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938 PhD courses are taught at 246 universities in the United States — most run 4–6 years. Courses from Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley and Georgia Institute of Technology come first, because those universities rank highest.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — The Accounting, Ph.D. is a research-intensive Ph.D. program designed to prepare students for a career in academics. Students develop research, teaching, and service skill...
California National University — Aerospace Engineering (MS) provides a master’s-level curriculum with specialization areas that include aerodynamics and fluid mechanics; aeroelasticity and structural dyn...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (MS) is a graduate program in aerospace engineering and mechanics that can be completed through coursework on an on-campus program or...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — The Anthropology graduate program focuses on understanding the nature and origins of human diversity, using a four-field approach in archaeology, biological anthropology,...
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California National University — The School of Architecture offers a Master of Science (MS) in Architecture. The program is a non-professional option, and it is oriented toward advanced practice, scholar...
The Scripps Research Institute — Bengt Mannervik, PhD, is listed as a Professor Adjunct in the Department of Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute. The available text associates the profile with st...
California National University — The Bioengineering Master of Science program is an interdisciplinary program in which students study bioengineering through research across multiple fields. Students can...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — The Biology MS in Biological Sciences is a research-intensive degree that prepares students for careers in the life sciences or further training toward pursuing a PhD in...
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California National University — The Chemical Engineering (MS) program emphasizes integrating advanced study with specialization options across catalysis, reaction kinetics, complex fluids, microelectron...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Chemical Engineering, MS covers basic subjects for chemical engineers, including thermodynamics, transport phenomena, kinetics, and applied mathematics, plus coursework t...
California National University — Chemistry (MS) focuses on advancing multidisciplinary study across biomolecular structure, molecular biophysics, computational and theoretical chemistry, materials chemis...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — The Chemistry Ph.D. program in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is a research-intensive program aimed at producing significant publishable research outcomes....
California National University — The Civil Engineering program focuses on integrating advanced study with specialization options across construction engineering, environmental engineering, environmental...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering offers Doctor of Philosophy degrees in civil engineering. Research programs in the department include...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — The Communication & Information Sciences (CIS) PhD is a collegewide doctor of philosophy degree designed to prepare communication scholars for positions of leadership...
California National University — The Computational Science and Engineering program focuses on combining computer-based modeling of natural phenomena and engineered systems with integrated principles from...
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — The University of Alabama’s Computer Science Department offers interdisciplinary graduate programs leading to master’s and doctoral degrees. Department research includes...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — The Counselor Education and Supervision, Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy program in Counselor Education. It prepares students for roles as counselor educators and supervi...
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — The PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice offers specialization in violent crime, courts and corrections, or global criminology. Students also develop expertise relevan...
The Scripps Research Institute — The David Webb PhD is offered by The Scripps Research Institute. It is associated with David Webb, PhD, who is listed as a Professor Adjunct in the Department of Integrat...
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19 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #15 (Princeton University) to #575 (University of South Carolina); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of California, Berkeley has the largest research record in this group, with 62,350,737 citations and an h-index of 1,972. 12 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 Medicine & Health Sciences (116), Education (96), Business & Management (46) and Engineering (43). The usual length is 4–6 years and 78 credits. 94% are full-time and 38 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (96% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (4% of courses with a stated intake). University of Idaho offers the widest choice, with 33 of these courses.
Princeton University (QS World #15), University of California, Berkeley (QS World #28) and Georgia Institute of Technology (QS World #123) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Universidad del Sagrado Corazon is the least expensive at about USD 6,410 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years, with 78 credits the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 96% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
38 of these courses are listed as online.
University of Idaho, with 33, ahead of Saint Leo University (29).
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