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Fees for research degrees 2020-2021
Tuition fees for full-time and part-time postgraduate research degrees running in 2020-2021.
The tuition fee shown in the table is for one year only.
Overseas applicants who begin their programme of study in academic year 2022-23 onwards will pay a fixed rate of tuition fee depending on the year they started their programme.
Fees for PhD and MPhil degrees
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) set the tuition fees for Home students studying PhD or MPhil degrees. These tuition fees are usually confirmed later than the tuition fees for Overseas/International students. The tuition fee for 2024-2025 was £4,786.
Additional programme costs are set by each school or college.
Costs for some of our degrees are variable. All costs will be listed in your letter of admission.
Showing rows 1 to 50, total number of results 413.
| Programme name | Programme Code | School | Home/EU | International | Additional Programme Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting (PHD) - 3 Years (Full-time) | PRPHDACCOU1F | Business School | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | £200.00 |
| Accounting (PHD) - 6 Years (Part-time) | PRPHDACCOU1P | Business School | £2,204.00 | £10,050.00 | £100.00 |
| African Studies (ANTHUSIA) (PhD) (UoE lead) - 3 Years (Full-time) | PRPHDAFRST5F | School of Social and Political Science | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| African Studies (ANTHUSIA) with University of Aarhus (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-Time) | PRPHDAFRST6F | School of Social and Political Science | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| African Studies (ANTHUSIA) with University of Oslo (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-Time) | PRPHDAFRST7F | School of Social and Political Science | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| African Studies (PhD) (Full-time) | PRPHDAFRST1F | School of Social and Political Science | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| African Studies (PhD) (Part-time) | PRPHDAFRST1P | School of Social and Political Science | £2,204.00 | £10,050.00 | |
| African Studies (PhD) - 4 Years | PRPHDAFRST2F | School of Social and Political Science | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| African Studies (PhD) with Aarhus University (non-UoE Lead) - 3 Years | PRPHDAFRST3F | School of Social and Political Science | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| African Studies (PhD) with Aarhus University (UoE Lead) - 3 Years | PRPHDAFRST4F | School of Social and Political Science | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| Agriculture and Food Security (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-time) | PRPHDAGFOS1F | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | Yes, costs vary |
| Agriculture and Food Security (PhD) - 6 Years (Part-time) | PRPHDAGFOS1P | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies | £2,204.00 | £11,750.00 | Yes, costs vary |
| Algebra and Number Theory (PhD) (Full-time) | PRPHDMATST1F | School of Mathematics | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Algebra and Number Theory (PhD) (Part-time) | PRPHDMATST1P | School of Mathematics | £2,204.00 | £10,050.00 | |
| Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine (PhD)(UoE not lead) | PRPHDANAPM1F | Deanery of Clinical Sciences | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | Yes, costs vary |
| Analysis (PhD) (Full-time) | PRPHDMATST2F | School of Mathematics | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Analysis (PhD) (Part-time) | PRPHDMATST2P | School of Mathematics | £2,204.00 | £10,050.00 | |
| Anatomical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences) (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-Time) | PRPHDANASC1F | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | |
| Anatomical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences) (PhD) - 6 Years (Part-Time) | PRPHDANASC1P | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences | £2,204.00 | £11,750.00 | |
| Applied and Computational Mathematics (PhD) (Full-time) | PRPHDMATST3F | School of Mathematics | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Applied and Computational Mathematics (PhD) (Part-time) | PRPHDMATST3P | School of Mathematics | £2,204.00 | £10,050.00 | |
| Applied Photonics (Non-UoE Lead with Heriot- Watt, Dundee, Glasgow, St. Andrew's & Strathclyde) (PhD with Integrated Study) - 4 Years (Full-time) | PRPHDAPLPH1F | School of Engineering | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | |
| Applied Photonics (UoE Lead with Heriot- Watt, Dundee, Glasgow, St. Andrew's & Strathclyde) (PhD with Integrated Study) - 4 Years (Full-Time) | PRPHDAPLPH2F | School of Engineering | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | |
| Applied Psychology in Agriculture (PHD) (Full-time) | PRPHDAPSYA1F | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| Applied Psychology in Agriculture (PHD) (Part-time) | PRPHDAPSYA1P | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences | £2,204.00 | £10,050.00 | |
| Archaeology (PhD) (Full-time) | PRPHDARCHA1F | School of History, Classics and Archaeology | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| Archaeology (PhD) (Part-time) - 6 Years | PRPHDARCHA1P | School of History, Classics and Archaeology | £2,204.00 | £10,050.00 | |
| Architectural History (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-Time) | PRPHDARCHS1F | Edinburgh College of Art | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| Architectural History (PhD) - 6 Years (Part-Time) | PRPHDARCHS1P | Edinburgh College of Art | £2,204.00 | £10,050.00 | |
| Architecture (AHRC) (PhD) - 3.5 Years (Full-Time) | PRPHDARCHI5F | Edinburgh College of Art | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| Architecture (AHRC) (PhD) - 4 Years (Full-Time) | PRPHDARCHI4F | Edinburgh College of Art | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| Architecture (PhD) (Full-time) | PRPHDARCTC1F | Edinburgh College of Art | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| Architecture (PhD) (Part-time) | PRPHDARCTC1P | Edinburgh College of Art | £2,204.00 | £10,050.00 | |
| Architecture by Design (PhD) | PRPHDARCDS1P | Edinburgh College of Art | £2,204.00 | £10,050.00 | |
| Architecture by Design (PhD) (Full-time) | PRPHDARCDS1F | Edinburgh College of Art | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| Art (AHRC) (PhD) | PRPHDARTEC4F | Edinburgh College of Art | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| Art (AHRC) (PhD) - 3.5 Years (Full-Time) | PRPHDARTEC5F | Edinburgh College of Art | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| Art PhD - 3 Years (Full-Time) | PRPHDARTXX1F | Edinburgh College of Art | £4,407.00 | £20,100.00 | |
| Art PhD - 6 Years (Part-Time) | PRPHDARTXX1P | Edinburgh College of Art | £2,204.00 | £10,050.00 | |
| Astronomy (PhD) (Full-time) | PRPHDASTRO1F | School of Physics and Astronomy | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | |
| Astronomy (PhD) (Part-time) | PRPHDASTRO1P | School of Physics and Astronomy | £2,204.00 | £11,750.00 | |
| Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (Environmental Sustainability) (Joint with Macquarie - UoE Non Lead) (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-time) | PRPHDAESES2F | School of Geosciences | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (PhD) | PRPHDECORM1F | School of Geosciences | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (PhD) (Part-time) | PRPHDECORM1P | School of Geosciences | £2,204.00 | £11,750.00 | £500.00 |
| Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (PhD) with Aarhus University | PRPHDATENS1F | School of Geosciences | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (PhD) with McGill University | PRPHDATENS2F | School of Geosciences | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Biological Sciences (Non-UoE Lead with Nagoya University) (PhD) | PRPHDBSNAG2F | School of Biological Sciences | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | |
| Biological Sciences (UoE Lead with Nagoya University) (PhD) | PRPHDBSNAG1F | School of Biological Sciences | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | |
| Biomedical Artificial Intelligence (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-Time) | PRPHDBIOAI1F | School of Informatics | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | £1,000.00 |
| Cancer (Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre) (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-time) | PRPHDCECRC1F | Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences | £4,407.00 | £23,500.00 | Yes, costs vary |