Tuition fees and expenses: research degrees
Find out about tuition fees and expenses for postgraduate research courses (PhD, MPhil, iPhD and MA/MSc by research) at York.
The fee that you pay depends on whether you're classed as a UK (home) or international student.
2025/26 tuition fees
2024/25 tuition fees
Fees in subsequent years
The fees quoted in your offer letter are normally for one year of study. If your course is longer than one year, the tuition fee in following years will be subject to annual increases. You should take this into account in your financial planning.
For UK (home) students, fees will increase in line with, and no higher than, the prevailing UKRI fee rate as published at ukri.org.
For international students fees will increase in line with the prevailing Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate, up to a maximum of 10%.
The University reserves the right to alter the level of fee.
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Visiting students
If you're already studying a postgraduate course at another university you can apply to spend time at York as a visiting student.
Living expenses and additional costs
Our living costs guide is designed to give you an idea of living expenses in York, as well as information about additional costs and charges you might incur while studying a postgraduate degree at York.
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If you've already applied to study at York please use You@York to upload any documents. Please do not email documents to us.
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