University of Kent welcomed its first students to the Canterbury campus in 1965. Since then, it has developed into an international university known for the quality and impact of its teaching and research, with UK campuses in Canterbury and Medway.
Postgraduate study at Kent is designed to fit around your goals and commitments. Their taught Master’s courses help you build advanced knowledge and career-ready skills, with September or January entry and full-time or part-time study available on selected programmes.
Thinking about switching fields entirely? Their conversion programmes exist exactly for that. All applicants are considered individually, with relevant experience and additional qualifications also taken into account.
Get guaranteed free days every week, for work, family, research or whatever life needs from you. Postgraduates also get a whole extra term in late summer, built just for you.Kent is 38th in the UK for overall research quality, with the majority of its REF 2021 submissions rated world-leading or internationally excellent across the arts and humanities, sciences and social sciences.
The postgraduate research degrees connect you with researchers tackling complex questions and creating new knowledge. Depending on your programme, you may be able to study full-time, part-time or by distance learning.
The Graduate and Researcher College supports your training, professional development and researcher experience, with dedicated opportunities to develop your skills, networks and research profile.
Whatever direction you want your postgraduate degree to take you, Kent’s dedicated postgraduate careers support begins from day one and is tailored to both taught and research students.
Professional advisers can help you identify your strengths, consider your options and prepare for your next step through one-to-one guidance, workshops, employer events and support with applications and interviews.
If you are joining Kent from overseas, specialist international careers support can help you prepare for opportunities in the UK or elsewhere in the world.
From 2027/28, postgraduate taught students will also be guaranteed access to a work-based internship or equivalent experience through the Kent Employability Promise.
Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.
By TopUniversities
Dropped 18 places compared to 2026
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 380 | 397 | 415 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By Times Higher Education
Dropped 50 places compared to 2026
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 351 | 401 | 451 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By U.S. News & World Report
Dropped 152 places compared to 2026
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 577 | 618 | 770 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By Shanghai Jiao Tong University
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2027 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | 401 | - |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
Eligible full-time postgraduate students can benefit from Kent’s accommodation guarantee, subject to meeting the published conditions and application deadline.
International students living in university accommodation benefit from bills being included, with no guarantor or deposit required. Find out more through Kent’s international accommodation guidance.
Eligible students living in university accommodation receive free Kent Sport membership, helping you stay active and connect with the wider student community.
At Canterbury, Woolf College is designed with postgraduates in mind, offering en-suite rooms and self-contained studios around a central courtyard.From amazing study spaces, to game changing services, we are all about maximising your opportunities and empowering you to thrive and succeed during your time at Kent.
It searches the Templeman and Drill Hall libraries, as well as our Special Collections and Archives, the Kent Academic Repository and the libraries of Canterbury and Rochester Cathedrals.
At Kent they offer support and training to help you develop your IT skills, you can even earn a qualification to add to your CV. They provide free antivirus protection for computers and laptops and offer a range of free and discounted software. It’s easy to work on or off campus by using the VPN network. Wi-Fi is available across our campuses and even on the campus buses.
The Medical Centre is a specialist GP practice on the Canterbury campus, providing care to students at the University. The University Nursing Service provides care for in-patients, a minor casualty service, and supports students in term-time. There is a pharmacy on campus.
The Medway students can register at the local practice in Gillingham.The University of Kent's Canterbury campus is home to our incredible range of sport and fitness facilities, split across two sites at the Sports Centre and the Sports Pavilion.
The facilities are available to use for everyone including our extensive gym with modern fitness equipment, multi-use sports halls for indoor sports, full-size artificial pitches for outdoor sports, and indoor acrylic tennis courts.
Kent Students’ Union supports more than 250 student groups, giving you opportunities to meet people who share your interests, try something new and develop skills beyond your course.
Based on 58 reviews
I�ve enjoyed my experience at the University of Kent so far. The campus is really nice and peaceful, and there�s a good balance between academics and student life. Most of my lecturers have been super supportive , there are also lots of opportunities to get involved in societies, events and different projects outside class.
They had a good number of excellent, committed staff but were let down by a few who weren't up to the same standard. For some parts of my course I had the benefit of lectures delivered with enthusiasm and staff always making themselves available for extra questions, showing a commitment to helping everyone through the course. And then other modules were delivered by professors who made it very clear they were only interested in research and couldn't be bothered with students, going through barely legible notes on screen and assigning loads of practice questions without providing the solutions. Overall the course was adequate but with glaring areas for improvement.
I like how supportive the university is of its students studies. However, the overall experience for me hasn't been the best. The money we spend for this experience is definitely not worth the value that we get back. In particular, the lectures and workshops just been powerpoints read to us
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