23 Jul Best Universities In The United States For Doctoral Programs
Here is a list of the best universities in the US that offer doctoral programs:
Princeton University
Located in the quiet town of Princeton, New Jersey.
This college includes highly ranked graduate programs through the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
A couple of the notable alumni include the actress Brooke Shields and the former first lady Michelle Obama.
It is situated across 600 acres and its undergraduate enrollment is 5394.
According to the Princeton legend, if a student exits the campus through the FitzRandolph Gate prior to graduation, he or she may be cursed never to graduate.
Harvard University
This is a private university that was founded in the year 1636. It is one of the largest Ivy League schools, enrolling more than 20500 students at the start of the 2017 academic year.
It is one of the most selective colleges out of all the colleges and universities.
It is made up of 13 schools that include the infamous business and medical schools, as well as the highly ranked Graduate Education School and the school of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Columbia University
This one is a private institution that was founded way back in 1754.
Having a total undergraduate enrolment of 6162 students, its setting is urban and it is set across 36 acres.
One interesting point to note here is that it employs the use of an academic based calendar.
It is located in New York and comprises three undergraduate schools – the Columbia College, the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and the school of General Studies.
It also has a highly regarded college of Dental Medicine as well as a graduate Journalism School.
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
This is a private institution that was founded in the year 1861.
It is located outside of Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it focuses on scientific and technological research.
It is divided into five schools. Its highly ranked graduate schools include the Sloan School of Management and the School of economics.
The freshmen here are required to live on the campus, and you will see that 70 percent of all undergraduates live on the campus.
The University Of Chicago
This one is located in Hyde Park, and offers a rich campus life in a big city setting.
It has postgraduate offerings that include the Booth School of Maroons that have more than 15 NCA III Division teams that compete in the University Athletic Association.
Here you will find that the on-campus students are placed in ‘houses’ in their dorm; houses that provide all the tight-knit support that the students will need, as well as that academic and social support.
Yale University
This one is a private institution that was founded in the year 1701.
It is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and is known for its excellent drama and music programs that reach outside the classroom with student organizations like the Yale Whiffenpoofs, that is a famous a Capella group.
It is also home to the Yale Bulldogs that compete in the Ivy League football, and are well known for their rivalry with Harvard. Yale is made up of the College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as well as 12 professional schools.
You will find included in the professional schools, the top ranked law school as well as the highly ranked School of Management.
Stanford University
You will find the pristine campus of this highly accredited University, located in the California Bay Area about 30 miles from the city of San Francisco. Four out of its school suffer undergraduate as well as graduate courses, and the remaining three are purely graduate schools.
It has a number of well-known theatrical and musical groups that include the Ram’s Head Theatrical Society. A couple of the notable alumni from Stanford are the actress Sigourney Weaver and the professional golfer, Tiger Woods.
It also offers a wide range of student organizations that include the Stanford Solar Car Project, that designs, builds as well as races a solar car every couple of years.