A Doctorate is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most fields of study. It involves several years of rigorous research, culminating in a dissertation that contributes new knowledge ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

How can I find out what research is being done at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and figure out which faculty members I may want to work with? We encourage all prospective students to ...

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The graduate programs in environmental engineering from Drexel Engineering engages students in learning and research at the forefront of environmental engineering. Students graduate prepared for ...

In the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, we strive to advance human health through education and research at the intersection of medicine and engineering.

Located in a small and vibrant department, our PhD degree program prizes innovative thought, faculty accessibility, communication, collegiality, and respect. Our program is rigorous yet flexible: we ...

The Biomedical and Health Informatics PhD program prepares individuals to develop and apply informatics theories and tools to solve complex problems across the life sciences and health ecosystem. The ...

The Boston College Computer Science Department will offer a new doctoral program that will welcome its first cohort of degree candidates in the fall of 2026—a move that will expand the department’s ...

People pursue a doctorate degree in education for many reasons. For some, a doctorate degree in education is a great way to advance in a career field. For instance, a PhD degree or EdD degree is often ...

Complaints about the lack of attention to teaching in Ph.D. programs are legion — mainly about the perceived disconnect between what we are trained to do in graduate school and what we are expected to ...