8 low-tuition PhD programs in Chemistry — UK

8 programs for a PhD in Chemistry in the UK that answer which programs in this group cost the least each year. Every program here publishes an annual tuition of $34,000 or less.

low-tuition Programs

Every program here publishes an annual tuition of $34,000 or less.

  1. 1

    University of Oxford

    Dphil in Organic Chemistry

    Application deadline
    Mar 6
    Annual tuition
    $30,656
    Program duration
    48 months
  2. 2

    University of Cambridge

    PhD in Chemistry

    Application deadline
    May 14
    Annual tuition
    $13,924
    Program duration
    3–4 years full-time
  3. 3

    Lancaster University

    Materials Science: PhD

    Annual tuition
    $30,720
    Program duration
    36 months
  4. 4

    University of Reading

    PhD program in Chemistry

    Application deadline
    Rolling
    Annual tuition
    $27,840
  5. 5
    Application deadline
    Oct 1
    Annual tuition
    $27,008
    Program duration
    36 months
  6. 6
    Application deadline
    Feb 28
    Annual tuition
    $23,936
    Program duration
    48 months
  7. 7

    University of Oxford

    DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry

    Application deadline
    Feb 28 +1
    Annual tuition
    $30,656
  8. 8
    Application deadline
    Jan 20 +1
    Annual tuition
    $30,656

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Complete Program List8 programs

The complete list of Chemistry PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#5University of OxfordDPhil in Inorganic Chemistry
#5University of OxfordDphil in Organic Chemistry48 months
#5University of OxfordDPhil in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
#7University of CambridgePhD in Chemistry3–4 years full-time
#201–250Lancaster UniversityMaterials Science: PhD36 months
#251–300University of ReadingPhD program in Chemistry
#251–300Loughborough UniversityLuminescent Anion Receptors for Imaging of Nucleoside Phosphates in Living Cells PhD36 months
#301–400University of East AngliaChemistry Postgraduate Research - PhDs and Studentships48 months

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