Graduate School

Graduate School

The Graduate School at Brown oversees admission and student support for the University’s doctoral and MFA students, ensuring that they receive an outstanding graduate education that reflects the excellence in research and teaching for which Brown is known. The Graduate School also houses the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs, which supports the training and professional development of postdoctoral scholars.

Graduate School

The Graduate School at Brown oversees admission and student support for the University’s doctoral and MFA students, ensuring that they receive an outstanding graduate education that reflects the excellence in research and teaching for which Brown is known. The Graduate School also houses the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs, which supports the training and professional development of postdoctoral scholars.

The Ph.D. Experience at Brown

Innovative Ph.D. Experience

Brown University's innovative PhD360 Experience supports students both personally and professionally, providing opportunities to pursue research, teaching, travel and leadership, explore careers and develop the skills and aptitude to succeed in their chosen fields.
PhD360 Experience

Interdisciplinary Research

Brown is known for its emphasis on collaboration among people and across areas of study to address opportunities, challenges and areas of inquiry ripe for discovery and innovation. At Brown, we defy traditional boundaries between areas of study, and this philosophy is part of the PhD360 Experience.
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Teaching and Mentoring

At Brown, graduate students become members of a teaching and learning community. Under the guidance of faculty who are committed to fueling the curiosity, creativity and intellectual joy of their students, graduate students have opportunities to develop their own knowledge and understanding of teaching practices.
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Career Exploration

Brown’s graduate programs lead students into many different and exciting career pathways within academic, government, nonprofit and private sectors.
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Community and Leadership

Brown’s programs enable students to create community around common academic interests, identities and values. The Graduate School’s goal is not only to identify and bring together a broad range of exceptionally talented students, faculty and staff to Brown, but also to support that diversity to advance the University’s core mission of education and discovery.
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Research Communication

Members of the Brown community are committed to taking the knowledge they gain in classrooms, laboratories and libraries to further the public good, and using it to address the world’s most pressing and complex challenges. To do this most effectively, students must be able to translate the importance of their research to many different audiences, including specialists in their fields and the public.
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Doctoral students share their thoughts on graduate study, research and community at Brown.

Explore Graduate Programs

Engage in graduate-level academic training, research, teaching and mentoring within Brown’s supportive environment — with nearly 100 options including master’s and doctoral study, executive leadership and certification and dual-degree medical programs.

Graduate Programs