Postgraduate research fees

2024/25 fees

Home students

2024/25 Home tuition fees for PhD and MPhil research degrees

Annual tuition fees for each academic year must be paid in full at the start of each year.

Some research projects will be subject to additional project costs.

All MPhil/PhD projects are charged at the UK Research and Innovation indicative rate. The fee for the year 2024/25 is £4,786. Additional project costs may also be charged.

The table indicates the fee for programmes in each faculty.

Where additional project costs may be charged, the standard APC is listed first. Some projects may lead to a higher or lower APC, and these are also listed in the table.

Your offer letter will state the tuition fee and any APC for the programme.

Additional project costs (APC)

For some subjects, there will be an APC to run research projects that are in addition to basic classroom and lab-based costs. It will be clear where there are additional costs. APCs for part-time researchers will be charged pro-rata at 50% of the rate shown.

Faculty	Fee	Additional project costs
Arts and Humanities	UKRI rate £4,786	£0 and £2,000 may also apply to some projects
Business and Law	UKRI rate £4,786	£0 and £2,000 may apply to some projects
Health and Education	UKRI rate £4,786	£0, £2,000 and £5,000 may apply to some projects
PhD Education	UKRI rate £4,786	£0, £2,000 and £5,000 may apply to some projects
PhD Education Research (programme runs every two years, not accepting applications in 2024/25)	None	None
Nursing	UKRI rate £4,786	£0 and £2,000 may apply to some projects
Psychology	UKRI rate £4,786	£0 and £2,000 may apply to some projects
Social Care and Social work	UKRI rate £4,786	£0 and £2,000 may apply to some projects
Health Professions, including Nutrition	UKRI rate £4,786	£2,000 and £5,000 may apply to some projects
Science and Engineering	UKRI rate £4,786	£0, £2,000, £5,000 and £10,000 may apply to some projects
Computing and Mathematics	UKRI rate £4,786	£0, £2,000, £5,000 and £10,000 may apply to some projects
Sport and Exercise Science	UKRI rate £4,786	£0, £2,000 and £5,000 may apply to some projects
Life Sciences	UKRI rate £4,786	£0, £2,000, £5,000 and £10,000 may apply to some projects
Natural Sciences	UKRI rate £4,786	£0, £2,000, £5,000 and £10,000 may apply to some projects
Engineering	UKRI rate £4,786	£0, £2,000, £5,000 and £10,000 may apply to some projects

2024/25 Home tuition fees for Masters by Research degrees

Masters by Research degrees fees vary by faculty. The table indicates the fee for programmes in the faculty. Your offer letter will state the tuition fee for the programme.

Faculty	Fee
Arts and Humanities
Basic classroom Basic lab/studio	£9,500 £11,000
Business and Law
Basic classroom	£9,500
Health and Education
Basic classroom Basic lab/studio	£9,500 £11,000
Science and Engineering
Basic classroom Basic lab/studio	£9,500 £11,000

2024/25 Home tuition fees for PhD by Published Works degrees

For PhD by Published Works, the tuition fee would be 50% of the fee noted (to reflect the standard six-month period of registration).

The full-time duration is six months, the part-time duration is 12 months. The fee is 50% of the fee for the year. For 2024/25, this is £2,425.

International students

2024/25 International tuition fees for research degrees (PhD, MPhil and Masters by Research)

Tuition fees for international students are categorised into five groups called ‘bands’. The tuition fee band reflects the resources that are needed for the research project.

Please note from September 2021, EU students are classified as International students unless they have settled status in the UK.

International tuition fee band	Full-time fee per year	Part-time fee per year
Band A	£18,500	£9,250
Band B	£19,500	£9,750
Band C	£21,500	£10,750
Band D	£25,000	£12,250
Band E	£30,000	£15,000

This table indicates the fee for programmes within each faculty. Where different fees are charged according to the programme, these are listed in the table. Your offer letter will state the tuition fee for the programme.

Faculty	Band
Arts and Humanities
English	Band A £18,500
Languages, Linguistics	Band A £18,500
Sociology	Band A £18,500
Architecture	Band B £19,500
Art	Band B £19,500
Design	Band B £19,500
Media	Band B £19,500
Fashion	Band B £19,500
Journalism and Info Comms	Band B £19,500
Business and Law
All subjects	Band A £18,500
Health and Education
PhD Education	Band B £19,500
PhD Education Research	Band B £19,500
Nursing	Band B £19,500
Psychology	Band B £19,500
Social Care and Social Work	Band C £21,500
Health Professions including Nutrition	Band C £21,500
Science and Engineering
Computing and Mathematics	Band C £21,500
Sport and Exercise Science	Band D £25,000
Life Sciences	Band D £25,000
Natural Sciences	Band D £25,000
Engineering	Band D £25,000

2024/25 International tuition fees for PhD by Published Works degrees

International students undertaking a PhD by Published Works will pay band A international tuition fees. The tuition fee band reflects the resources needed for the research project.

