Fees for research degrees 2025-2026

Tuition fees for full-time and part-time postgraduate research degrees running in 2025-2026.

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.

Showing rows 1 to 50, total number of results 1044.

Programme nameProgramme CodeSchoolScotlandRest of UKInternational/EUAdditional Programme Costs
Accounting (MPhil by Research) - 2 Years (Full-time)PRMPHACCOU1FBusiness School£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00
Accounting (MSc by Research) - 1 Year (Full-time)PRMSCACCOU1FBusiness School£10,400.00£10,400.00£30,500.00
Accounting (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDISACC1FBusiness School£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00
Accounting (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDISACC1PBusiness School£2,503.00£2,503.00£13,800.00
Accounting (PHD) - 3 Years (Full-time)PRPHDACCOU1FBusiness School£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00
Accounting (PHD) - 6 Years (Part-time)PRPHDACCOU1PBusiness School£2,503.00£2,503.00£13,800.00
Advanced Care (PhD with Integrated Study) - 4 Years (Full-time)PRPHDADVCA1FSchool of Engineering£5,006.00£5,006.00£33,100.00
Advanced Care (PhD with Integrated Study) - 8 Years (Part-time)PRPHDADVCA1PSchool of Engineering£2,503.00£2,503.00£16,550.00
African Studies (ANTHUSIA) (PhD) (UoE lead) - 3 Years (Full-time)PRPHDAFRST5FSchool of Social and Political Science£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00
African Studies (ANTHUSIA) with University of Aarhus (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-Time)PRPHDAFRST6FSchool of Social and Political Science£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00
African Studies (ANTHUSIA) with University of Oslo (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-Time)PRPHDAFRST7FSchool of Social and Political Science£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00
African Studies (MSc by Research) (Full-time)PRMSCAFRST1FSchool of Social and Political Science£10,400.00£10,400.00£30,500.00
African Studies (PhD) (Full-time)PRPHDAFRST1FSchool of Social and Political Science£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00
African Studies (PhD) (Part-time)PRPHDAFRST1PSchool of Social and Political Science£2,503.00£2,503.00£13,800.00
African Studies (PhD) - 4 YearsPRPHDAFRST2FSchool of Social and Political Science£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00
African Studies (PhD) with Aarhus University (UoE Lead) - 3 YearsPRPHDAFRST4FSchool of Social and Political Science£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00
Agriculture and Food Security (MScR) - 1 year (Full-time)PRMSCAGCFS2FRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies£10,400.00£10,400.00£37,300.00
Agriculture and Food Security (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-time)PRPHDAGFOS1FRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies£5,006.00£5,006.00£33,100.00Yes, costs vary
Agriculture and Food Security (PhD) - 6 Years (Part-time)PRPHDAGFOS1PRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies£2,503.00£2,503.00£16,550.00Yes, costs vary
AIAI: Foundations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Automated Reasoning Agents, Data Intensive ResearchPRPHDFOUAI1FSchool of Informatics£5,006.00£5,006.00£33,100.00
Algebra and Number Theory (MPhil)PRMPHMATST1FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00
Algebra and Number Theory (PhD) (Full-time)PRPHDMATST1FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00£1,000.00
Algebra and Number Theory (PhD) (Part-time)PRPHDMATST1PSchool of Mathematics£2,503.00£2,503.00£13,800.00
Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics (Glasgow lead with UoE and Heriot-Watt) (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDAGPGL1FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00£1,000.00
Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics (Glasgow lead with UoE and Heriot-Watt) (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDAGPGL1PSchool of Mathematics£2,503.00£2,503.00£13,800.00£500.00
Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics (Glasgow lead with UoE and Heriot-Watt) (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDAGPGL2FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00£1,000.00
Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics (Heriot-Watt lead with Glasgow and UoE (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDAGPHL1FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£33,100.00£1,000.00
Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics (Heriot-Watt lead with Glasgow and UoE (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDAGPHL2FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00£1,000.00
Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics (Heriot-Watt lead with Glasgow and UoE) (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDAGPHL1PSchool of Mathematics£2,503.00£2,503.00£500.00
Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics (Heriot-Watt lead with Glasgow and UoE) (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDAGPHL2PSchool of Mathematics£2,503.00£2,503.00£13,800.00£500.00
Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics (UoE lead with Glasgow and Heriot-Watt) (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDAGPEL1FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00£1,000.00
Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics (UoE lead with Glasgow and Heriot-Watt) (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDAGPEL1PSchool of Mathematics£2,503.00£2,503.00£500.00
Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics (UoE lead with Glasgow and Heriot-Watt) (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDAGPEL2FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00£1,000.00
Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics (UoE lead with Glasgow and Heriot-Watt) (PhD with Integrated Study)PRPHDAGPEL2PSchool of Mathematics£2,503.00£2,503.00£13,800.00£500.00
Algebra, Geometry and Topology (PhD) - 4 Years (Full-time)PRPHDAGTPY1FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00£1,000.00
Algebra, Geometry and Topology (PhD) - 8 Years (Part-time)PRPHDAGTPY1PSchool of Mathematics£2,503.00£2,503.00£500.00
Algebra, Geometry and Topology with Internship (PhD) - 4 Years (Full-time)PRPHDAGTTN1FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00£1,000.00
Algebra, Geometry and Topology with Internship (PhD) - 8 Years (Part-time)PRPHDAGTTN1PSchool of Mathematics£2,503.00£2,503.00£500.00
American Literature (MSc by Research) (Full-time)PRMSCUSLIT1FSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures£10,400.00£10,400.00£30,500.00
American Literature (MSc by Research) (Part-timePRMSCUSLIT1PSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures£5,200.00£5,200.00£15,250.00
Analysis (MPhil)PRMPHMATST2FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00
Analysis (PhD) (Full-time)PRPHDMATST2FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00£1,000.00
Analysis (PhD) (Part-time)PRPHDMATST2PSchool of Mathematics£2,503.00£2,503.00£13,800.00
Analysis (PhD) - 4 Years (Full-time)PRPHDANAYS1FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00£1,000.00
Analysis (PhD) - 8 Years (Part-time)PRPHDANAYS1PSchool of Mathematics£2,503.00£2,503.00£500.00
Analysis with Internship (PhD) - 4 Years (Full-time)PRPHDANATN1FSchool of Mathematics£5,006.00£5,006.00£27,600.00£1,000.00
Analysis with Internship (PhD) - 8 Years (Part-time)PRPHDANATN1PSchool of Mathematics£2,503.00£2,503.00£500.00
Anatomical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences) (PhD) - 3 Years (Full-Time)PRPHDANASC1FEdinburgh Medical School£5,006.00£5,006.00£33,100.00Yes, costs vary
Anatomical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences) (PhD) - 6 Years (Part-Time)PRPHDANASC1PEdinburgh Medical School£2,503.00£2,503.00£16,550.00
Animal Biosciences with Internship (PhD)PRPHDABINT1FRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies£5,006.00£5,006.00£33,100.00