Compare 170 Politics/International Relations Master's Programs in the UK

Grad School Navigator tracks 170 Politics/International Relations master's programs in the UK across 31 universities. Most programs take about 24 months, while published annual tuition ranges from $10,880 to $65,553. 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 Comparative Social Policy
Application deadline
Jan 27
Annual tuition
$44,915
Program duration
24 months
2
University of Cambridge
MPhil in International Relations and Politics
Application deadline
Dec 3 +1
Annual tuition
$33,530
Program duration
9 months
3
London School of Economics and Political Science
MSc in Comparative Politics
Application deadline
Rolling
Annual tuition
$38,912
Program duration
12 months full-time
4
University College London
Social Policy and Social Research MSc
Application deadline
Aug 28 +3
Annual tuition
$45,312
Program duration
60 months
5
University of Edinburgh
Global Environment, Politics & Society MSc
Application deadline
Jun 29
Annual tuition
$40,960
Program duration
12 months
6
King's College London
International Relations MA
Annual tuition
$49,024
Program duration
1 year full-time
7
University of Manchester
MA Human Rights - Political Science (Research Route)
Annual tuition
$36,352
Program duration
12 months
8
University of Bristol
MSc Gender and International Relations
Application deadline
Sep 21
Annual tuition
$38,912
Program duration
24 months
9
University of Warwick
International Political Economy - MA
Application deadline
Aug 2
Annual tuition
$40,538
Program duration
1 year full-time
10
University of Glasgow
Human Geography: Spaces, Politics, Ecologies MRes
Application deadline
Aug 21 +12
Annual tuition
$35,482
Program duration
12 months full-time

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Complete Program List170 programs