For PhD by Published Works, the tuition fee would be 50% of the fee noted above (to reflect the standard six-month period of registration).

2023/24 fees

Home students

2023/24 Home tuition fees for PhD and MPhil research degrees

Annual tuition fees for each academic year must be paid in full at the start of each year. Some research projects will be subject to additional project costs.

All MPhil/PhD projects are charged at the UKRI indicative rate of £4,712 per year (full-time) for 2023/24. Additional project costs (APC) may also be charged.

The table indicates the fee for programmes in the faculty. Where APCs may be charged, the standard APC is listed first. Some projects may lead to a higher or lower APC, and these are also listed in the table below. Your offer letter will state the tuition fee and any APC for the programme.

Additional project costs (APC)

For some subjects, there will be an APC to run research projects that are in addition to basic classroom and lab-based costs. It will be clear where there are additional costs. APCs for part-time researchers will be pro-rata’d at 50% of the rate shown.

Faculty	Fee	Additional Project Costs
Arts and Humanities	UKRI indicative rate	None
Business and Law	UKRI indicative rate	None
Health and Education	UKRI indicative rate	Standard APC listed first
PhD Education		None
PhD Education Research		None
Nursing		Standard APC £500 £0 and £2,000 may apply to some projects
Psychology		Standard APC £500 £0 and £2,000 may apply to some projects
Social Care and Social work		Standard APC £500 £0 and £2,000 may apply to some projects
Health Professions, including Nutrition		Standard APC £2,000 £500 and £5,000 may apply to some projects
Science and Engineering	UKRI indicative rate	Standard APC listed first
Computing and Mathematics		Standard APC £2,000
Sport and Exercise Science		Standard APC £5,000 £0 and £2,000 may apply to some projects
Life Sciences		Standard APC £5,000 £2,000 and £10,000 may apply to some projects
Natural Sciences		Standard APC £5,000 £2,000 and £10,000 may apply to some projects
Engineering		Standard APC £5,000 £2,000 and £10,000 may apply to some projects

2023/24 Home tuition fees for Masters by Research degrees

Masters by Research degrees fees vary by faculty and programme.

The table indicates the fee for programmes in the faculty. Where different fees are charged according to the programme, these are listed in the table below. Your offer letter will state the tuition fee for the programme.

Faculty	Fee	May also be charged
Arts and Humanities	S17 / £6,000	None
Business and Law	UKRI indicative rate	None
Health and Education
Education	UKRI indicative rate	None
Nursing	S15 / £5,750	UKRI rate S22 / £7,500
Psychology	S15 / £5,750	UKRI rate S22 / £7,500
Social Care and Social work	S15 / £5,750	UKRI rate S22 / £7,500
Health Professions, including Nutrition	S22 / £7,500	UKRI rate S14 / £5,500
Science and Engineering
Computing and Mathematics	S21 / £7,250	None
Life Sciences	S33 / £10,250	S21 / £7,250 S45 / £16,000
Sport and Exercise Science	S33 / £10,250	S21 / £7,250 S45 / £16,000
Natural Sciences	S33 / £10,250	S21 / £7,250 S45 / £16,000
Engineering	S33 / £10,250	S21 / £7,250 S45 / £16,000

2023/24 Home tuition fees for PhD by Published Works degrees

For PhD by Published Works, the tuition fee would be 50% of the fee noted above (to reflect the standard six-month period of registration).

The full-time duration is six months, the part-time duration is 12 months. The fee is 50% of the fee for the year, for 2023/24 this is £2,356.

International students

2023/24 International tuition fees for research degrees (PhD, MPhil and Masters by Research)

Tuition fees for international students are categorised into five groups called bands. The tuition fee band reflects the resources needed for the research project.

Please note from September 2021, EU students are classified as International students unless they have settled status in the UK.

The table indicates the fee for programmes in the faculty. Where different fees are charged according to the programme, these are listed in the table below. Your offer letter will state the tuition fee for the programme.

