The National Research Council ranked the NYU Department of Psychology in the top 30 of psychology Ph.D. programs in 2009. The department hosts doctoral programs in social psychology as well as cognition and perception. Doctoral students can pursue minors in quantitative methods and development psychology during their studies. Every Ph.D. student registers for courses on cognitive development and research problems in psychology before pursuing dissertation research. Financial aid options like the Martin Braine Fellowship and the Society for Personality Exceptional students earn awards annually.
The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development was ranked 16th in the 2010 U.S. News & World Report list of best educational Ph.D. programs. This NYU department features 14 Ph.D. programs in education ranging from bilingual education to the sociology of education. Doctoral students apply for aid options like the Steinhardt Graduate Scholarship and the Steinhardt Fellowship for Doctoral Study. NYU features research centers like the Institute for Education and Social Policy accessible by education faculty and students. Graduate students in the Steinhardt School live on campus in the Washington Square Village and Stuyvesant Town.
U.S. News & World Report gave the Leonard N. Stern School of Business a ninth-place ranking in its 2010 list of best business Ph.D. programs. Undergraduates interested in pursuing doctoral degrees in business apply to the Pre-Ph.D. Program. The Stern School of Business offers nine areas of concentration within its business Ph.D. track, including accounting and statistics. The university provides five years of financial aid, including full-time fellowships in the first three years. Faculty and doctoral candidates pursue research projects through university institutes like the Center for Digital Economy Research.
The NYU Department of History ranked 17th in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 report on the best schools for history Ph.D. students. Doctoral students choose from 14 areas of concentration including modern Europe, the Atlantic world and African Diaspora. The department also offers joint Ph.D. programs in French, Middle Eastern studies and Hebrew and Judaic studies. Every Ph.D. student receives five years of tuition funding from the Henry Mitchell MacCracken Program. The Department of History connects doctoral candidates with research opportunities like the Jacob Leisler Papers Project.