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Graduate programs

PhD programs

Master’s programs

International students: 7,439 (2024/25)
Statement of purpose: Central guideline: 1-2 pages single-spaced; departments add specifics (e.g., MEMS uses word-capped short answers).
Application fee waivers: Yes: Graduate School limited waivers each cycle, first-come first-served; request on the Fee Waiver page of the application; processed in up to 5 hours.
Official website: www.duke.edu

PhD Programs (10)

Biology PhD

Biology · Deadline not published · $105 application fee · Official page

Biomedical Engineering PhD

Biomedical Engineering · Dec 3, 2026 · $105 application fee · Official page

Cell Biology PhD

Cell Biology · Deadline not published · $105 application fee · Official page

Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD

Civil and Environmental Engineering · Dec 15, 2026 · $105 application fee · Official page

Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD

Electrical and Computer Engineering · Dec 1, 2026 · $105 application fee · Official page

Environmental Policy PhD

Environmental Policy · Deadline not published · $105 application fee · Official page

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science PhD

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science · Dec 11, 2026 · $105 application fee · Official page

Nursing PhD

Nursing · Nov 19, 2026 · $105 application fee · Official page

Population Health Sciences PhD

Population Health Sciences · Dec 1, 2026 · $105 application fee · Official page

Romance Studies PhD

Romance Studies · Dec 30, 2026 · $105 application fee · Official page

Master’s Programs (97)

AI & Materials

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Accelerated Daytime MBA

Fuqua School of Business · Mar 18, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Accelerated MSQM: Business Analytics, Online

Fuqua School of Business · Jul 1, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Analytical Political Economy

Department of Political Science · Jan 28, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Applied Ethics & Policy

Department of Philosophy · Mar 18, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Artificial Intelligence for Product Innovation

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Artificial Intelligence for Product Innovation, Online

Pratt School of Engineering · May 3, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Biomedical Engineering

Department of Biomedical Engineering · Feb 1, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Biomedical Engineering

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Feb 25, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Climate & Sustainability Engineering

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Computational Mechanics and Scientific Computing

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Computer Science

Department of Computer Science · Feb 1, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Critical Asian and Middle Eastern Humanities

Graduate School · Feb 17, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Cybersecurity

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Cybersecurity, Online

Pratt School of Engineering · May 3, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis

Graduate School · Dec 17, 2026 · $105 application fee · Official page

Daytime MBA

Fuqua School of Business · Mar 25, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Design & Technology Innovation

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Digital Art History/Computational Media

Graduate School · Jan 28, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Duke Environmental Leadership Master of Environmental Management

Nicholas School of the Environment · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

East Asian Studies

Graduate School · Apr 22, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Economics

Graduate School · Jan 14, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Economics and Computation

Graduate School · Feb 1, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Graduate School · Feb 25, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Engineering Management

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Engineering Management, Online

Pratt School of Engineering · May 3, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Experimental and Documentary Arts

Graduate School · Jan 28, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Financial Technology

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Financial Technology, Accelerated

Pratt School of Engineering · Jan 19, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Financial Technology, Online

Pratt School of Engineering · May 3, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Game Design, Development & Innovation

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Global Executive MBA

Fuqua School of Business · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Global Health

Graduate School · Jun 1, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Graduate Liberal Studies

Graduate School · Jun 1, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

History

Graduate School · Deadline not published · $105 application fee · Official page

Humanities

Graduate School · Mar 15, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Interdisciplinary Data Science

Graduate School · Jan 28, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

International Master of Environmental Policy

Nicholas School of the Environment · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

MMS: Duke Kunshan University

Fuqua School of Business · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

MMS: Foundations of Business

Fuqua School of Business · Apr 13, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

MQM: Business Analytics

Fuqua School of Business · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

MSQM: Business Analytics, Online

Fuqua School of Business · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

MSQM: Health Analytics, Online

Fuqua School of Business · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master in Business, Climate, and Sustainability

Fuqua School of Business / Nicholas School of the Environment · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Arts in Christian Practice

Divinity School · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Arts in Teaching

Graduate School · Apr 30, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Master of Biomedical Sciences

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Master of Biostatistics

School of Medicine · Jan 4, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Divinity

Divinity School · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Divinity, Hybrid

Divinity School · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Environmental Management

Nicholas School of the Environment · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Forestry

Nicholas School of the Environment · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $100 application fee · Official page

Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Health Sciences, Pathologists' Assistant

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Health Sciences, Physician Assistant

School of Medicine · Sep 1, 2026 · $70 application fee · Official page

Master of International Development Policy

Sanford School of Public Policy · Jun 5, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Judicial Studies

School of Law · May 15, 2026 · $85 application fee · Official page

Master of Laws

School of Law · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Management in Clinical Informatics

School of Medicine · Deadline not published · $0 application fee · Official page

Master of National Security Policy

Sanford School of Public Policy · Jan 5, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Nursing

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · $50 application fee · Official page

Master of Public Affairs

Sanford School of Public Policy · Jan 5, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Public Policy

Sanford School of Public Policy · Jan 5, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Science in Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Science in Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Science in Nursing: Health Informatics

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Science in Nursing: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Science in Nursing: Nursing Education

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Science in Nursing: Nursing and Health Care Leadership

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Science in Nursing: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Science in Nursing: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Science in Nursing: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Science in Nursing: Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

School of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Theological Studies

Divinity School · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Master of Theology

Divinity School · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page

Materials Science and Engineering

Graduate School · Mar 15, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Graduate School · Feb 26, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Medical Physics

Graduate School · Jun 1, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Medical Technology Design

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Photonics and Optical Sciences

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Political Science

Department of Political Science · Feb 16, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Population Health Sciences

Graduate School · Feb 26, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Quantitative Financial Economics

Graduate School · Deadline not published · $105 application fee · Official page

Religious Studies

Graduate School · Feb 1, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Risk Engineering

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Robotics & Autonomy

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Slavic and Eurasian Studies

Graduate School · Feb 1, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Statistical Science

Graduate School · Jan 5, 2027 · $105 application fee · Official page

Systems Engineering

Pratt School of Engineering · Mar 17, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Systems Engineering, Online

Pratt School of Engineering · May 3, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

Weekend Executive MBA

Fuqua School of Business · Apr 1, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page

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