African Studies

18 PhD programmes in African Studies

University of Birmingham4,2(62)

Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

African Studies

Join the African Studies programme at the University of Birmingham and develop your own independent research project on Africa or its diasporas.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2

3 years$31,644/yr

SOAS University of London4,1(43)

London, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

African Languages and Cultures

On the African Languages and Cultures programme offered at SOAS University of London supervision is provided for research leading to MPhil and PhD degrees within the broad general area of African studies.

Ph. D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$31,644/yr

Columbia University4,3(92)

Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies

The idea of the Orient has changed and been deconstructed by Columbia’s own faculty, but Columbia’s eminence has never wavered. The Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies program is offered by Columbia University.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

7 years$56,840/yr

Catholic University of America4,3(28)

Washington, D. C., United States Top 6% in Worldwide

Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures

At the Catholic University of America, students on the Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures Ph.D. level may specialize in Ancient Northwest Semitic languages (ANWSL) or Near Eastern Christian languages and literatures (NECLL). Students generally continue from an M.A. degree in the department.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$15,360/yr

Emory University4,3(39)

Atlanta, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

African American Studies

As an interdisciplinary graduate program, the African American Studies (AAS) Ph.D. Program at Emory University—the first program of its kind in the U.S. Southeast—is a highly selective course of study combining the expertise of an esteemed group of more than 50 core and affiliated graduate faculty.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$48,800/yr

New York University4,3(119)

New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

African Diaspora

New York University’s Department of History features a Ph.D. field in the study of the African Diaspora.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 yearsTuition not available

Northwestern University4,2(54)

Evanston, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Black Studies

The Black Studies program at Northwestern University provides students with the historical background in the experiences of people of African descent, the analytic preparation to carry out rigorous empirical and theoretical research, and the professional development to pursue careers in academia or beyond.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$9,344/yr

University of Pennsylvania4,3(22)

Philadelphia, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Africana Studies

The Africana Studies program at the University of Pennsylvania offers three tracks of concentration in African Studies, African American Studies, or Diaspora Studies will allow students to select both a topical and an area studies sub-field

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$44,792/yr

Yale University4,3(50)

New Haven, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Music and African American Studies

Students in the combined degree Music and African American Studies program at Yale University will complete fourteen term courses

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 yearsFree

New York University4,3(119)

New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

African History

New York University's Department of History offers a premier site for training in the Ph.D. in African History.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 yearsTuition not available

Stellenbosch University4,3(133)

Stellenbosch, South Africa Top 2% in Worldwide

African Languages

The African Languages specialization areas at Stellenbosch University available for PhD study are similar, and/ or related to those described for the Master's degree Programme above.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$1,317/yr

The University of Arizona4,2(46)

Tucson, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Middle Eastern and North African Studies

The School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies from The University of Arizona offering the Middle Eastern and North African Studies PhD is a multi-disciplinary unit focusing on the region extending from Morocco to Afghanistan which includes the Arab world, Iran, Israel and Turkey, providing a full range of language courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$23,400/yr

Cornell University4,2(44)

Ithaca, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Africana Studies

The Africana Studies Ph.D. program at Cornell University is a small and high quality program designed to expand knowledge production about peoples of African descent and to train future generations of scholars who will deepen and refine the field.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 years$20,800/yr

The Ohio State University4,5(31)

Columbus, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

African American and African Studies

The Department of African American and African Studies at The Ohio State University offers graduate courses leading to the Master of Arts, and a PhD degrees in African American and African Studies.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$14,318/yr

University of California, Berkeley4,3(94)

Berkeley, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

African American Studies

African American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley focuses on the life, culture, and social organization (broadly defined) of persons of African descent.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$13,140/yr

Yale University4,3(50)

New Haven, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

African American Studies

African American Studies at Yale University offers a combined Ph.D. in conjunction with several other departments and programs.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

6 yearsFree

University of Gothenburg4,1(67)

Göteborg, Sweden Top 1% in Worldwide

African Languages

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in African Languages is to be awarded upon successful completion of the third-cycle programme at the University of Gothenburg.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 yearsFree

Indiana University Bloomington4,0(196)

Bloomington, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

African American and African Diaspora Studies

The African American and African Diaspora Studies (AAADS) Ph.D. is an interdisciplinary doctoral program at Indiana University Bloomington focusing on the experiences of people of African descent in the United States, in the African diaspora, and in the world.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

7 years$30,748/yr