PhD/MPhil Health Economics at University of Manchester

Programme overview

Tackle real-world challenges in health economics and help shape more efficient, equitable healthcare systems. Research how healthcare resources are allocated and how economic theory and methods inform health policy and decision-making. Join research groups within the Manchester Centre for Health Economics and linked to the Health Organisation, Policy and Economics , analysing resource allocation and economic outcomes in healthcare. Visit our Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health postgraduate research page to start your journey.

Faculty: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health | Duration: 3-4 years PhD, 1-2 years MPhil | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

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 interventions; utilisation of routinely collected data across health and social care to value costs and benefits in economic evaluation;...

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Application information

Entry requirements

We require applicants to hold, or be about to obtain, an Upper Second class Honours degree, or the equivalent qualification gained outside the UK, in a related subject area for entry to a PhD programme. A Lower Second class Honours degree may be considered if applicants also hold a Master's degree with a Merit classification. English language: IELTS or TOEFL tests. Please note IELTS and TOEFL are only valid for two years.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,500 a year (2027/28). PhD (full-time); Low fee band Source

International applicants: GBP 27,000 a year (2027/28). PhD (full-time); Standard fee band Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3-4 years PhD, 1-2 years MPhil

Apply through the official page: https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/research/projects-programmes-degrees/projects/?&keyword=economic

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