MRes — 2025 entry Economics

Our Masters in Research (MRes) provides you with an exciting and rewarding pathway to a PhD. You’ll have the opportunity to undertake a substantial piece of original work which contributes to the field of economics. You’ll develop an expert research mind-set required for a high-profile job in finance or business, or for doctoral studies. 

Key course information

Start date
September 2025
Attendance
Full-time
Duration
1 year
UK fees
£11,400
Overseas fees
£21,800
Subject area
Economics
Campus
Stag Hill

Why choose
this course?

  • Our MRes Economics is the first year of our doctoral programme followed by the four-year PhD programme. 
  • It'll provide you with the transferable skills and knowledge to pursue doctoral research in economics and employment as a professional economist in a research environment. 
  • Alternatively, you can also graduate with a stand-alone MRes degree after one year. 
  • You’ll learn from academics at the frontier of their research fields, allowing you to develop specialist skills and techniques, in a vibrant research-focused department.
  • At Surrey we produce graduates sought-after by leading economics departments, central banks, research institutions, consultancies and think tanks around the world.
  • In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, Economics was ranked in the top 10 in the UK for world-leading research and achieved an overall ranking of 6th for real-world impact and 8th for research environment.
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Statistics

Top 10 in UK

In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), Economics was ranked in the top 10 in the UK for world-leading research

6th for real-world impact

Economics achieved an overall ranking of 6th for real-world impact and 8th for research environment in REF 2021. 

11th in the UK

For economics and econometrics in the Times Higher Education World Subject Rankings 2024 

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