Compare 83 Literature Master's Programs in the UK

Grad School Navigator tracks 83 Literature master's programs in the UK across 22 universities. Most programs take about 24 months, while published annual tuition ranges from $20,493 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. 1

    University of Oxford

    MSt in Comparative Literature and Critical Translation

    Application deadline
    Jan 7
    Annual tuition
    $55,974
    Program duration
    9 months
  2. 2

    University of Cambridge

    MPhil in American Literature

    Application deadline
    Jan 7 +2
    Annual tuition
    $50,350
    Program duration
    9 months
  3. 3

    University College London

    MA in Classics

    Application deadline
    Aug 28 +3
    Annual tuition
    $45,312
    Program duration
    12 months
  4. 4

    University of Edinburgh

    MSc in Classics

    Application deadline
    Jul 30
    Annual tuition
    $27,648
    Program duration
    1 year full-time
  5. 5

    King's College London

    The Classical World and its Reception MA

    Annual tuition
    $41,088
    Program duration
    24 months
  6. 6

    University of Manchester

    MA Modern and Contemporary Literature

    Annual tuition
    $38,272
    Program duration
    1 year full-time
  7. 7

    University of Bristol

    MA Comparative Literatures and Cultures

    Application deadline
    Sep 21
    Annual tuition
    $41,600
    Program duration
    24 months
  8. 8

    University of Warwick

    Ancient Literature and Thought - MA

    Application deadline
    Oct 2
    Program duration
    1 year full-time
  9. 9

    University of Glasgow

    Children's Literature & Literacies MEd

    Annual tuition
    $33,869
    Program duration
    36 months
  10. 10

    University of Sheffield

    Literature, Culture and Society 1700-1900 MA

    Application deadline
    Sep 4
    Annual tuition
    $22,528
    Program duration
    1 year full-time

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Complete Program List83 programs

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

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RankUniversityProgramDuration
#5University of OxfordMSt in Comparative Literature and Critical Translation9 months
#5University of OxfordMSt in Literature and Arts24 months
#5University of OxfordMSt in World Literatures in English9 months
#7University of CambridgeMLitt in English Literature
#7University of CambridgeMPhil in American Literature9 months
#7University of CambridgeMPhil in Classics9 months
#7University of CambridgeMPhil in European, Latin American and Comparative Literatures and Cultures9 months full-time
#7University of CambridgeMPhil in Medieval and Renaissance Literature9 months
#37University College LondonComparative Literature MA24 months
#37University College LondonComparative Literature MPhil60 months
#37University College LondonMA in Classics12 months
#50University of EdinburghComparative Literature MSc1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghEnglish Literature MScR1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghEnglish Literature: Critical Theory MScR1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghEnglish Literature: Literature & Modernity: 1900 to the Present MSc24 months
#50University of EdinburghEnglish Literature: Literature & Society: Enlightenment, Romantic & Victorian MSc24 months
#50University of EdinburghEnglish Literature: Medieval Literature MScR1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghEnglish Literature: Postcolonial Literature MScR1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghEnglish Literature: Renaissance Literature MScR24 months
#50University of EdinburghEnglish Literature: Romanticism MScR24 months
#50University of EdinburghEnglish Literature: Scottish Literature MScR24 months
#50University of EdinburghEnglish Literature: US Literature - Cultural Values from Revolution to Empire MSc24 months
#50University of EdinburghEnglish Literature: Victorian Literature MScR24 months
#50University of EdinburghGender & Culture MScR12 months
#50University of EdinburghMedieval Literatures & Cultures MSc24 months
#50University of EdinburghMSc by Research programmes1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghMSc in Classics1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghMSc in Intermediality: Literature, Film and the Arts in Dialogue1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghPersian Civilisation MSc1 year full-time
#50University of EdinburghScottish Ethnology MScR1 year full-time
#63King's College LondonClassics MA1 year full-time
#63King's College LondonClassics Research Mphil2 years full-time
#63King's College LondonComparative Literature MA24 months
#63King's College LondonCritical Theory MA24 months
#63King's College LondonEarly Modern English Literature: Text & Transmission MA24 months
#63King's College LondonModern Literature & Culture MA24 months
#63King's College LondonThe Classical World and its Reception MA24 months
#67University of ManchesterMA Modern and Contemporary Literature1 year full-time
#94University of BristolMA Comparative Literatures and Cultures24 months
#94University of BristolMA in English Literature‌1 year full-time
#97University of WarwickAncient Literature and Thought - MA1 year full-time
#97University of WarwickEnglish Literature - MA1 year full-time
#97University of WarwickWorld Literature - MA1 year full-time
#108University of GlasgowChildren's Literature & Literacies MEd36 months
#108University of GlasgowClassics MLitt (Research)2 years full-time
#108University of GlasgowClassics MPhil (Research)24 months
#108University of GlasgowClassics MRes24 months
#108University of GlasgowComparative Literature MLitt12 months full-time
#108University of GlasgowEnglish Literature MLitt12 months full-time
#108University of GlasgowEnglish Literature: American Modern Literature MLitt24 months
#108University of GlasgowEnglish Literature: Fantasy MLitt12 months full-time
#108University of GlasgowEnglish Literature: Modernities - Literature, Culture, Theory MLitt12 months full-time
#121University of NottinghamComparative Literature MA
#123University of SheffieldLiterature, Culture and Society 1700-1900 MA1 year full-time
#129University of SouthamptonMA English Literary Studies (Postcolonial and World Literatures) (1 year)1 year full-time
#132University of BirminghamMA Comparative Literature and Critical Theories1 year full-time
#133University of ExeterMA Global Literatures and Cultures1 year full-time
#135University of St AndrewsClassics (MPhil)24 months
#135University of St AndrewsComparative Literature (MLitt)12 months
#135University of St AndrewsMLitt in Classics12 months
#135University of St AndrewsModern and Contemporary Literature and Culture (MLitt)
#135University of St AndrewsPostcolonial and World Literatures (MLitt)24 months
#136University of LiverpoolEnglish: Modern and Contemporary Literature MA12 months full-time
#136University of LiverpoolEnglish: Renaissance and Eighteenth-Century Literature MA24 months
#136University of LiverpoolEnglish: Victorian Literature MA12 months full-time
#140Durham UniversityMA in Classics1 year full-time
#164University of YorkMA English Literary Studies1 year full-time
#164University of YorkMA Global Literature and Culture1 year full-time
#164University of YorkMA Literature of the Romantic Period, 1775-18321 year full-time
#164University of YorkMA Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture1 year full-time
#164University of YorkMA Renaissance Literature 1500-17001 year full-time
#164University of YorkMA Victorian Literature and Culture1 year full-time
#192Newcastle UniversityClassics MLitt
#192Newcastle UniversityEnglish Literature MA24 months
#192Newcastle UniversityEnglish Literature MLitt1 year full-time
#192Newcastle UniversityEnglish Literature Mphil12 months full-time
#201–250Cardiff UniversityEnglish Literature MA12 months
#201–250Cardiff UniversityEnglish Literature Mphil12 months
Royal Holloway, University of LondonClassics MA1 year full-time
Royal Holloway, University of LondonComparative Literature and Culture MA by Research24 months
Royal Holloway, University of LondonEnglish Literature MA24 months
Royal Holloway, University of LondonVictorian Literature, Art and Culture MA1 year full-time
SOAS University of LondonMA Comparative Literature12 months

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