Program Overview

PhD Social Statistics / Overview

Overview

Join a thriving and diverse research community across social statistics, data analytics, biosocial research and sociology. Develop your research and professional specialisms under the guidance of supervisors that are experts in their specialism. Choose from a wide range of research themes in social statistics. Many students are funded by the ESRC or sponsored by government departments.

Entry Requirements

• Bachelor's (Honours) degree in a cognate subject at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and
• Master's degree in a relevant subject - with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent)

Programme Options

| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning
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PhD | Y | Y | N | N

Programme Overview

• Join a thriving and diverse research community across social statistics, data analytics, biosocial research and sociology.
• Develop your research and professional specialisms under the guidance of supervisors that are experts in their specialism.
• Choose from a wide range of research themes in social statistics.
• Many students are funded by the ESRC or sponsored by government departments.

Fees

• PhD (full-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £5,006
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £22,000
• PhD (part-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £2,503
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £11,000

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• ESRC North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP) PhD Studentships 2025 Entry
• School of Social Sciences PhD Studentships 2025 Entry
• China Scholarship Council - The University of Manchester (CSC-UoM) Joint Scholarship Programme - Competition Closed for 2025 Entry
• Trudeau Doctoral Scholarships 2025 Entry
• PhD Studentship with the Stuart Hall Foundation (Social Sciences) 2025 Entry
• Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (High Income Countries)
• Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (Least Developed Countries and Fragile States) - Competition Closed for 2025 Entry
• President's Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Awards 2025 Entry

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