# An Updated Guide on Where to Apply for a PhD in Databases in the US (2018)

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Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pavlo/blog/2018/11/an-updated-guide-on-where-to-apply-for-a-phd-in-databases-in-the-us-2018.html>)

Author: Andy Pavlo

Published: 2018-11-09T09:25:01Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Andy Pavlo - Carnegie Mellon University](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/andy-pavlo-carnegie-mellon-university.md>)

Topics: [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>)

Tags: [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/databases.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [updated](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updated.md>), [us](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/us.md>)

## AI overview

An updated 2018 guide to U.S. database groups and researchers for students applying to Ph.D. programs. It emphasizes advisor fit over rankings and notes that faculty availability may vary.

## Source excerpt

Andy provides an updated list of US database researchers as a guide for students applying to Ph.D. programs in 2018.