New England universities offer a range of PhD programs.
New England has a variety of colleges offering a number of PhD programs ranging from finance to education. Students choosing to pursue a doctoral degree take classes, conduct scholarly research in their chosen field and write a dissertation. Students considering a PhD need to be devoted to several years of studying, researching and writing.
Boston College
Boston College's Carroll School of Management offers a PhD in finance. Students take 18 courses during the first two-and-a-half years in the program, learning about economics and finance. As students complete their coursework, they also work as research assistants and submit a research paper on their findings. Near the end of their second year in the program, students must pass a comprehensive exam before they begin work on the dissertation. Graduates of this program work as faculty at schools such as George Washington University and the University of Virginia.
Boston College
Carroll School of Management
Fulton Hall 510
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-552-8420
bc.edu
University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island's Department of English offers a PhD. The admissions committee considers the student's ability to do scholarship and whether his research interests are specialized. Students complete 72 credits to earn the PhD---30 credits approved for master's work, 24 credits of coursework and 18 dissertation credits. Students also have the opportunity to work as teaching assistants in both literature and rhetoric.
University of Rhode Island
Department of English
114 Swan Hall
60 Upper College Road
Kingston, RI 02881
401-874-4664
uri.edu
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut's Department of Community Medicine offers a PhD in public health. Students can choose from one of two concentrations---social and behavioral health sciences or occupational and environmental health sciences. Courses vary depending on the concentration, but sample courses include Public Health Seminar, Nutrition for Healthy Communities and Methods and Teachings of Education Research. Students must complete 45 credits to earn the degree, which includes discipline-specific courses and elective courses.
University of Connecticut
Department of Community Medicine
270 Farmington Ave., Suite 260
Farmington, CT 06030
860-679-5470
publichealth.uconn.edu
University of New Hampshire
Doctoral students at the University of New Hampshire can earn a PhD in history through the school's College of Liberal Arts. Students can design a program to meet their research interests, but the department has to approve it. The school encourages doctoral students to teach as they study to prepare them for a career in scholarship and research. Sample courses include Cults and Charisma, African Religions and Readings in Modern American History.
University of New Hampshire
Department of History
Horton Social Science Center
20 Academic Way
Durham, NH 03824
603-862-1765
unh.edu
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