The complete list of Politics/International Relations 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 Comparative Social Policy	24 months
#5	University of Oxford	MPhil in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation	21 months
#5	University of Oxford	MPhil in International Relations	24 months
#5	University of Oxford	MPhil in Politics (Comparative Government)	21 months
#5	University of Oxford	MPhil in Politics (European Politics and Society)	21 months
#5	University of Oxford	MPhil in Politics (Political Theory)	24 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in Comparative Social Policy	12 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy	9 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in Political Theory Research	12 months
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in Politics Research	12 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in International Relations and Politics	9 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Politics and International Studies	9 months
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Comparative Politics
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Criminal Justice Policy	24 months
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Gender, Policy and Inequalities	12 months full-time
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Global Politics	12 months full-time
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Human Rights and Politics	24 months
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc in Comparative Politics	12 months full-time
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc International Relations	12 months full-time
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc International Relations (Research)	12 months full-time
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc International Relations Theory
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc International Social and Public Policy (Development)	24 months
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc International Social and Public Policy (Migration)	24 months
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc International Social and Public Policy (Non-Governmental Organisations)	24 months
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Political Science and Political Economy	24 months
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Political Theory	24 months
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Regulation	12 months
#29	London School of Economics and Political Science	MSc Theory and History of International Relations	12 months
#37	University College London	Democracy and Comparative Politics MSc	24 months
#37	University College London	Economy, State and Society: Politics and Security MA (International)	24 months
#37	University College London	Economy, State and Society: Politics and the International Economy MA (International)	24 months
#37	University College London	Environment, Politics and Society MSc	24 months
#37	University College London	European Politics and Policy MSc
#37	University College London	Global Governance and Ethics MSc	12 months
#37	University College London	Human Rights MA	24 months
#37	University College London	International Relations of the Americas MSc	24 months
#37	University College London	Latin American Politics MSc
#37	University College London	Legal and Political Theory MA	24 months
#37	University College London	Political Analysis (Russia and Eastern Europe) MA	24 months
#37	University College London	Political Science MPhil	36 months
#37	University College London	Politics and Economics of Eastern Europe MRes	12 months
#37	University College London	Politics, Violence and Crime MSc	12 months
#37	University College London	Russian and Post-Soviet Politics MA	24 months
#37	University College London	Security Studies MSc	24 months
#37	University College London	Social Policy and Social Research (with Systematic Reviews) MSc	12 months
#37	University College London	Social Policy and Social Research MSc	60 months
#37	University College London & Queen Mary University of London	MA History of Political Thought and Intellectual History	24 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Global Environment, Politics & Society MSc	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	International & European Politics MSc	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	International Political Theory MSc	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	International Relations MSc	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	International Relations of the Middle East MSc	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	International Relations of the Middle East with Advanced Arabic MSc	24 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	International Relations of the Middle East with Arabic MSc	24 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Social and Political Science MScR	1 year full-time
#63	King's College London	Environment, Politics & Globalisation MA	24 months
#63	King's College London	Environment, Politics & Globalisation MSc	24 months
#63	King's College London	Geopolitics, Territory & Security MA	24 months
#63	King's College London	Global Leadership and Peacebuilding MSc	24 months
#63	King's College London	International Relations MA	1 year full-time
#63	King's College London	Politics and Economics of the Middle East MA	24 months
#63	King's College London	Russian Politics & Society MSc	24 months
#67	University of Manchester	MA Human Rights - Political Science (Research Route)	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MA Human Rights - Political Science (Standard Route)	24 months
#67	University of Manchester	MA International Relations (Research)	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MA International Relations (Standard)	1 year full-time
#67	University of Manchester	MA Political Science - Democracy and Elections (Research Route)	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MA Political Science - Democracy and Elections (Standard Route)	1 year full-time
#67	University of Manchester	MA Political Science - European Politics & Policy Pathway (Research Route)	1 year full-time
#67	University of Manchester	MA Political Science - European Politics & Policy Pathway (Standard Route)	1 year full-time
#67	University of Manchester	MA Political Science - Philosophy and Political Theory	1 year full-time
#67	University of Manchester	MA Political Science - Political Theory Pathway (Research Route)	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MA Political Science - Political Theory Pathway (Standard Route)	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MA Politics	1 year full-time
#67	University of Manchester	MSc International Development: Politics, Governance and Development Policy	12 months full-time
#94	University of Bristol	MSc Gender and International Relations	24 months
#94	University of Bristol	MSc International Relations	24 months
#94	University of Bristol	MSc Policy Research	1 year full-time
#94	University of Bristol	MSc Social Science Research Methods (Politics)	24 months
#97	University of Warwick	International Political Economy - MA	1 year full-time
#97	University of Warwick	International Politics and East Asia - MA	1 year full-time
#97	University of Warwick	International Politics and Europe - MA	1 year full-time
#97	University of Warwick	International Relations - MA	1 year full-time
#97	University of Warwick	International Security - MA	1 year full-time
#97	University of Warwick	Political Legal Theory - MA	24 months
#97	University of Warwick	Politics, Big Data and Quantitative Methods - MA	1 year full-time
#108	University of Glasgow	Human Geography: Spaces, Politics, Ecologies MRes	12 months full-time
#108	University of Glasgow	International Relations MSc	24 months
#108	University of Glasgow	IntM Security, Intelligence & Strategic Studies (International Master)	24 months
#121	University of Nottingham	International Relations MA	12 months full-time
#123	University of Sheffield	Global Political Economy MA	12 months
#123	University of Sheffield	International Relations MA	12 months full-time
#123	University of Sheffield	International Social Change and Policy MSc	12 months full-time
#123	University of Sheffield	Political Theory MA	12 months
#129	University of Southampton	MSc Governance and Policy (Research)	12 months
#129	University of Southampton	MSc International Politics (Research)	12 months
#129	University of Southampton	MSc International Security and Risk	12 months
#129	University of Southampton	PG Dip\|MSc Governance and Policy	12 months
#129	University of Southampton	PG Dip\|MSc International Politics (1 year)	12 months
#129	University of Southampton	Sociology and Social Policy (MSc)	1 year full-time

