Programs | PhD Graduate Education at Northeastern University

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A Cross-Disciplinary Science Combined PhD

The Cross Disciplinary Science Combined PhDs enable students to pursue niche research in and Biophysics and Human Behavior and Sustainability Sciences

A Global PhD Experience

An Industry PhD Pathway

Bioengineering

This interdisciplinary program provides students with the skills and knowledge essential to careers in a growing number of fields where biology, engineering, and medicine intersect. Located in the heart of Boston, directly adjacent to the world renowned Longwood Medical Area, Northeastern provides an excellent opportunity for students to combine engineering, medicine and biology. Students work with one of more than 75 faculty affiliated with the program toward a degree tailored to suit their interests or take advantage of one of our eight “strength” tracks.

Biology

The Biology program emphasizes close interaction between graduate students and faculty in developing the intellectual and experimental skills required for creative independent research.

Biomedical Sciences

Increasingly, scientific work is becoming interdisciplinary. In response to this trend, we allow the student to focus on more than one area in biomedical science.

Chemical Engineering

The PhD program in chemical engineering offers students the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research that tackles pressing challenges facing our society and our planet in areas such as biomedicine, energy, security and sustainability.

Chemistry

This PhD program in Chemistry is designed for students who have earned a bachelor’s or a master’s degree in chemistry or a related field who wish to develop as independent researchers by engaging in cutting-edge research while working closely with faculty who are renowned in their fields.

Civil and Environmental Engineering

The PhD program in Civil Engineering at Northeastern University is flexible and may be adapted to any subject area in civil and environmental engineering, including interdisciplinary options within the department or across departments or colleges.

Computer Engineering

Northeastern’s PhD program in Computer Engineering offers the opportunity to pursue cutting-edge research in the following areas: computer architecture, parallel computing, fault tolerance, performance analysis and modeling, security, embedded systems, VLSI, algorithms, data mining, testing, machine learning, machine vision and software engineering.

Computer Science

The PhD in Computer Science prepares students for careers in academia and industry—from conducting research to developing systems to publishing and presenting papers.

Counseling Psychology

The PhD in Counseling Psychology program at Northeastern is designed to train the next generation of mental health professionals. Doctoral level counseling psychologists conduct research, teach at the university level, supervise students and professionals, consult with community agencies, and provide clinical services to people across the developmental lifespan. Counseling psychologists also enhance the science of health promotion and health psychology and emphasize community-based interventions.

Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity PhD program engages faculties from the Khoury College of Computer and Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities. It prepares students from diverse backgrounds and interests to advance the reliability and security of cyberspace as researchers, faculty members, and policy advisors.

Electrical Engineering

Human Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences

The Northeastern University PhD program in Human Movement and Rehabilitation Science prepares graduates to conduct independent and applied research creating new knowledge to restore and maximize human functional capacity and wellbeing across the lifespan.

Industrial Engineering

This PhD in Industrial Engineering degree combines research with industry leaders and real world experience to prepare for a career in research, academic or business professions.

Interdisciplinary

The university level Interdisciplinary Ph.D. enables research students to train as the next-generation of multidisciplinary researchers and be well positioned to address high impact research questions as trailblazers in new and emerging research fields.

Interdisciplinary Design and Media

Interdisciplinary Engineering

The Graduate School of Engineering offers an interdisciplinary Doctor of Philosophy degree involving substantial work in two or more academic departments or disciplines.

Marine and Environmental Sciences

The focus of the Marine and Environmental Sciences PhD program is interdisciplinary approaches to environmental sustainability in the context of global change. The goal is to train researchers who can apply their research to solving questions in ecology, evolution, and marine biology, as well as to issues relevant to the environment and society.

Mathematics

The PhD program in Mathematics is designed to provide students with a broad overview of current mathematics and a strong command of an area of specialization.

Mechanical Engineering

The PhD in Mechanical Engineering is awarded to students who demonstrate high academic achievement and research competence in the fields of mechanical engineering. To earn a PhD, a student must complete an approved, rigorous program of advanced coursework and submit and defend an original dissertation of independent research.

Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery

The Doctor of Philosophy in Medicinal Chemistry program trains students in the design and synthesis of novel biologically active compounds and in the study of their mechanisms of action using biochemical, biophysical, and pharmacological approaches.

Network Science

The Network Science PhD program provides tools and concepts for understanding the structure and dynamics of networks across a wide range of domains, including human behavior, socio-technical infrastructures, and biological agents and epidemic diseases and engages faculty across Northeastern's colleges.

Nursing

The PhD Program in Nursing prepares scholars to be nursing scientists, educators and leaders who seek to improve health across the lifespan with a concentration on urban, vulnerable and underserved populations.

Personal Health Informatics

The Personal Health Informatics PhD program prepares researchers to design and evaluate technologies that improve health and wellness, and that have the potential to transform healthcare. This joint degree program combines curricula in human-computer interface technology and experimental design in the health sciences.

Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery

The PhD program in Pharmaceutical Sciences exposes students to the various facets of pharmaceutics, producing graduates who are poised to understand and assimilate the field of modern pharmaceutics.

Pharmacology

The PhD in Pharmacology program allows a student to specialize in the study of the actions of drugs.

Physics

The Physics PhD program specializations in different subfields reflect the forefront research activities of the department, including biological physics, condensed matter physics, elementary particle physics, nanomedicine, nanophysics and network science.

Population Health

The PhD program in Population Health integrates interdisciplinary education and experiential opportunities to prepare students for careers dedicated to improving the health and well-being of populations. It trains students to become public health leaders through the simultaneous examination of multiple health determinants, including social, environmental, nutritional, and behavioral risk factors.

Psychology

The Psychology PhD program is research-intensive within a close-knit community of faculty and students.

Public Policy

The PhD in Public Policy is an interdisciplinary social science program for individuals interested in analyzing and formulating policy through research in academia or a variety of other high-level professional settings.

School Psychology

The School Psychology PhD program is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in school psychology. Students learn how to conduct research, to use research to inform practice, and to contribute to the scientific foundation of professional practice.