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English-taught PhD in New Zealand
At least 130 PhD programmes in New Zealand are taught in English, per the language each university publishes on its official pages. Programmes with no published language are not counted, so the true number can be higher. Pick a field to see the programmes and their official links.
- Social Sciences18 in English
- Humanities17 in English
- Education & Teaching13 in English
- Business Administration12 in English
- Public Health11 in English
- Biology & Life Sciences10 in English
- Psychology8 in English
- Mechanical Engineering7 in English
- Computer Science6 in English
- Law & Legal Studies6 in English
- Architecture & Design5 in English
- Environmental & Earth Sciences5 in English
- Economics3 in English
- Finance & Accounting3 in English
- Mathematics & Statistics3 in English
- Medicine3 in English
Counts are per-field floors, not caps: they include only programmes whose university explicitly publishes English as the language of instruction. For the full national picture, see our 13-country English-taught data study.
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