17 PhD programs in Area Studies without the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) — UK
17 programs for a PhD in Area Studies in the UK that answer which programs in this group do not require the GRE. Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.
no-GRE Programs
Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.
- 1
University of Oxford
- Grad School Navigator#5University rank
- QS#4University rank
- Times Higher Education#4Subject rank
- U.S. News#1Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 27
- Annual tuition
- $42,189
- Program duration
- 3–4 years full-time
- 2
University of Cambridge
- Grad School Navigator#7University rank
- QS#6University rank
- Times Higher Education#3Subject rank
- U.S. News#2Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Oct 1 +1
- Annual tuition
- $42,094
- Program duration
- 3–4 years full-time
- 3
Imperial College London
PhD Degrees in Arabic, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish Studies
- Grad School Navigator#15University rank
- QS#2University rank
- Times Higher Education#8University rank
- U.S. News#14University rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Annual tuition
- $32,640
- Program duration
- 3–4 years full-time
- 4
London School of Economics and Political Science
- Grad School Navigator#29University rank
- QS#56University rank
- Times Higher Education#38Subject rank
- U.S. News#57Subject rank
- Application deadline
- May 27
- Annual tuition
- $23,839
- Program duration
- 48 months
- 5
University College London
- Grad School Navigator#37University rank
- QS#9University rank
- Times Higher Education#8Subject rank
- U.S. News#4Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Annual tuition
- $40,064
- Program duration
- 3 years full-time
- 6
University of Edinburgh
- Grad School Navigator#50University rank
- QS#34University rank
- Times Higher Education#11Subject rank
- U.S. News#10Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jun 29
- Annual tuition
- $24,320
- Program duration
- 3 years full-time
- 7
University of Warwick
- Grad School Navigator#97University rank
- QS#74University rank
- Times Higher Education#72Subject rank
- U.S. News#60Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Aug 2 +1
- Annual tuition
- $18,778
- Program duration
- 3–4 years full-time
- 8
University of Birmingham
- Grad School Navigator#132University rank
- QS#76University rank
- Times Higher Education#86Subject rank
- U.S. News#59Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 9
University of Exeter
- Grad School Navigator#133University rank
- QS#155University rank
- Times Higher Education#95Subject rank
- U.S. News#98Subject rank
- Application deadline
- May 3
- Annual tuition
- $30,080
- Program duration
- 4 years full-time
- 10
University of Cambridge
- Grad School Navigator#7University rank
- QS#6University rank
- Times Higher Education#3Subject rank
- U.S. News#2Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Oct 1
- Annual tuition
- $24,054
- Program duration
- 3–4 years full-time
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The complete list of Area Studies PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #5 | University of Oxford | DPhil in Area Studies | 3–4 years full-time |
| #7 | University of Cambridge | PhD in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | 3–4 years full-time |
| #7 | University of Cambridge | PhD in Latin American Studies | 3–4 years full-time |
| #7 | University of Cambridge | PhD in Slavonic Studies | 3–4 years full-time |
| #15 | Imperial College London | PhD Degrees in Arabic, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish Studies | 3–4 years full-time |
| #29 | London School of Economics and Political Science | MPhil|PhD European Studies | 48 months |
| #37 | University College London | European Studies PhD | 3 years full-time |
| #37 | University College London | Slavonic and East European Studies PhD | 60 months |
| #37 | University College London | Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies PhD | 60 months |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | African Studies PhD | 3 years full-time |
| #97 | University of Warwick | PhD in French Studies | 3–4 years full-time |
| #132 | University of Birmingham | German Studies (Social Sciences) PhD|MPhil | 72 months |
| #132 | University of Birmingham | Russian and East European Studies PhD|MPhil | 3 years full-time |
| #133 | University of Exeter | PhD Chinese Studies | 4 years full-time |
| #133 | University of Exeter | PhD Italian Studies | 96 months |
| #133 | University of Exeter | PhD Kurdish Studies | 96 months |
| #133 | University of Exeter | PhD Lusophone Studies | 4 years full-time |
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