Faculty	Standard Band	May also be charged
Arts and Humanities
English	Band A / S48 £17,500	None
Languages, Linguistics	Band A / S48 £17,500	None
Sociology	Band A / S48 £17,500	None
Architecture	Band B / S50 £18,500	None
Art	Band B / S50 £18,500	None
Design	Band B / S50 £18,500	None
Media	Band B / S50 £18,500	None
Fashion	Band B / S50 £18,500	None
Journalism and Info Comms
Business and Law
All subjects	Band A / S48 £17,500	None
Health and Education
PhD Education	Band A/S48 £17,500	None
PhD Education Research	Band B / S50 £18,500	None
Nursing	Band B / S50 £18,500	Band A/£17,500 Band C/£20,500
Psychology	Band B / S50 £18,500	Band A/£17,500 Band C/£20,500
Social Care and Social Work	Band B / S50 £18,500	Band A/£17,500 Band C/£20,500
Health Professions including Nutrition	Band C / S54 £20,500	Band B/£18,500 Band D/£23,500
Science and Engineering
Computing and Mathematics	Band C / S54 £20,500	Band B/£18,500 Band D/£23,500 Band E
Sport and Exercise Science	Band D / S60 £23,500	Band B/£18,500 Band C/£20,500 Band E
Life Sciences	Band D / S60 £23,500	Band B/£18,500 Band C/£20,500 Band E
Natural Sciences	Band D / S60 £23,500	Band B/£18,500 Band C/£20,500 Band E
Engineering	Band D / S60 £23,500	Band B/£18,500 Band C/£20,500 Band E

2023/24 International tuition fees for research degrees (PhD by Published Works)

International students undertaking a PhD by Published Works will pay Band A international tuition fees. The tuition fee band reflects the resources needed for the research project.

For PhD by Published Works, the tuition fee would be 50% of the fee noted above (to reflect the standard six-month period of registration).

2022/23 fees

Home students

2022/23 Home tuition fees for PhD and MPhil research degrees

Annual tuition fees for each academic year must be paid in full at the start of each year. Some research projects will be subject to additional project costs.

The MPhil/PhD tuition fee for UK students for 2022/23 is £4,596 per year (full-time) and £2,298 per year (part-time).

The next PhD Education Research intake will be in 2023/24.

The table indicates the fee for programmes in the faculty. Where additional project costs (APC) may be charged, the standard APC is listed first. Some projects may lead to a higher or lower APC, and these are also listed in the table. Your offer letter will state the tuition fee and any APC for the programme

Additional project costs (APC)

For some subjects, there will be an APC to run research projects in addition to basic classroom and lab-based costs. It will be clear where there are additional costs. APCs for part-time researchers will be pro-rata’d at 50% of the rate shown.

Faculty	Fee	Additional Project Costs
Arts and Humanities	UKRI indicative rate	None
Education	UKRI indicative rate	None
Business and Law	UKRI indicative rate	None
HPSC	UKRI indicative rate	Standard APC listed first
Nursing		Standard APC £500 £0 and £2,000 may apply to some projects
Psychology		Standard APC £500 £0 and £2,000 may apply to some projects
Social Care and Social work		Standard APC £500 £0 and £2,000 may apply to some projects
Health Professions, including Nutrition		Standard APC £2,000 £500 and £5,000 may apply to some projects
Science and Engineering	UKRI indicative rate	Standard APC listed first
Computing and Mathematics		Standard APC £2,000
Sport and Exercise Science		Standard APC £5,000 £0 and £5,000 may apply to some projects
Life Sciences		Standard APC £5,000 £2,000 and £10,000 may apply to some projects
Natural Sciences		Standard APC £5,000 £2,000 and £10,000 may apply to some projects
Engineering		Standard APC £5,000 £2,000 and £10,000 may apply to some projects

2022/23 Home tuition fees for Masters by Research degrees

Masters by Research degrees fees vary by faculty and programme.

The table indicates the fee for programmes in the faculty. Where different fees are charged according to the programme, these are listed in the table below. Your offer letter will state the tuition fee for the programme.

Faculty	Fee	May also be charged
Arts and Humanities	S16 / £6,000	None
Education	UKRI indicative rate	None
Business and Law	UKRI indicative rate	None
HPSC
Nursing	S14 / £5,500	UKRI rate S22 / £7,500
Psychology	S14 / £5.500	UKRI rate S21 / £7,500
Social Care and Social work	S14 / £5,500	UKRI rate S21 / £7,500
Health Professions, including Nutrition	S21 / £7,250	UKRI rate S14 / £5,500
Science and Engineering
Computing and Mathematics	S20 / £7,000	None
Life Sciences	S20 / £7,000	None
Sport and Exercise Science	S32 / £10,000	S20 / £7,000 S44 / £15,500
Natural Sciences	S32 / £10,000	S19 / £7,000 S43 / £15,500
Engineering	S32 / £10,000	S19 / £7,000 S43 / £15,500

2022/23 Home tuition fees for PhD by Published Works degrees

For PhD by Published Works, the tuition fee would be 50% of the fee noted above (to reflect the standard six-month period of registration).

