Programs – PhD Graduate Education at Northeastern University

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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.

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.

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.

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

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 Engineering

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

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.

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.