Compare 176 History Master's Programs in the UK

Grad School Navigator tracks 176 History master's programs in the UK across 25 universities. Most programs take about 24 months, while published annual tuition ranges from $10,880 to $55,974. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

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1
University of Oxford
MPhil in Economic and Social History
Annual tuition
$55,974
Program duration
24 months
2
University of Cambridge
MPhil in American History
Application deadline
Mar 30
Annual tuition
$45,962
Program duration
9 months
3
London School of Economics and Political Science
MSc Economic History
Application deadline
Rolling
Annual tuition
$38,912
Program duration
12 months full-time
4
University College London
Ancient History MA
Application deadline
Aug 28 +3
Annual tuition
$45,312
Program duration
12 months
5
University of Edinburgh
American History MSc
Application deadline
Sep 14
Annual tuition
$27,648
Program duration
24 months
6
King's College London
Ancient History MA
Application deadline
Mar 29
Annual tuition
$41,088
Program duration
24 months
7
University of Manchester
MA Classics and Ancient History
Annual tuition
$38,272
Program duration
12 months full-time
8
University of Bristol
MA in History
Application deadline
Sep 21
Annual tuition
$37,504
Program duration
24 months
9
University of Warwick
Global and Comparative History - MA
Application deadline
Aug 2
Annual tuition
$17,043
Program duration
1 year full-time
10
University of Glasgow
History MLitt (Research)
Application deadline
Rolling
Annual tuition
$35,482
Program duration
2 years full-time

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Complete Program List176 programs

The complete list of History Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
#5	University of Oxford	MPhil in Economic and Social History	24 months
#5	University of Oxford	MPhil in Greek and\|or Roman History	24 months
#5	University of Oxford	MPhil in History	21 months
#5	University of Oxford	MPhil in History of Science, Medicine and Technology	24 months
#5	University of Oxford	MPhil in Islamic Studies and History	21 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in Economic and Social History	11 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in English Local History	24 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in History of Science, Medicine and Technology	12 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Global and Imperial History	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Greek and\|or Roman History	12 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Historical Studies	12 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in History	21 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in History of Design	24 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Islamic Studies and History	12 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSt in Medieval Studies
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in American History	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Classical Islamic History and Culture)	11 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Hebrew and Pre-Modern Jewish History and Culture)	11 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Early Modern History	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Economic and Social History	11 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Medieval History	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Modern British History	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Modern European History	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in World History	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MSt in History	24 months
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Economic History	12 months full-time
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Economic History (Research)	12 months full-time
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc History of International Relations	12 months full-time
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Quantitative Economic History
#37	University College London	Ancient History MA	12 months
#37	University College London	Architectural History MA	12 months
#37	University College London	Economy, State and Society: History and Society MA (International)	24 months
#37	University College London	History (SSEES) MA	12 months
#37	University College London	History MA	12 months
#37	University College London	Language, Culture and History: Dutch Studies MA	24 months
#37	University College London	Language, Culture and History: Hispanic Studies MA	24 months
#37	University College London	Language, Culture and History: Italian Studies MA	24 months
#37	University College London	Language, Culture and History: Scandinavian Studies MA	24 months
#37	University College London	Medieval and Renaissance Studies MA	12 months
#37	University College London	United States Studies: History and Politics MA	24 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	American History MSc	24 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Ancient History MSc	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Contemporary History MSc	24 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Economic & Social History MScR	24 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	History MSc	1 year full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	History of Christianity MPhil	1 year full-time
#50	University of Edinburgh	Intellectual History MSc	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Late Antique, Islamic & Byzantine Studies MSc	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Medieval History MSc	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Medieval Studies MScR	24 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Scottish History MSc	24 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Theology in History MTh, MSc	12 months
#63	King's College London	Ancient History MA	24 months
#63	King's College London	Contemporary British History MA
#63	King's College London	Early Modern History MA	24 months
#63	King's College London	History of War MA
#63	King's College London	Medical Humanities MSc
#63	King's College London	Medieval History MA	24 months
#63	King's College London	Medieval Studies MA	24 months
#63	King's College London	Modern History MA
#63	King's College London	Politics & Contemporary History MA
#63	King's College London	World History & Cultures MA	24 months
#67	University of Manchester	MA Classics and Ancient History	12 months full-time
#67	University of Manchester	MA History	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MA Medieval and Early Modern Studies	1 year full-time
#67	University of Manchester	MSc History of Science, Technology and Medicine	1 year full-time
#94	University of Bristol	MA in History	24 months
#94	University of Bristol	MA Philosophy and History of Science	24 months
#94	University of Bristol	Master in Classics and Ancient History	1 year full-time
#97	University of Warwick	Early Modern History - MA	24 months
#97	University of Warwick	Global and Comparative History - MA	1 year full-time
#97	University of Warwick	History of Medicine - MA	1 year full-time
#97	University of Warwick	MA (by research) in Renaissance Studies	1 year full-time
#97	University of Warwick	MA by Research in History	1 year full-time
#97	University of Warwick	Master's by Research in Classics and Ancient History	2 years full-time
#97	University of Warwick	Modern History - MA	1 year full-time
#97	University of Warwick	MPhil in History	3–4 years full-time
#97	University of Warwick	MPhil in Renaissance Studies	3–4 years full-time
#108	University of Glasgow	Classics & Ancient History MSc
#108	University of Glasgow	History MLitt (Research)	2 years full-time
#108	University of Glasgow	History MPhil (Research)	1 year full-time
#108	University of Glasgow	History MRes	1 year full-time
#108	University of Glasgow	History MSc
#123	University of Sheffield	Historical Research MA	12 months full-time
#123	University of Sheffield	MA American History	12 months full-time
#123	University of Sheffield	MA Early Modern History	12 months full-time
#123	University of Sheffield	MA Global History	12 months full-time
#123	University of Sheffield	Medieval History MA	12 months full-time
#123	University of Sheffield	Modern History MA	12 months full-time
#129	University of Southampton	History MA
#129	University of Southampton	MA Medieval and Renaissance Culture (1 year)	12 months
#132	University of Birmingham	MA Antiquity: Classics and Ancient History pathway	1 year full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	MA Contemporary History	1 year full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	MA Early Modern History	1 year full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	MA Global History	1 year full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	MA History of Warfare	1 year full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	MA Medieval Studies	1 year full-time
#133	University of Exeter	MA Classics and Ancient History	1 year full-time