The full-time duration is six months, the part-time duration is 12 months. The fee is 50% of the fee for the year, for 2022/23 this is £2,298.

International students

2022/23 International tuition fees for research degrees (PhD, MPhil and Masters by Research)

Tuition fees for international students are categorised into five groups called bands. The tuition fee band reflects the resources needed for the research project.

Please note from September 2021, EU students are classified as International students unless they have settled status in the UK.

The table indicates the fee for programmes in the faculty. Where different fees are charged according to the programme, these are listed in the table below. Your offer letter will state the tuition fee for the programme.

Faculty	Standard Band	May also be charged
Arts and Humanities
Creative Writing, English and Film	Band A / S47 £17,000	None
History	Band A / S47 £17,000	None
Languages, Linguistics	Band A / S47 £17,000	None
Philosophy	Band A / S47 £17,000	None
Public Services	Band A / S47 £17,000	None
Sociology	Band A / S47 £17,000	None
Architecture	Band B / S49 £18,000	None
Art	Band B / S49 £18,000	None
Design	Band B / S49 £18,000	None
Media	Band B / S49 £18,000	None
Information and Communications	Band B / S49 £18,000	None
Fashion	Band B / S49 £18,000	None
Education
All subjects	Band A / S47 £17,000	None
Business and Law
All subjects	Band A / S47 £17,000	None
HPSC
Nursing	Band B / S49 £18,000	Band A/£17,000 Band C/£20,000
Psychology	Band B / S49 £18,000	Band A/£17,000 Band C/£20,000
Social Care and Social Work	Band B / S49 £18,000	Band A/£17,000 Band C/£20,000
Health Professions including Nutrition	Band C / S53 £20,000	Band B/£18,000 Band D/£21,500
Science and Engineering
Computing and Mathematics	Band C / S53 £20,000	None
Masters by Research in Life Sciences	Band C / S53 £20,000	None
PhD Sport and Exercise Science	Band D / S56 £21,500	Band B/£18,000 Band C/£20,000
Masters by Research Sport and Exercise Science	Band D / S56 £21,500	Band C/£20,000
MPhil/PhD Life Sciences	Band D / S56 £21,500	Band C/£20,000 Band E/£26,500
Natural Sciences	Band D / S56 £21,500	Band C/£20,000 Band E/£26,500
Engineering	Band D / S56 £21,500	Band C/£20,000 Band E/£26,500

2022/23 International tuition fees for research degrees (PhD by Published Works)

International students undertaking a PhD by Published Works will pay band A international tuition fees. The tuition fee band reflects the resources needed for the research project.

For PhD by Published Works the tuition fee would be 50% of the fee noted above (to reflect the standard six-month period of registration).

Visiting students and general fee information

Visiting students

Fees for visiting students wishing to undertake part of their postgraduate research at Manchester Metropolitan University are:

Total visit length up to (but not including) two months: No fee
Total visit length between two to six months (inclusive): £500
Total visit length from six to 12 months, Home students: 25% of the MPhil/PhD home tuition fee
Total visit length from six to 12 months, Overseas students: 25% of the band A overseas tuition fee. Please note from September 2021, EU students are classified as International students unless they have settled status in the UK.

Funding your research degree

In order to ensure you thrive during your research degree, it is crucial that you fully understand the costs of your project and have a clear plan in place to fund your research.

There are a number of funding sources to help you complete a research degree. Undertaking a research degree takes a lot of commitment, from a time and a financial perspective, so it’s important to have a clear plan in place as to how you will fund your research.

Research council scholarships

We are part of two research council-funded doctoral training partnerships (DTPs):

TheWhite Rose DTP which funds projects at Manchester Met in education, health and wellbeing
TheNorth West Consortium DTPwhich funds projects across the arts and humanities.

These partnerships offer scholarships to cover fees and an annual stipend of around £15,000 (UKRI indicative fee). Both run an annual open competition with a deadline in mid-January, as well as funding attached to specific projects (sign-up to be alerted when these specific projects are advertised).

University scholarships

We are committed to supporting innovative research projects that have a real impact on a local, regional and global scale. We offer a range of scholarships funded by the University and external partners. We advertise scholarships when they are available, and we also post them on Twitter.