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15 PhD programmes in Tourism & Leisure in North America

Business Administration - Tourism Management (Online)
Throughout this Business Administration - Tourism Management (Online) DBA program from Liberty University Online you’ll learn a wide range of skills and advanced knowledge that can assist you in a variety of hospitality areas. Your leadership skills will come into play when you motivate your staff to provide the best service possible for the diverse needs of your guests.
Recreation, Sport and Tourism
The Ph.D. Recreation, Sport and Tourism program at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is designed to develop researchers and educators in the study of leisure behavior, the management of recreation, tourism, and sport systems that provide leisure services, or both.
Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management
The doctoral program in retail, hospitality, and tourism management prepares you with advanced academic experiences in research and teaching that may not be easily obtained in other programs. The Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
The Recreation, Park and Tourism Management graduate program at Pennsylvania State University is designed to prepare students for administrative, supervisory, research, and teaching positions in public and private recreation and park systems, in colleges and universities, in voluntary agencies and institutions, and in commercial ventures.
Hospitality and Tourism
The PhD in business administration with an emphasis in Hospitality and Tourism at Washington State University is designed to prepare graduates for careers in research and teaching at institutions throughout the United States and abroad.
Hospitality and Tourism Management
The Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) at Oklahoma State University provides the competencies and confidence needed to teach, conduct research and apply research findings in teaching in the hospitality and tourism industry.
Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
The Parks, Recreation, and Tourism at University of Utah is an academic degree that is awarded for high attainment of the study of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism. Courses of study that lead to the PhD assist students in developing competence in research and they involve in-depth inquiry into topics within, and related to, Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.
Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
The PhD in Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences degree at Texas A&M University prepares students for a career as a university faculty member or research scientist in a government agency or the private sector.
Recreation and Leisure Studies - Aging, Health and Well-Being
The Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies is an internationally renowned leader for over two decades among some 250 North American programs in the discipline. We offer a phd degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies - Aging, Health and Well-Being at the University of Waterloo.
Leisure Studies (online)
The Leisure Studies (online) degree at Oklahoma State University, is designed to develop future faculty and researchers in recreational therapy and recreation and athletic management concentrations.
Hospitality Administration
The Hospitality Administration degree at University of Houston emphasizes flexibility, independence and inter-disciplinary study to accommodate the needs and research interests of students both from the U.S. and around the world.
Recreation and Leisure Studies
Students seeking admission to the Recreation and Leisure Studies PhD program at University of Waterloo should indicate in the letter of application who would be appropriate as a faculty advisor.
Leisure Studies
The PhD in Health, Leisure and Human Performance, option in Leisure Studies at Oklahoma State University, is designed to develop future faculty and researchers in recreational therapy and recreation management.
Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management
Students are expected to be involved in research throughout their Ph.D. Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management program at University of Florida, which requires approximately three to five years of full-time study for completion.
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
The Ph.D. program in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University is designed for students planning to undertake research-related positions in their chosen field, or an administration position in a park, recreation and/or tourism agency.