About the course

York houses one of the largest concentrations of health economics researchers in the world.

　　Health economists are located in a number of departments at the University of York, including Department of Economics and Related Studies, Centre for Health Economics and York Health Economics Consortium.

　　Collectively, our group has extensive international networks and recognition, recent bibliometric analysis by the World Bank places York as the only UK institution in the world top ten in health economics, alongside Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley. The two main international journals in the field (Health Economics and Journal of Health Economics) have been edited from York.

　　Topics covered by our research include:

　　Economic analysis of health and healthcare policy

　　Economic appraisal of health technology

　　Informing decision-making in global health

　　Informing research and development: priorities, design and conduct

　　Distributional impact and inequality of opportunity

　　Conceptual and empirical developments in economics of healthcare systems

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Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Semester 1 (September), 2024	York
Semester 1 (September), 2025	York

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of York

Applicants to the iPhD are usually required to hold a Bachelor degree in Economics with a 2:1 or 1st class honours (or overseas equivalent) and an MSc in Economics or in a ly related discipline with a high average mark. MSc programmes providing little or no background in Economics and Econometrics or without formal examinations at post-graduate level in Economics and Econometrics do not meet the entry requirement. IELTS: 6.5, with no less than 6.0 in each component TOEFL: 87, with no less than 21 in each component

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 87.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of York. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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World ranking

　　147th / 1250

　　THE World ranking17th / 130

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