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University of Cambridge, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)England, UK21%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Slavonic Studies
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
(£32,465/Yr)$43.8K/Yr
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King's College London, London

9.7(Based on 28 User Reviews)England, UK13%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Theology and Religious Studies
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE62
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Tuition:  
(£24,786/Yr)$33.5K/Yr
Living: 
(£15,636/Yr)$21.1K/Yr
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University of Bristol, Bristol

7.3(Based on 18 User Reviews)England, UK12%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Social Policy
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE67
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Tuition:  
(£21,900/Yr)$29.6K/Yr
Living: 
(£9,720/Yr)$13.1K/Yr
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University of Birmingham, Birmingham

7.7(Based on 28 User Reviews)England, UK13%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Theology and Religion
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE298TOEFL80PTE60
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Tuition:  
(£21,840/Yr)$29.5K/Yr
Living: 
(£8,694/Yr)$11.7K/Yr
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Cardiff University, Cardiff

9.7(Based on 22 User Reviews)Wales, UK20%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Social Sciences
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE62
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Tuition:  
(£26,700/Yr)$36K/Yr
Living: 
(£8,670/Yr)$11.7K/Yr
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Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

9.0(Based on 20 User Reviews)England, UK87%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Agriculture
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0PTE69
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Tuition:  
(£26,300/Yr)$35.5K/Yr
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University of Essex, Colchester

9.7(Based on 8 User Reviews)England, UK74%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Sociology
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6PTE58
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Tuition:  
(£18,750/Yr)$25.3K/Yr
Living: 
(£2,100/Yr)$2.8K/Yr
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University of York, York

5.7(Based on 12 User Reviews)England, UK79%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Human Sciences
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL87PTE61
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Tuition:  
(£25,900/Yr)$35K/Yr
Living: 
(£7,657/Yr)$10.3K/Yr
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School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London

England, UK44%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Research Degrees: Anthropology and Sociology
Course duration:
4 years
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Tuition:  
(£22,490/Yr)$30.4K/Yr
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University of Kent, Canterbury

6.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)England, UK39%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Socio legal Studies
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS6.5PTE67
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Tuition:  
(£19,300/Yr)$26.1K/Yr
Living: 
(£18,624/Yr)$25.1K/Yr
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University of Leicester, Leicester

7.7(Based on 12 User Reviews)England, UK72%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Sociology
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
(£19,700/Yr)$26.6K/Yr
Living: 
(£6,700/Yr)$9K/Yr
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#235/442 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham

8.3(Based on 3 User Reviews)England, UK17%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Comparative Literature and Culture
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL88PTE61
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Tuition:  
(£15,832/Yr)$21.4K/Yr
Living: 
(£5,400/Yr)$7.3K/Yr
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Imperial College London, London

6.7(Based on 27 User Reviews)England, UK15%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
GMAT700IELTS7
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#273/442 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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Bournemouth University, Poole

9.7(Based on 8 User Reviews)England, UK50%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Health and Social Sciences
Course duration:
3 years
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Tuition:  
(£18,800/Yr)$25.4K/Yr
Living: 
(£8,938/Yr)$12.1K/Yr
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Bangor University, Bangor

9.3(Based on 4 User Reviews)Wales, UK41%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Agriculture
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS6.5PTE62
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Tuition:  
(£18,625/Yr)$25.1K/Yr
Living: 
(£14,904/Yr)$20.1K/Yr
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Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

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

10.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)England, UK52%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Social Sciences
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE310IELTS6.5PTE43
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Tuition:  
(£14,675/Yr)$19.8K/Yr
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Imperial College Business School, London

England, UK20%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
GMAT700IELTS7
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Lancaster University - Management School, Lancaster

6.7(Based on 2 User Reviews)England, UK19%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Applied Social Sciences
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
(£26,741/Yr)$36.1K/Yr
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Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow

9.3(Based on 2 User Reviews)Scotland, UK42%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Work, Employment and Organisation
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
(£22,400/Yr)$30.2K/Yr
Living: 
(£15,447/Yr)$20.9K/Yr
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