Arts Doctoral Degrees in California

In 2024, we ranked 10 California graduate schools awarding arts doctoral degrees, and Stanford University is the best option.

Check other California graduate schools providing arts doctoral degrees and colleges offering similar programs in the nearby states or narrow your search by city or consider other major or diploma.

CA arts doctoral degree graduate schools:

Stanford University - Graduate School Ranking

1. Stanford University

Located in Stanford

University of Southern California - Graduate School Ranking

2. University of Southern California

Located in Los Angeles

University of California Los Angeles - Graduate School Ranking

3. University of California Los Angeles

Located in Los Angeles

University of California Berkeley - Graduate School Ranking

4. University of California Berkeley

Located in Berkeley

University of California Santa Barbara - Graduate School Ranking

5. University of California Santa Barbara

Located in Santa Barbara

University of California San Diego - Graduate School Ranking

6. University of California San Diego

Located in La Jolla

University of California Irvine - Graduate School Ranking

7. University of California Irvine

Located in Irvine

University of California Davis - Graduate School Ranking

8. University of California Davis

Located in Davis

University of California Santa Cruz - Graduate School Ranking

9. University of California Santa Cruz

Located in Santa Cruz

University of California Riverside - Graduate School Ranking

10. University of California Riverside

Located in Riverside

Arts doctoral degrees in nearby states:

Arizona State University Immersion

Located in Tempe, Arizona

University of Oregon

Located in Eugene, Oregon

University of Nevada Las Vegas

Located in Las Vegas, Nevada

CA graduate schools offering other doctoral degrees:

California Institute of Technology

Located in Pasadena, 32 doctoral programs

Loyola Marymount University

Located in Los Angeles, 3 doctoral programs

California Institute of the Arts

Located in Valencia, 1 doctoral program

Pepperdine University

Located in Malibu, 5 doctoral programs

Santa Clara University

Located in Santa Clara, 11 doctoral programs

University of San Diego

Located in San Diego, 5 doctoral programs

Other doctoral degrees in CA:

Aerospace: 6 graduate schools
Agriculture: 3 graduate schools
Architecture: 2 graduate schools
Biology: 18 graduate schools
Business: 20 graduate schools
Chemistry: 16 graduate schools
Computer: 20 graduate schools
Dental: 7 graduate schools
Economics: 13 graduate schools
Education: 47 graduate schools
Electrical: 1 graduate school
Engineering: 16 graduate schools
Environmental: 14 graduate schools
Film: 5 graduate schools
Geography: 6 graduate schools
Geology: 13 graduate schools
Graphic Design: 2 graduate schools
History: 14 graduate schools
Journalism: 6 graduate schools
Foreign Languages: 8 graduate schools
Law: 28 graduate schools
Literature: 11 graduate schools
Management: 24 graduate schools
Marketing: 1 graduate school
Massage: 2 graduate schools
Mathematics: 16 graduate schools
Medical: 66 graduate schools
Music: 13 graduate schools
Nursing: 20 graduate schools
Occupational Therapy: 18 graduate schools
Petroleum: 2 graduate schools
Pharmacy: 17 graduate schools
Philosophy: 15 graduate schools
Physics: 15 graduate schools
Police: 2 graduate schools
Politics: 13 graduate schools
Psychology: 44 graduate schools
Social Work: 10 graduate schools
Sociology: 14 graduate schools
Theatre: 1 graduate school
Theology: 13 graduate schools
Weather: 3 graduate schools

Other arts diplomas in CA:

Certificates: 10 graduate schools
Master's Degrees: 43 graduate schools

California graduate schools by city:

Alhambra: 2 graduate schools
Aliso Viejo: 1 graduate school
Anaheim: 4 graduate schools
Angwin: 1 graduate school
Arcata: 1 graduate school
Azusa: 1 graduate school
Bakersfield: 2 graduate schools
Belmont: 1 graduate school
Berkeley: 9 graduate schools
Burbank: 2 graduate schools
Camarillo: 1 graduate school
Carpinteria: 1 graduate school
Carson: 1 graduate school
Cerritos: 1 graduate school
Chico: 1 graduate school
Claremont: 5 graduate schools
Clovis: 2 graduate schools
Colton: 1 graduate school
Costa Mesa: 2 graduate schools
Culver City: 1 graduate school
Davis: 1 graduate school
Duarte: 1 graduate school
El Cajon: 1 graduate school
El Dorado Hills: 1 graduate school
Elk Grove: 1 graduate school
Escondido: 1 graduate school
Fresno: 2 graduate schools
Fullerton: 4 graduate schools
Gardena: 1 graduate school
Glendale: 1 graduate school
Hayward: 2 graduate schools
Hollywood: 1 graduate school
Irvine: 6 graduate schools
La Jolla: 2 graduate schools
La Mirada: 1 graduate school
La Verne: 1 graduate school
Laguna Beach: 1 graduate school
Lancaster: 1 graduate school
Loma Linda: 1 graduate school
Long Beach: 1 graduate school
Los Alamitos: 1 graduate school
Los Angeles: 20 graduate schools
Malibu: 1 graduate school
Merced: 1 graduate school
Milpitas: 1 graduate school
Monterey: 2 graduate schools
Moraga: 1 graduate school
Newport Beach: 1 graduate school
Northridge: 1 graduate school
Oakland: 6 graduate schools
Ontario: 2 graduate schools
Orange: 1 graduate school
Palo Alto: 2 graduate schools
Pasadena: 6 graduate schools
Penngrove: 1 graduate school
Petaluma: 1 graduate school
Pomona: 2 graduate schools
Rancho Palos Verdes: 1 graduate school
Redding: 2 graduate schools
Redlands: 1 graduate school
Redwood City: 1 graduate school
Riverside: 3 graduate schools
Rocklin: 1 graduate school
Rohnert Park: 1 graduate school
Rosemead: 1 graduate school
Sacramento: 2 graduate schools
San Bernardino: 1 graduate school
San Diego: 20 graduate schools
San Dimas: 2 graduate schools
San Francisco: 10 graduate schools
San Jose: 2 graduate schools
San Luis Obispo: 1 graduate school
San Marcos: 2 graduate schools
San Rafael: 1 graduate school
Santa Ana: 1 graduate school
Santa Barbara: 4 graduate schools
Santa Clara: 1 graduate school
Santa Clarita: 1 graduate school
Santa Cruz: 2 graduate schools
Santa Fe Springs: 1 graduate school
Santa Monica: 2 graduate schools
Santa Rosa: 1 graduate school
Seaside: 1 graduate school
Signal Hill: 1 graduate school
Spring Valley: 1 graduate school
Stanford: 1 graduate school
Stockton: 3 graduate schools
Sunnyvale: 2 graduate schools
Thousand Oaks: 1 graduate school
Turlock: 1 graduate school
Valencia: 1 graduate school
Vallejo: 2 graduate schools
Whittier: 2 graduate schools