Berkeley offers a wide-range of more than 100 graduate programs, including master’s, professional, and doctoral programs. We consistently have the highest number of top-ranked doctoral programs in the nation. Browse Berkeley’s graduate programs and use the filters to narrow your search and learn more about each program.   

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Program

Admit Term

Application Deadline

Degree Type

GRE Requirement

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 11, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology Graduate Group

Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology PhD

Application Deadline: December 11, 2023

The interdisciplinary program of graduate study in Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean Archaeology (AHMA) is conducted by a group that includes more than 20 faculty members affiliated with seven different Berkeley departments as well as the Graduate Theological Union. A chair, a graduate…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 11, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Classical Archaeology PhD

Application Deadline: December 11, 2023

The Department of Classics offers both the MA and PhD in Classical Archaeology (the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds). All students apply to the PhD program. Those with the BA as their highest degree are admitted to the MA program, while in…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 11, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

Ancient Greek & Roman Studies

Classics PhD

Application Deadline: December 11, 2023

The program of studies which leads to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Classics at Berkeley is designed to give a thorough preparation in the fundamentals of classical scholarship while encouraging the pursuit of intellectual inquiry and the development of original research, according to…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 4, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

Comparative Literature

Comparative Literature PhD

Application Deadline: December 4, 2023

Our graduate program is recognized as one of the top Comparative Literature programs in the country. The Comparative Literature department is a vibrant place for the research and study of literatures and cultures in an interdisciplinary framework, from transnational and cross-cultural perspectives. Our faculty and graduate…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 15, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

English

English PhD

Application Deadline: December 15, 2023

The Berkeley English Department offers a wide-ranging PhD program, engaging in all historical periods of British and American literature, Anglophone literature, and critical and cultural theory. The program aims to assure that students gain a broad knowledge of literature in English as well as the highly-developed…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 4, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies PhD

Application Deadline: December 4, 2023

Founded in 1984, the graduate program in Ethnic Studies is the first interdisciplinary PhD program in the U.S. dedicated to the study of comparative race and ethnicity in national, hemispheric, and global contexts. It continues to be a premier PhD program that provides rigorous interdisciplinary training…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 4, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

Film and Media

Film & Media PhD

Application Deadline: December 4, 2023

PhD in Film and Media
Students in the Film and Media PhD are encouraged to situate moving images within the larger theoretical and analytical frameworks of a range of other disciplines. They integrate the traditions of history, law, literature, cultural studies, gender studies, and political theory to…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 4, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

History of Art PhD

Application Deadline: December 4, 2023

The Department of History of Art offers a two-stage integrated master's and doctoral program (MA/PhD) in preparation for college teaching, writing, and specialized curatorial careers. Students are not admitted to work for a terminal MA degree, though students may apply for the MA after meeting Stage…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 1, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

History

History PhD

Application Deadline: December 1, 2023

The Department of History offers a PhD program in History. The program prepares the student in four selected fields of study: Three fields of history (called the first, second, and third field) and one field in another discipline (called the outside field). Students indicate their choice…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 4, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures

Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures PhD

Application Deadline: December 4, 2023

Graduate programs leading to the PhD degree are offered in Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian Languages and Literatures; Middle Eastern Archaeology; Cuneiform; Hebrew Bible; Biblical and Judaic Studies; Egyptology; and Islamic Studies. Degree requirements should be completed according to the University's normative time standards. Normative time for…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No

Program

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 11, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

Music

Music PhD

Application Deadline: December 11, 2023

The Department of Music at Berkeley is one of the oldest and most prominent in the country, bringing together a renowned group of composers, scholars, and performers. The graduate program is ranked among the top in the nation. The department offers the MA/PhD and the PhD…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

January 8, 2024

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

Optional

Philosophy

Philosophy PhD

Application Deadline: January 8, 2024

The Graduate Program in Philosophy at Berkeley offers a first-rate faculty, a stimulating and friendly community of graduate students, and the resources of one of the world's finest research universities.
Two features distinguish our profile from that of other leading graduate programs in philosophy:

The department has strengths…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

Optional

Admit Term

Fall

Application Deadline

December 4, 2023

Degree Type

Doctoral / PhD

GRE Requirement

No

Rhetoric

Rhetoric PhD

Application Deadline: December 4, 2023

The Department of Rhetoric offers an interdisciplinary PhD program focusing on the study of rhetorical theory and the interaction of the historical concerns of rhetoric with contemporary critical theory across a broad spectrum of disciplines. Crucial to the department's approach is an investigation into the rhetorical…

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

Admit Term

Fall

GRE Requirement

No