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#1/350 QS Ranking 2025(English)

University of Cambridge, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)England, UK21%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English - Criticism and Culture
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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(£31,320/Yr)$42.3K/Yr
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#16/350 QS Ranking 2025(English)

King's College London, London

9.7(Based on 28 User Reviews)England, UK13%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0PTE69
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£29,000/Yr)$39.1K/Yr
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(£15,636/Yr)$21.1K/Yr
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#61/350 QS Ranking 2025(English)

University of Bristol, Bristol

7.3(Based on 18 User Reviews)England, UK12%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English Literature
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE67
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£21,900/Yr)$29.6K/Yr
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(£9,720/Yr)$13.1K/Yr
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#29/350 QS Ranking 2025(English)

University of Birmingham, Birmingham

7.7(Based on 28 User Reviews)England, UK13%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English Language and Applied Linguistics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE298TOEFL80PTE60
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J9uNHw:  
(£21,840/Yr)$29.5K/Yr
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(£8,694/Yr)$11.7K/Yr
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#42/350 QS Ranking 2025(English)

Queen Mary, University of London, London

9.0(Based on 26 User Reviews)England, UK44%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100PTE68
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£32,366/Yr)$43.7K/Yr
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(£6,571/Yr)$8.9K/Yr
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#82/350 QS Ranking 2025(English)

Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

9.0(Based on 20 User Reviews)England, UK87%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English Literature
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
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J9uNHw:  
(£23,600/Yr)$31.9K/Yr
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#91/350 QS Ranking 2025(English)

Cardiff University, Cardiff

9.7(Based on 22 User Reviews)Wales, UK20%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English Literature
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE62
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£26,700/Yr)$36K/Yr
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(£8,670/Yr)$11.7K/Yr
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#32/350 QS Ranking 2025(English)

University of York, York

5.7(Based on 12 User Reviews)England, UK79%q8kmCZ
Ph.D Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL87PTE61
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J9uNHw:  
(£23,900/Yr)$32.3K/Yr
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(£7,657/Yr)$10.3K/Yr
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#101/350 QS Ranking 2025(English)

University of Kent, Canterbury

6.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)England, UK39%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6PTE68
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£19,300/Yr)$26.1K/Yr
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(£18,624/Yr)$25.1K/Yr
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#201/350 QS Ranking 2025(English)

University of Essex, Colchester

10.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)England, UK74%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English Language Teaching
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6PTE58
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£18,750/Yr)$25.3K/Yr
lpofqY
(£2,100/Yr)$2.8K/Yr
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#97/350 QS Ranking 2025(English)

Goldsmiths, University of London, London

England, UK59%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English, Comparative Literature or Linguistics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£26,840/Yr)$36.2K/Yr
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(£20,874/Yr)$28.2K/Yr
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Bangor University, Bangor

9.3(Based on 4 User Reviews)Wales, UK41%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£20,000/Yr)$27K/Yr
lpofqY
(£14,904/Yr)$20.1K/Yr
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Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

7.2(Based on 2 User Reviews)England, UK52%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English Literature
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS6.5PTE61
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J9uNHw:  
(£16,700/Yr)$22.5K/Yr
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(£6,871/Yr)$9.3K/Yr
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Birmingham City University, Birmingham

10.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)England, UK52%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English Research Degrees
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE310IELTS6.5PTE43
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£14,675/Yr)$19.8K/Yr
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Lancaster University - Management School, Lancaster

6.7(Based on 2 User Reviews)England, UK19%q8kmCZ
Ph.D English Literature
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(£32,400/Yr)$43.7K/Yr
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