Top PHD in Design Colleges & Universities in UK in 2026 - Fees, Rankings & Eligibility
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#187/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Design)

Cardiff University, Cardiff

9.7(Based on 22 User Reviews)Wales, UK20%q8kmCZ
Ph.D Visual Computing
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE62
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(£26,700/Yr)$36.6K/Yr
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(£8,670/Yr)$11.9K/Yr
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#39/263 QS Ranking 2025(Design)

Loughborough University, Loughborough

7.3(Based on 12 User Reviews)England, UK68%q8kmCZ
Ph.D Design
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE62
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(£28,625/Yr)$39.2K/Yr
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(£10,080/Yr)$13.8K/Yr
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#401/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Design)

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

9.3(Based on 12 User Reviews)Scotland, UK55%q8kmCZ
Ph.D Design Manufacture and Engineering Management - Research
Course duration:
42 months
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE59
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J9uNHw:  
(£24,450/Yr)$33.5K/Yr
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(£8,900/Yr)$12.2K/Yr
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#401/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Design)

Bangor University, Bangor

9.3(Based on 4 User Reviews)Wales, UK41%q8kmCZ
Ph.D Image Processing for Mobile Devices
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£17,500/Yr)$24K/Yr
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(£14,904/Yr)$20.4K/Yr
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#301/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Design)

Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

7.2(Based on 2 User Reviews)England, UK52%q8kmCZ
Ph.D Art and Design
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
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J9uNHw:  
(£16,700/Yr)$22.9K/Yr
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(£6,871/Yr)$9.4K/Yr
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#151/200 QS Ranking 2019(Design)

Birmingham City University, Birmingham

10.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)England, UK52%q8kmCZ
Ph.D Art and Design
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE310IELTS6.5PTE43
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J9uNHw:  
(£14,675/Yr)$20.1K/Yr
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#101/241 QS Ranking 2024(Design)

University for the Creative Arts, Farnham

6.7(Based on 2 User Reviews)England, UK40%q8kmCZ
Ph.D Design
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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(£17,500/Yr)$24K/Yr
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(£10,410/Yr)$14.3K/Yr
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Lancaster University - Management School, Lancaster

6.7(Based on 2 User Reviews)England, UK19%q8kmCZ
Ph.D Design
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£32,400/Yr)$44.4K/Yr
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