Comparison

PhD: 4 programmes side by side

Every programme here is PhD — same subject, same level, so the columns are genuine alternatives. Compared on the awarding university and its grade, duration, tuition, delivery and language.
Programme ATP-Binding Cassette Tra...PhD in Nuclear Engineeri...PhD in MathematicsPhD in Drama, Theatre an...
University Robert Gordon University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kent State University University of Roehampton
University grade C A+ D
Degree level PhD PhD PhD PhD
Field / subject PhD Nuclear Engineering Computational Mathematics Theatre
Duration 30 mo 3 yrs
Tuition $20,030 $18,151
Delivery
Language
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What these universities cost, and what graduates earn

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: debt vs salary →

How to read this table

University grade is our A–F assessment of the awarding institution, built only on published data — QS standing, admission rate, graduation rate and graduate earnings where each is available. It grades the university, not this specific programme.

Tuition is the published figure for the programme as the university states it; a blank cell means the institution has not published one, and we would rather show nothing than an estimate. Fees for international students frequently differ from the headline number, so treat it as a starting point and confirm on the programme page.

Duration assumes full-time study. Where a programme runs part-time or by distance learning, the delivery row says so — and the calendar length will be longer than the figure shown.