14 fee-waived PhD programs in Economics — UK
14 programs for a PhD in Economics in the UK that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.
fee-waived Programs
Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.
- 1
University of Cambridge
- Grad School Navigator#7University rank
- QS#10Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#6Subject rank
- U.S. News#17Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 3 +2
- Annual tuition
- $42,094
- Program duration
- 3–4 years full-time
- 2
University College London
- Grad School Navigator#37University rank
- QS#17Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#22Subject rank
- U.S. News#47Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 13 +1
- Annual tuition
- $40,064
- Program duration
- 48 months
- 3
University of Edinburgh
- Grad School Navigator#50University rank
- QS#34University rank
- Times Higher Education#60Subject rank
- U.S. News#148Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Aug 1
- Annual tuition
- $37,120
- Program duration
- 48 months
- 4
University of Warwick
- Grad School Navigator#97University rank
- QS#25Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#35Subject rank
- U.S. News#60Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 15
- Annual tuition
- $33,178
- Program duration
- 48 months
- 5
University of Glasgow
- Grad School Navigator#108University rank
- QS=109Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=76Subject rank
- U.S. News#174Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Sep 30
- Annual tuition
- $35,482
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 6
Durham University
- Grad School Navigator#140University rank
- QS#146Subject rank
- Times Higher Education101–125Subject rank
- U.S. News#86Subject rank
- Annual tuition
- $32,640
- Program duration
- 3 years full-time
- 7
University of York
- Grad School Navigator#164University rank
- QS=170Subject rank
- Times Higher Education101–125Subject rank
- U.S. News#249Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Annual tuition
- $32,448
- Program duration
- 48 months
- 8
Newcastle University
- Grad School Navigator#192University rank
- QS251–300Subject rank
- Times Higher Education201–250Subject rank
- U.S. News#165Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 9
Lancaster University
- Grad School Navigator#201–250University rank
- QS201–250Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#90Subject rank
- U.S. News#129Subject rank
- Annual tuition
- $28,557
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 10
University of Warwick
- Grad School Navigator#97University rank
- QS#25Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#35Subject rank
- U.S. News#60Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 31
- Annual tuition
- $33,178
- Program duration
- 48 months
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The complete list of Economics PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | University of Cambridge | PhD in Economics | 3–4 years full-time |
| #37 | University College London | Economics MRes + MPhil|PhD | 48 months |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | Economics PhD | 48 months |
| #97 | University of Warwick | Economics - MRes leading to PhD | 48 months |
| #97 | University of Warwick | Finance and Econometrics PhD | 48 months |
| #108 | University of Glasgow | Economics PhD | 60 months |
| #140 | Durham University | PhD Economics and Finance | 3 years full-time |
| #164 | University of York | Economics PhD | 48 months |
| #164 | University of York | Environmental Economics and Environmental Management PhD | 3–4 years full-time |
| #164 | University of York | Philosophy, Politics and Economics PhD | 36 months |
| #192 | Newcastle University | Economics PhD | 72 months |
| #201–250 | Lancaster University | Economics: PhD | 60 months |
| #201–250 | Lancaster University | Economics: PhD (Integrated) | 72 months |
| #201–250 | Lancaster University | Health Economics and Policy: PhD | 84 months |
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