PhD Programs in Massachusetts

The School for Marine Sciences & Technology’s (SMAST) PhD in Marine Science and Technology program emphasizes societal need-driven research and learning in an interdisciplinary environment. The PhD program focuses on observations, modeling, experimentation,...

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Offering both Ph.D. and Master of Science degrees, an emphasis is placed on multidisciplinary research with approaches that range from practical to theoretical. The Plant Biology Graduate Program (PB Program) provides...

The Department of Earth and Environment's mission is to understand a changing Earth and its relationships with humankind and to develop strategies for a sustainable future. The PhD in Earth...

The University of Massachusetts School of Marine Sciences (SMS) offers both Master's (M.S.) and Doctoral (Ph.D.) programs in marine science. Students graduating with a MS or Ph.D. degree from SMS...

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The PhD program in Marine and Environmental Sciences will train independent scientists whose research addresses fundamental and applied questions at the local, regional, national, and global scale. Northeastern’s PhD program in Marine and...

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The oceans are part of the thin, outer shell of the Earth and marine science is the study of this envelope, from the deep sea to shallow coastal oceans. These...

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Unrelenting increase in demand for commodities and services from ecosystems raises questions of limits and sustainability. The rapid human modification of Earth’s ecosystems is signaled by the unprecedented decline of...

The Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) is committed to training scientists who pursue a greater understanding of the evolution of the earth’s life processes. More than ever before,...

Environmental science is a metadiscipline integrating the natural and social sciences. The School for the Environment is nationally recognized for its preparation of PhD-level environmental professionals whose  research and integrated...

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Organismic & Evolutionary Biology (OEB) provides interdepartmental training for MS and PhD students in ecology, animal behavior, organismal biology and evolutionary biology. Graduate students, post-docs, and faculty study biological processes...

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The Biology Department of University of Massachusetts Boston has PhD in Biology that offer two tracks, namely: Environmental Biology and Molecular, Cellular, and Organismal Biology. In keeping with the mission...

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Contemporary biology is built on understanding life at the molecular, cellular, organismal, population and community levels. Tufts Department of Biology is dedicated to providing a unified and comprehensive view of...

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The Department of Biological Sciences offers a Ph.D. program in Applied Biology. The goal of the Applied Biology program is to train outstanding students and enable their contributions to the wide...

Biology at Boston University is a highly integrative department, with faculty teaching and conducting research in the broad range of fields that comprise the contemporary life sciences. The department spans...

This program encourages students to consider research questions from diverse biological perspectives, ultimately addressing their questions through the integration of concepts from multiple disciplines.  Faculty in the IB program work...