — a couple of emails a month, no spam.
Stay updated
Get admission alerts, scholarship deadlines & university news — free.