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32 PhD programmes in Family & Consumer Science

Marketing and Strategy
Marketing and Strategy from Cardiff University is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our Business Studies PhD programme.

Consumer Behaviour and Food Marketing
At the University of Reading, we offer several routes to a doctoral qualification, including this PhD in Consumer Behaviour and Food Marketing.

Social Work
The Social Work from University of East Anglia provides students with advanced training and research skills which will equip them for the next steps in their career.

Marriage and Family Counseling Degree Online
Within this Marriage and Family Counseling Degree Online program from Liberty University you can learn how to help families and couples grow closer together. You can also develop the skills needed to work as an educator, administrator, researcher, supervisor, or consultant in the helping professions.

Marriage and Family Counseling (Online)
Throughout the Marriage and Family Counseling (Online) EdS program from Liberty University you can learn how to help families and couples grow closer together. You can also develop the skills needed to work as an educator, administrator, researcher, supervisor, or consultant in the helping professions.

Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
This Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner program from Liberty University will enhance your career and practice at the top of your license.

Community Care and Counseling - Marriage and Family (Online)
This Community Care and Counseling - Marriage and Family (Online) EdD program from Liberty University designed to help you counsel families. Whether you are a licensed counselor, marriage and family therapist (MFT), or ministry associate looking for further training, an EdD or PhD in marriage and family therapy online can help.
Consumer Sciences
The Consumer Sciences Program at The Ohio State University offers both PhD and a MS programs that can prepare you to significantly and positively impact consumers within our global economy.
Family and Child Studies
The conceptual framework for the Ph.D. in Family and Child Studies at The University of New Mexico is based on the link between the principles of ecology and systems theory with the study of families.
Human Development and Family Science
The PhD Human Development and Family Science program at University of Georgia integrates research and professional practice in human development and family science. Courses and practicum experiences in research, teaching, and service train students to identify, prevent, or solve problems and promote well-being.
Human Development and Family Studies
This Human Development and Family Studies degree at University of Nevada, Reno provides students with a strong foundation in developmental, interpersonal, and family theories, in-depth research skills and expertise, and builds in-depth knowledge in a content area chosen by the student in consultation with their advisor.
Consumer Science
The Consumer Science graduate program at Purdue University offers world-class postgraduate programs for industry professionals seeking to move ahead in their careers and aspiring academics seeking to gain the knowledge and skills to be researchers and teachers.
Human Development and Family Science
The Human Development and Family Science PhD is a research doctoral program at Oklahoma State University designed to promote breadth, depth and integration of knowledge in human development and family science.
Family Relations and Human Development
The graduate program in Family Relations and Human Development (PDF file) at University of Guelph take an interdisciplinary approach in the study of family dynamics and individual development within the context of the family across the life-span.
Family Sciences
The Family Sciences doctoral (Ph.D.) program from University of Kentucky is a research-based curriculum that provides a strong foundation in theory, research methods, and statistics. We also provide all doctoral students with teaching opportunities.
Consumer and Design Sciences
At Auburn University, graduate study in the Department of Consumer and Design Sciences, College of Human Sciences, leads to the master of science and the doctor of philosophy.
Marital and Family Therapy
The Marital and Family Therapy programme from The Chicago School is designed for pre-licensed and licensed master’s-level mental health professionals who want to advance in their careers and take advantage of opportunities that a doctoral degree provides.
Family Science
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in Family Science at the University of Maryland provides an interdisciplinary, research-oriented approach to the discovery and application of knowledge about families and health.
Human Development and Family Science
The Human Development and Family Science PhD program from Mississippi State University graduates will make a difference in the lives of children, youth, and their families.
Analytical, Sensory and Consumer Science
The food and drink industry is extremely important to the UK/Scottish economy and research within the Division of Engineering and Food Science is at the forefront of new developments and knowledge transfer in food innovation and sustainability. This PhD in Analytical, Sensory and Consumer Science is offered at Abertay University.