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156 Affordable PhD programmes from around the world

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University of Geneva3,9(31)
Genève, Switzerland Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Finance

Finance from University of Geneva is fully integrated within the Swiss Finance Institute's Ph.D. program. The SFI is a private foundation that Switzerland’s banking and finance community, in cooperation with leading Swiss universities, created in 2006.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
5 years$1,284/yr
ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology4,1(55)
Zürich, Switzerland Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics at the ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology offers a broad spectrum of research areas for doctoral students ranging from pure mathematics, such as algebra, analysis, geometry, number theory or probability, to more applied mathematics, such as insurance mathematics, finance, mathematical physics, numerical analysis, operations research and statistics.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$642/yr
University of Zurich4,2(57)
Zürich, Switzerland Top 2% in Worldwide

Cancer Biology

The Cancer Biology program from the University of Zurich trains participating students towards a PhD in basic or clinical cancer research. In the course of the studies, the students’ scientific achievements actively contribute to the success of cancer research in Zurich.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$385/yr
University of Zurich4,2(57)
Zürich, Switzerland Top 2% in Worldwide

Computational Science

The Computational Science program from the University of Zurich includes a written dissertation about the own independent scientific research project.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$385/yr
ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology4,1(55)
Zürich, Switzerland Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Mechanical and Process Engineering

The Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT) att the ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology offers doctoral students an excellent program of studies with international accreditation.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$642/yr
University of Zurich4,2(57)
Zürich, Switzerland Top 2% in Worldwide

Ecology

The Ecology program at the University of Zurich offers research training in the interdisciplinary field of ecology, general skills training for academic and non-academic excellence and opportunities to interact with other doctoral students.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$385/yr
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne4,3(18)
Lausanne, Switzerland Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Mathematics

Mathematics is in constant and vigorous development, driven both by its internal dynamics and by the demands of other disciplines. The spectrum of mathematical research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne reflects both this vigor and this diversity.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne4,3(18)
Lausanne, Switzerland Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Materials Science and Engineering

Materials very often set the bounds for what can be achieved by man. This doctoral program in Materials Science and Engineering is offered at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne4,3(18)
Lausanne, Switzerland Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Robotics, Control, and Intelligent Systems

The Robotics, Control, and Intelligent Systems program attthe Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne provides doctoral students with the education necessary to be leaders in multi-disciplinary areas at the intersection of computer science, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
University of Bern4,2(11)
Bern, Switzerland Top 1% in Worldwide

Social Anthropology

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Social Anthropology doctorate at the University of Bern?

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$514/yr
University of Bern4,2(11)
Bern, Switzerland Top 1% in Worldwide

Geography

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Geography doctorate at the University of Bern? 

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$514/yr
University of Bern4,2(11)
Bern, Switzerland Top 1% in Worldwide

Law

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Law doctorate at the University of Bern? 

Doctorate Full-time On-campus
3 years$514/yr
University of Bern4,2(11)
Bern, Switzerland Top 1% in Worldwide

Archaeology

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Archaeology doctorate at the University of Bern?

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$514/yr
University of Zurich4,2(57)
Zürich, Switzerland Top 2% in Worldwide

Veterinary Medicine

The doctorate in Veterinary Medicine offered at the University of Zurich is a scholarly thesis written under supervision.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$385/yr
University of Zurich4,2(57)
Zürich, Switzerland Top 2% in Worldwide

Public Understanding of Science

The Public Understanding of Science program from the University of Zurich includes a written dissertation about the own independent scientific research project.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$385/yr
University of Lausanne3,8(14)
Lausanne, Switzerland Top 1% in Worldwide

Actuarial Science

The Actuarial Science program at the University of Lausanne offer candidates the possibility of acquiring a high level of knowledge through intensive research training.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$719/yr
University of Geneva3,9(31)
Genève, Switzerland Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Molecular Biosciences

The Molecular Biosciences program offered at the University of Geneva focuses on fundamental questions at the core of life sciences.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 years$1,284/yr
ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology4,1(55)
Zürich, Switzerland Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

The PhD program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology is one of the programs of the Life Science Zurich Graduate School offering a dynamic and stimulating international research environment.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
3 years$642/yr
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne4,3(18)
Lausanne, Switzerland Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Advanced Manufacturing

The Advanced Manufacturing program (EDAM) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne addresses the science and engineering of advanced manufacturing processes.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne4,3(18)
Lausanne, Switzerland Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Digital Humanities

Digital Humanities at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne has become a vibrant, rapidly growing field in recent years. It witnessed major innovations, new technologies and methods, bringing together research initiatives in the arts and humanities with cutting edge empirical methods from data science, machine learning, visualization and other fields.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus
4 yearsFree

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