Ph.D. Programs

Engage with an intimate community of international scholars and collaborate with some of the most innovative thinkers on substantive research, publications, and public presentations.

Clark University offers Ph.D. programs in eight fields: its nationally top-ranked geography Ph.D., its distinguished psychology Ph.D. (clinical, developmental and social), its unique history Ph.D. in Holocaust and genocide studies, economics, and four STEM disciplines (biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, chemistry, and physics).

Research Excellence

Our Ph.D. Programs

Biology Biochemistry Chemistry Economics Geography Holocaust and Genocide Studies Physics Psychology

Stories from Our Doctoral Programs

Ph.D. student receives geography fellowship

Examining the implications of renewable energy development

Clark observes 20 years of Holocaust education

Commemoration includes lectures, notes expansion of academic footprint

Psychologist researches critical consciousness

Awareness can unite communities targeted by racism during COVID-19

Ahlgren studies microscopic arms race in the ocean

Research uncovers uneasy relationship between viruses and bacteria

Development threatens tropical forests

Report: Rural communities, biodiversity at risk

Prof. Lyndon Estes takes on issue of food security

Research team examines impact of drought and climate on urban populations

Professor Chuck Agosta receives $670K NSF grant

Purchase of helium liquefier will aid in superconductor experiments

National Academy of Sciences publishes Clark study

Physics research may have future medical applications

Goldberg examines open adoption in the digital age

Research highlights dynamics, benefits, and boundary challenges