Best Translation Universities in UK in 2025 - Fees, Requirements, & Eligibility

With over 90 Universities offering language courses under various disciplines, one can find a considerable number of the best language universities in UK. 

Ranked under 5 by THE, the University of Cambridge provides more than 10 undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses in literature and linguistics. One can opt from 18th-century romantic studies to criticism and culture and modern and medieval languages as their field of research.
The annual tuition fee ranges from INR 25 up to 40 Lakhs in universities like the University of Oxford. The University of Bristol, the University of Birmingham and the University of York also offer an array of advanced courses focusing on linguistics and other language studies.
 

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#1Imperial College London logo

Imperial College London, London

England, Uk18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $59.8K/Yr (£45,000/Yr)Living$16.7K/Yr (£12,552/Yr)Admission M.S Translational NeuroscienceDuolingo115TOEFL92PTE62$59.8K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
Programs
9.7/10(22 Users)Ranked 9 by THE in 2025Ranked 2 by QS in 2026
#2University of Bristol logo

University of Bristol, Bristol

England, Uk12%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $38.1K/Yr (£28,650/Yr)Living$6.8K/Yr (£5,114/Yr)Admission M.A TranslationIELTS6.5PTE67$41.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
1 More Program
7.7/10(12 Users)
#3University of Birmingham logo

University of Birmingham, Birmingham

England, Uk13.54%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31K/Yr (£23,310/Yr)Living$17.4K/Yr (£13,047/Yr)Admission M.A English-Chinese Interpreting...TOEFL88PTE67$31K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
Programs
8.0/10(27 Users)
#4University of Sheffield logo

University of Sheffield, Sheffield

England, Uk74%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.6K/Yr (£23,760/Yr)Living$10.7K/Yr (£8,012/Yr)Admission M.A Translation StudiesIELTS6.5PTE61$31.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
Programs
9.3/10(18 Users)
#5University of Leeds logo

University of Leeds, Leeds

England, Uk47%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.6K/Yr (£25,250/Yr)Living$10.8K/Yr (£8,151/Yr)Admission M.A Applied Translation StudiesDuolingo110IELTS6.5PTE64$33.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
Programs
10.0/10(46 Users)
#6Lancaster University logo

Lancaster University, Lancaster

England, Uk19%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.8K/Yr (£25,430/Yr)Living$16.7K/Yr (£12,542/Yr)Admission M.Res Global Health (translation...TOEFL87PTE58$35.9K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
1 More Program
8.0/10(17 Users)
#7Queen's University Belfast logo

Queen's University Belfast, Belfast

Northern Ireland, Uk35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $28.6K/Yr (£21,500/Yr)Living$212.8/Yr (£160/Yr)Admission M.A TranslationDuolingo120IELTS6.5PTE69$28.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
Programs
9.7/10(12 Users)
#8Cardiff University logo

Cardiff University, Cardiff

Wales, Uk20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $32.9K/Yr (£24,700/Yr)Living$11.5K/Yr (£8,670/Yr)Admission B.A Modern Languages and Transla...IELTS6.5PTE42$30.2K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
1 More Program
9.0/10(18 Users)
#9University of Surrey logo

University of Surrey, Guildford

England, Uk65%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29K/Yr (£21,800/Yr)Living$353.78/Yr (£266/Yr)Admission M.A TranslationDuolingo120TOEFL88PTE67$29K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
Programs
7.7/10(10 Users)
#10University of Bath logo

University of Bath, Bath

England, Uk20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $35.2K/Yr (£26,500/Yr)Living$15.7K/Yr (£11,781/Yr)Admission M.A Translation and Professional...Duolingo120IELTS6.5PTE62$35.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
Programs
9.0/10(17 Users)
#11Swansea University logo

Swansea University, Swansea

Wales, Uk80%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.3K/Yr (£17,500/Yr)Living$11.1K/Yr (£8,325/Yr)Admission B.A English - Chinese Translatio...TOEFL88PTE67$23.3K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
1 More Program
7.7/10(13 Users)
#12University of Essex logo

University of Essex, Colchester

England, Uk74%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $28.9K/Yr (£21,700/Yr)Living$2.8K/Yr (£2,100/Yr)Admission M.A Translation and Professional...IELTS6PTE58$28.9K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
Programs
7.3/10(4 Users)
#13University of Strathclyde logo

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Scotland, Uk42%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $26.1K/Yr (£19,600/Yr)Living$11.8K/Yr (£8,900/Yr)Admission M.Sc Business Translation and In...GRE310IELTS6.5PTE59$26.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
Programs
9.3/10(12 Users)Ranked 351 by THE in 2025Ranked 251 by QS in 2026
#14Royal Holloway, University of London logo

Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham

England, Uk16.98%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.7K/Yr (£23,800/Yr)Living$7.2K/Yr (£5,400/Yr)Admission B.A Modern Languages and Transla...Duolingo120TOEFL88PTE61$31.7K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.8/10(2 Users)
#15Bangor University logo

Bangor University, Bangor

Wales, Uk41%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.6K/Yr (£18,500/Yr)Living$19.8K/Yr (£14,904/Yr)Admission Ph.D Translation Studies By Prac...IELTS6.5$24.6K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
1 More Program
8.0/10(3 Users)
#16School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London logo

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London

England, Uk44%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.9K/Yr (£25,461/Yr)Admission M.A TranslationIELTS6.0$33.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
1 More Program
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#17Goldsmiths, University of London logo

Goldsmiths, University of London, London

England, Uk51%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $35.7K/Yr (£26,840/Yr)Admission M.A TranslationDuolingo105IELTS7$35.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#18Middlesex University logo

Middlesex University, London

England, Uk57%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $22.7K/Yr (£17,049/Yr)Living$232.75/Yr (£175/Yr)Admission M.A Business and Legal Translati...IELTS6.5PTE58$22.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.7/10(9 Users)Ranked 501 by THE in 2025Ranked 801 by QS in 2026
#19London Metropolitan University logo

London Metropolitan University, London

England, Uk84%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.1K/Yr (£18,150/Yr)Living$392.35/Yr (£295/Yr)Admission M.A TranslationIELTS6.0PTE56$24.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
Programs
6.3/10(6 Users)Ranked 601 by THE in 2025Ranked 1001 by QS in 2026
#20University of Roehampton logo

University of Roehampton, London

England, Uk42%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.4K/Yr (£16,125/Yr)Living$7.2K/Yr (£5,421/Yr)Admission M.A Audiovisual TranslationTOEFL89PTE59$20.9K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
1 More Program
Ranked 801 by THE in 2025Ranked 116 by The Guardian in 2021