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Remaining programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
#132	University of Birmingham	International Relations MA\|PGDip	1 year full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	MA Global Conflict and Cooperation	1 year full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	MA International Law, Ethics and Politics	1 year full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	MA\|Diploma\|Certificate Religion, Politics and Society	1 year full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	MSc Development Policy and Politics	12 months full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	MSc Environment, Development and Politics	12 months full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	Politics MA\|PGDip	1 year full-time
#132	University of Birmingham	Social Policy MA	1 year full-time
#133	University of Exeter	MA European Politics
#133	University of Exeter	MA International Relations	1 year full-time
#133	University of Exeter	MA Political Thought
#133	University of Exeter	MA Politics and International Relations of the Middle East	1 year full-time
#133	University of Exeter	MPhil European Politics	3 years full-time
#133	University of Exeter	MPhil\|MA by Research Politics	36 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Global Social and Political Thought (MLitt)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	International Political Theory (MLitt)	12 months
#136	University of Liverpool	International Relations and Security MA	12 months
#136	University of Liverpool	International Relations and Security MRes	12 months full-time
#136	University of Liverpool	Politics MPhil	2–4 years full-time
#139	University of Leeds	International Relations MA	12 months
#139	University of Leeds	Politics and International Studies	1 year full-time
#140	Durham University	Global Politics MSc
#140	Durham University	International Relations (East Asia) MA
#140	Durham University	International Relations (European) MA	12 months
#140	Durham University	International Relations (Middle East) MA	12 months
#140	Durham University	International Relations MA	12 months
#140	Durham University	Politics and International Relations (Political Theory) MA	12 months
#140	Durham University	Research Methods (Politics, International Relations, Security) MA	12 months
#150	University of Bath	MA in International Relations	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MA Applied Human Rights	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MA Comparative and International Social Policy
#164	University of York	MA Conflict, Governance and Development
#164	University of York	MA Global Social Policy
#164	University of York	MA International Relations	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MA Political Theory	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MA Post-war Recovery Studies
#164	University of York	MA Social Policy	1 year full-time
#164	University of York	MRes Social Policy
#192	Newcastle University	Cross-Cultural Communication and International Relations MA	24 months
#192	Newcastle University	International Politics (Critical Geopolitics) MA	12 months full-time
#192	Newcastle University	International Politics (Global Justice and Ethics) MA	1 year full-time
#192	Newcastle University	International Politics (Globalisation, Poverty and Development) MA
#192	Newcastle University	International Relations MA	12 months full-time
#192	Newcastle University	Politics (Research) MA	12 months
#192	Newcastle University	Politics Mphil	2 years full-time
#201–250	Cardiff University	Food Politics and Sustainability MSc
#201–250	Cardiff University	International Public Relations and Global Communications Management MA	12 months
#201–250	Cardiff University	International Relations MScEcon	12 months
#201–250	Cardiff University	Politics and International Relations Mphil	24 months
#201–250	Cardiff University	Social and Public Policy MSc	12 months
#201–250	Cardiff University	Social Science Research Methods (International Relations) MSc	12 months
#201–250	Cardiff University	Social Science Research Methods (Politics) MSc	12 months
#201–250	Cardiff University	Welsh Government and Politics MScEcon	1 year full-time
#201–250	Lancaster University	International Relations: MA
#201–250	Lancaster University	International Relations: Mres
#201–250	Lancaster University	Politics and Philosophy: MA
#201–250	Lancaster University	Politics, Philosophy and Management: MSc	12 months
#201–250	Lancaster University	Politics, Philosophy and Religion: MA
#201–250	Lancaster University	Politics: MA
#201–250	University of Sussex	International Relations MA	12 months
#251–300	University of Surrey	International Relations MSc	12 months
#251–300	Loughborough University	International Financial and Political Relations MSc	12 months
#251–300	Loughborough University	Politics and International Studies MPhil	2 years full-time
#251–300	Loughborough University	Social and Policy Studies MPhil
#301–400	University of East Anglia	MA International Relations	12 months
	Royal Holloway, University of London	Geopolitics and Security MSc	24 months
	Royal Holloway, University of London	International Relations MSc
	Royal Holloway, University of London	Politics of Development MA	1 year full-time
	University of Essex	MSc Political Science	12 months
	University of Westminster	International Relations MA	12 months

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