Area & Cultural StudiesNorth America

84 PhD programmes in Area & Cultural Studies in North America

University of Memphis4,4(17)

Memphis, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Literary and Cultural Studies

The Literary and Cultural Studies program offered by University of Memphis emphasizes the importance of discourse in structuring human experience.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

Tuition not available

McGill University4,4(100)

Montréal, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Religious Studies - Gender and Women's Studies

The program at McGill University may also be taken as a Religious Studies - Gender and Women's Studies option where students focus on gender-related issues and feminist research and methodologies.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$13,637/yr

The University of Arizona4,2(46)

Tucson, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Mexican American Studies

The Mexican American Studies program from The University of Arizona is an interdisciplinary research degree. An individualized plan of study allows students to develop their own specialization in Mexican American Studies by integrating areas such as Indigenous, Cultural, Gender, Education, Immigration, Migration, Historical, and Comparative Ethinic Studies.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$23,400/yr

University of Kentucky3,5(6)

Lexington-Fayette, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Gender and Women's Studies

The Department of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Kentucky investigates gender broadly conceived, and the cultures and contributions of women worldwide from feminist/womanist perspectives.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$37,326/yr

University of Nevada, Reno4,1(14)

Reno, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Basque Studies

The tutorial Ph.D. program in Basque Studies at University of Nevada, Reno is intended to provide students in the humanities and social sciences with an opportunity to pursue doctoral studies emphasizing Basque-related courses and dissertation research.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

8 yearsTuition not available

Brown University4,5(15)

Providence, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Hispanic Studies

The Department of Hispanic Studies at Brown University trains students to be both specialists and generalists, language teachers and literature scholars, researchers and active intellectuals.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$71,700/yr

University of Pennsylvania4,3(22)

Philadelphia, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC) at the University of Pennsylvania offers PhD degrees in five distinct fields.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$44,792/yr

University of Toronto4,1(303)

Toronto, Canada Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto offers graduate programs leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in two fields: Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$4,552/yr

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(74)

Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

The Department of Near Eastern Studies at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) currently offers degree programs in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$36,297/yr

Florida Atlantic University4,1(25)

Boca Raton, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Comparative Studies

The Ph. D. in Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University has three tracks: Cultures, Languages and Literatures (CLL), Culture, Society and Politics (CSP), and Design, Aesthetics and the Arts.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 years$19,056/yr

Indiana University Bloomington4,0(196)

Bloomington, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Central Eurasian Studies

The Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University Bloomington offers a comprehensive program on the study of Central Eurasia, the vast heartland of Europe and Asia.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

7 years$30,748/yr

Graduate Theological Union4,0(5)

Berkeley, United States

Religious Studies and Theology

The flagship Religious Studies and Theology degree that the Graduate Theological Union offers is the PhD in Religious Studies. It is an advanced academic degree intended to prepare students for careers in teaching, writing, and scholarship, as well as for leadership opportunities with religious organizations, social service agencies, museums, libraries, publishing, and in educational institutions.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

$21,080/yr

Texas A&M University4,1(19)

College Station, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Hispanic Studies

The PhD in Hispanic Studies at Texas A&M University is an interdisciplinary program with three intertwined concentrations: Visual Cultures, Linguistics, and Literature. The program prepares it's students for a career in fields such as education, translation, communications, diplomacy, health and social services.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$8,358/yr

Arizona State University4,3(238)

Tempe, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Spanish Literature and Culture

The PhD program in Spanish Literature and Culture at Arizona State University consists of two specializations: Spanish literature and culture.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$27,810/yr

University of Manitoba4,2(107)

Winnipeg, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Indigenous Studies

As a PhD student in the Indigenous Studies program University of Manitoba, you will develop a higher degree of specialization and advanced training in research.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$4,603/yr

University of Saskatchewan4,0(50)

Saskatoon, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Indigenous Studies

The Department of Indigenous Studies at University of Saskatchewan seeks to provide an intellectual milieu where teaching and research are well grounded in the priorities and knowledge of Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal communities, all the while placing them within the larger fabric of the Canadian Aboriginal experience and the emergent global, social phenomenon of indigeneity.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$3,985/yr

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(74)

Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Chicana and Chicano Studies

The Ph.D. Program in Chicana and Chicano Studies at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) prepares students for careers in academia, arts, and beyond.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$36,297/yr

The Ohio State University4,5(31)

Columbus, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Comparative Studies

The Department of Comparative Studies at The Ohio State University offers interdisciplinary graduate degree programs in the study of culture at both the MA and the PhD levels. For graduate students enrolled in other departments at Ohio State, the department offers the graduate minor.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$14,318/yr

The University of Arizona4,2(46)

Tucson, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies

The Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies program from The University of Arizona prepares students to investigate and address a broad range of issues in teaching and learning.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$23,400/yr

The University of New Mexico4,1(29)

Albuquerque, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Chicana and Chicano Studies

At The University of New Mexico, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Chicana and Chicano Studies.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$29,146/yr