Dear irvineyossi,
Hi! Thank you for your inquiry!
There are at least 7 universities in Southern California, in addition to the
University of California, that offer PhD degrees, in a variety of fields.
However, the 2 biggest schools with the most diverse options for PhD’s are the
University of California schools and the University of Southern California.
For example:
University of Southern California (USC) – Sample PhD programs in:
a) Business
b) Aerospace engineering
c) Mathematics
d) Comparative Literature
e) Biomedical engineering
f) Chemical engineering
g) Communications
h) Computer science
i) Electrical engineering
j) Environmental engineering
k) Industrial and systems engineering
l) Materials science
m) Petroleum engineering.
n) Economics
o) Sociology
p) Kinesiology
q) Religion
Similar to the U of C schools, USC offers Ph.D programs in just about anything
you can think of – this is just a small sample of some of their programs. For
a complete list see their individual schools website, starting with:
USC Schools and Programs
http://www.usc.edu/schools/grad-programs-index.html
In addition to the 2 largest schools for PhD programs (U of C and USC), I was
able to find 6 other schools offering Doctorate or PhD programs. These include:
1. Alliant International University – San Diego, Irvine and Los Angeles
http://www.cspp.edu/index.htm
Alliant offers PhD programs in liberal arts, education, business, and
behavioral and social sciences.
2. Biola University
http://www.biola.edu/academics/grad_programs.cfm
PhDs available in, Educational Studies, Clinical Psychology and Intercultural
Education.
3. Cal Tech - Pasadena
Some technical PhD programs, for a full list, visit:
Cal Tech graduate studies:
http://www.gradoffice.caltech.edu/default.htm
4. Claremont Graduate University offers PhD’s in many programs, including
Psychology, English, Religion, Economics, etc.
For a full list, please visit:
Claremont Graduate University
http://www.cgu.edu/AcademicAffairs/Schools.asp
5. San Diego State University offers 13 PhD programs, to see more details
about each program, visit:
San Diego State University
http://www.sdsu.edu/
6. Pepperdine University offers Doctorate degrees in Education and
Psychology. For more information on these programs visit:
Pepperdine Graduate Programs
http://gsep.pepperdine.edu/
****************************************************
Additional information:
California Universities Listing
http://isl-garnet.uah.edu/Universities/ca.html
College and University Rankings
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm
Guide to Finding Information about Graduate Schools
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/reference/gradsch.html
American Universities Website Directory
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/CLAS/american-universities.html
U.S. Universities by State: CA
http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/#CA
Guide to California Colleges and Universities
http://www.cpec.ca.gov/CollegeGuide/CollegeGuide.ASP
Also, every year U.S.News magazine publishes a respectable list of schools,
ranking all graduate and undergraduate programs throughout the U.S. Keep your
eyes out for that issue if that might interest you!
Search terms used:
PhD programs in southern California
PhD programs
Graduate programs
California universities
Good luck and have a wonderful day!
Best Regards,
Skis4JC |
