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PhD Programs at Khoury College

Innovate and lead as you pursue your PhD

Khoury College of Computer Sciences — ranked #12 by CSRankings — provides you with a variety of options to pursue a PhD in CS, collaborating with top researchers in the field at one of the country’s leading technology hubs. Plus, our emphasis on interdisciplinary education across multiple Northeastern colleges provides opportunities not available anywhere else. Khoury College PhD programs include:

Learn more about our innovative and growing PhD programs

Highly engaged faculty, abundant opportunities for cross-college research collaboration, and top facilities are among the many reasons more than 370 students are enrolled across Khoury College’s four PhD programs. Learn more.

  • 370
    PhD students enrolled, fall 2024

  • 103
    Tenure, tenure-track faculty with joint appointments across campuses

  • 98.4%
    Employment rate nine months after graduation

Collaborate with top researchers in state-of-the art facilities

Khoury College research is pushing the boundaries of computer technology, applying research discoveries to real-world challenges. For example, our faculty are conducting cutting-edge research in areas like AI-powered disease diagnosis, developing secure network systems for the internet of things, and exploring the mathematical foundations of computer science — tackling the profound question of computational limits on what computers can do.

Researchers at Khoury College make transformative contributions to many fields within computer science, collaborating, publishing, leading national and international projects, and participating in top conferences. There is a strong emphasis on real-world applications of CS at Khoury College — combined with an ethos of interdisciplinary work both within the college and beyond — that puts you at the center of collaborative research that makes a difference.

Career prospects across industry and academia

Our computer science PhD graduates have found prestigious positions in both industry and academia:

  • Tenure-track faculty (Michigan, Indiana, UC Irvine, UMass Boston)
  • Postdoc research scientists (Harvard, UCLA, University of Paris)
  • Senior software engineers and industry leaders (Akamai, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla)

Internships at leading tech companies and organizations

As a Khoury College PhD student, you can gain industry exposure, build important connections, and form new perspectives on the impact of your work through internship opportunities at leading companies including:

  • Google
  • JP Morgan
  • Inria
  • Illumio
  • Meta
  • Microsoft Research
  • NASA

Meet our PhD students

Khoury Story: Johanna Gunawan

Researching the link between law and computer science

Khoury Story: Dian Wang

Researching the intersection of machine learning and robotics

Khoury Story: Sarah Szvetecz

Developing computational methods that can be used in cancer drug discovery

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