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PostgraduateDoctor of Philosophy

Health Economics

University of Manchester
Manchester, England
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3 yearsDuration
£27,000Per Year (Intl)
£30,000Home Fee
N/AContinuation Rate

Course Overview

Pursue your ambitions in medicine and dentistry with the PhD Health Economics at University of Manchester. Based in Manchester, England, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 3-year full-time and part-time structure. Our PhD/MPhil Health Economics programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Health Economics. Our main research themes within health economics apply or develop economic methods to understand - incentives and provider performance; - equity in healthcare and geographical resource allocation; - workforce planning and determinants of labour supply; - measurement and valuation of preferences for benefits of healthcare; - determinants of variation in healthcare costs and benefits; - economic evaluation of complex cross-therapeutic interventi... A minimum ielts score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 88% student satisfaction rating, and 77% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Advanced Health Economics Research Methods
Economic Evaluation of Healthcare Interventions
Healthcare System Analysis and Provider Incentives
Equity and Resource Allocation in Health
Workforce Economics and Labour Supply Analysis
Preference Valuation and Health Outcomes Measurement
Causal Inference and Complex Intervention Design
Research Project and Thesis
Academic Year:2026-27 entry
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Entry Requirements

📋 Academic Entry Requirements

Postgraduate Requirement2:1

🗣️ English Language Requirements

TestOverallLRWS
IELTS Academic6.56666

L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking

Tuition Fees & Funding

International Student Fee

£27,000

per year

Total Course Cost (36 months)£81,000

Home Student Fee

£30,000

regulated fee

Scholarships available for eligible students

Fees shown are for current entry. Fees may increase annually in line with inflation.

📊 OFFICIAL UK DATA

Graduate Outcomes

Salary data is not yet available for this course.

💼 Employment Breakdown

35%Working
42%Studying
12%Work & Study
3%Seeking Work
55%Professional Jobs
Indicative Data

Graduate employment outcomes are based on national sector benchmarks for the CAH01-01-01 subject area and do not represent outcomes specific to this course or provider. These are indicative figures to aid comparison. For official graduate outcomes data, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

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About University of Manchester

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