Duke University based in Durham, North Carolina offers a fully funded PhD in Art History and Visual Culture. The PhD program prepares students for advanced research in the global visual cultures of the past and present. The Graduate School provides Ph.D. students with a stipend, payment of tuition, and fee support for their first five years of study, as well as health insurance for the first six years if students are on the Duke student medical insurance plan. Most students obtain external or departmental funding to cover costs.