Where to study
In Sweden there are 44 higher education institutions that are entitled to award Swedish qualifications. Of these, 31 are public sector institutions.
32 higher education institutions are entitled to award first, second and third-cycle qualifications, while the remainder are only entitled to award first and second-cycle qualifications.
There are also four independent institutions that are entitled to award qualifications in psychotherapy. An independent institution does not have the state as its accountable authority.
HEIs with full degree-awarding powers
These higher education institutions are entitled to award PhDs generally in any disciplinary field, with the exception of third-cycle degrees in fine arts. In order to become eligible to offer degrees in this field, individual HEIs must apply for authorisation from the Swedish Higher Education Authority (see below).
Chalmers University of Technology
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Luleå University of Technology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
HEIs entitled to award PhDs in specific fields
The following higher education institutions are entitled to award PhDs in the disciplinary fields specified for each HEI.
Blekinge Institute of Technology
- IT and its applications
- Planning and management
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Dalarna University
- Health and welfare with focus on evidence-based practice
- Microdata analysis
- Educational work
Ersta Sköndal University College
- Living in a welfare society
Ersta Sköndal University College
Halmstad University
- Information technology
- Innovation science
- Health and lifestyle
Jönköping University
- Humanistic/social-science areas (not including political science)
- Industrial product development
Lund University
- Fine, applied and performing arts
Malmö University
- Odontology
- Biomedical science
- Health, care and welfare
- New media, public lives and forms of representation
- Sports science
- Educational science
- Migration, urbanisation and societal change
Mälardalen University
- Integrated systems
- Innovation and product realisation
- Environment, energy and resource optimisation
- Industrial economics, working life and control
- Didactics
- Health and welfare
The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
- Sports, physical activity and health
The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Södertörn University
- Historical studies
- Critical and cultural theory
- Environmental studies
- Politics, economy and the organisation of society
University of Borås
- Library and information science
- The human perspective in care
- Resource recovery
- Textiles and fashion
University of Gävle
- Built environment
- Health-promoting working life
University of Gothenburg
- Fine, applied and performing arts
University of Skövde
- Information technology
University West
- Informatics with specialisation work integrated learning and education with specialisation work integrated learning
- Production technology