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Remaining programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
#133	University of Exeter	MA History	1 year full-time
#133	University of Exeter	MA Medieval Studies	1 year full-time
#133	University of Exeter	MPhil Cornish Studies	36 months
#133	University of Exeter	MPhil Maritime Historical Studies	3 years full-time
#133	University of Exeter	MPhil Medical History	3 years full-time
#133	University of Exeter	MPhil Medieval Studies	2–3 years full-time
#133	University of Exeter	MPhil\|MA by Research Classics and Ancient History	3 years full-time
#133	University of Exeter	MPhil\|MA by Research History	3 years full-time
#135	University of St Andrews	Early Modern History (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Environmental History (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	History of Photography (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Intellectual History (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Iranian Studies (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Mediaeval History (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Mediaeval Studies (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Middle Eastern History (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Modern History (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	The Book. History and Techniques of Analysis (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Transnational, Global and Spatial History (MLitt)	12 months
#136	University of Liverpool	Classics and Ancient History MA	24 months
#136	University of Liverpool	Classics and Ancient History MPhil	72 months
#136	University of Liverpool	Classics and Ancient History MRes	24 months
#136	University of Liverpool	History MPhil	72 months
#136	University of Liverpool	History MRes	12 months full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	History: Cultural History MA	12 months full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	History: Eighteenth-Century Worlds MA	12 months full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	History: Medieval and Renaissance Studies MA	24 months
#136	University of Liverpool	History: Twentieth-Century History MA	12 months full-time
#140	Durham University	History MA	1 year full-time
#140	Durham University	MA in Classics and Ancient History	1 year full-time
#140	Durham University	Medieval and Renaissance Literary Studies MA
#140	Durham University	MLitt in Classics and Ancient History	2 years full-time
#140	Durham University	Social and Economic History (Research Methods) MA	12 months full-time
#164	University of York	History MA	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	History MPhil	2 years full-time
#164	University of York	MA Contemporary History and International Politics	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MA Early Modern History	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MA Early Prehistory and Human Origins	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MA in Medieval Studies	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MA Medical History and Humanities	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MA Medieval History	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MA Modern History	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MA Public History	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MSc Early Prehistory and Human Origins	1 year full-time
#192	Newcastle University	British History MA	12 months full-time
#192	Newcastle University	Classics and Ancient History MA	12 months
#192	Newcastle University	Classics and Ancient History MPhil
#192	Newcastle University	European History MA	1 year full-time
#192	Newcastle University	History MA	12 months full-time
#192	Newcastle University	History MLitt
#192	Newcastle University	History Mphil	12 months full-time
#192	Newcastle University	History of Medicine MA
#201–250	Cardiff University	Ancient and Medieval Warfare MA
#201–250	Cardiff University	Ancient History MA	12 months
#201–250	Cardiff University	Ancient History Mphil	1 year full-time
#201–250	Cardiff University	History and Welsh History Mphil	36 months
#201–250	Cardiff University	History MA	1 year full-time
#201–250	Cardiff University	Medieval British Studies MA
#201–250	Cardiff University	Welsh History MA
#201–250	Lancaster University	History: MA	24 months
#201–250	Lancaster University	History: Mphil	84 months
#201–250	Lancaster University	International and Military History: MA
#301–400	University of East Anglia	MA Early Modern History	12 months
#301–400	University of East Anglia	MA Landscape History
#301–400	University of East Anglia	MA Medieval and Early Modern Textual Cultures 1381 - 1688
#301–400	University of East Anglia	MA Medieval History	1 year full-time
#301–400	University of East Anglia	MA Modern History	12 months
	Royal Holloway, University of London	Ancient History MA	1 year full-time
	Royal Holloway, University of London	Crusader Studies MA
	Royal Holloway, University of London	History MA	1 year full-time
	Royal Holloway, University of London	History: Hellenic Studies MA	24 months
	Royal Holloway, University of London	Holocaust Studies MA	60 months
	Royal Holloway, University of London	Late Antique and Byzantine Studies MA	1 year full-time
	Royal Holloway, University of London	Public History MA	1 year full-time
	SOAS University of London	MA Historical Research Methods and Intensive Language	48 months
	University of the Arts London	MA Fashion Cultures and Histories	12 months

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