Deepen your research impact through a Northeastern PhD.

Northeastern’s PhD programs offer fundamentals for excellence: access to world-class faculty, an expansive mentor network, robust resources, and experiential opportunities inside industry, government, and other universities and nonprofits.

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PhD Programs

Industry Experiential PhD

Many working professionals aspire to earn their PhD without leaving their full-time jobs. Northeastern’s Industry Experiential PhD program allows employees with Master’s degrees to work full-time while conducting research at their employer site under the guidance of a Northeastern faculty member and advisor from their employer.

PhD in Bioengineering

Our interdisciplinary PhD program in Bioengineering draws on the expertise of faculty across the university and reflects the significant strengths of bioengineering research in multiple areas. Students accepted to the program will complete a rigorous core curriculum in basic bioengineering science followed by completion of an immersion track curriculum.

PhD in 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.

PhD in 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.

PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering

The PhD level 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.

PhD in Electrical Engineering

The PhD program in Electrical Engineering aims to teach students to develop efficient systems that contribute to business, safety, health, and entertainment.

PhD in 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.

PhD in Network Science

The Network Science PhD program is a pioneering interdisciplinary program that provides the tools and concepts aimed at understanding the structure and dynamics of networks arising from the interplay of human behavior, socio-technical infrastructures, information diffusion and biological agents.