By field of study

391 social sciences and psychology degrees in Europe

35 institutions in 7 countries · typically €20,669–€22,795 per year (non-EU, 2027/28)

391programmes · 390 with detailed facts
7countries · most in Spain
€22,526median per year · non-EU · 2027/28
233/344of those stating a language: English
Where

35 institutions on the map

Fees · per year · Non-EU/EEA citizens · 2027/28

Typically €20,669–€22,795

Middle half of 69 programmes with the same fee period, applicant category and year; the line is the median, €22,526. 69 of 391 publish a fee we can compare; the rest are not in this chart. Our calculation, EUR is approximate (ECB rate of 4 Nov 2026).

Criminal Psychology and Victimology (Distance Learning) MSc (University of Portsmouth): €5,991Psychology and Learning Disability MSc (University of Portsmouth): €9,190Psychology (Distance Learning) MSc (University of Portsmouth): €9,190International Relations (Distance Learning) MA (University of Portsmouth): €11,982Public Administration (Distance Learning) MPA (University of Portsmouth): €11,982Psychology (University of Twente): €12,652Public Administration (University of Twente): €12,652European Studies (University of Twente): €18,720Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society (University of Twente): €18,720Psychology (University of Twente): €18,720Public Administration (University of Twente): €18,720PhD Human and Social Sciences (University of West London): €19,171PhD Psychology (University of West London): €19,171Criminology with Psychology BA (Hons) (University of East London): €19,770BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations (University of West London): €20,669BSc (Hons) Criminology with Psychology (University of West London): €20,669BSc (Hons) Psychology (University of West London): €20,669BSc (Hons) Psychology with Clinical and Counselling Skills (University of West London): €20,669BSc (Hons) Psychology with Criminal Investigation (University of West London): €20,669BSc (Hons) Psychology with Foundation Year (University of West London): €20,669BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sport and Performance (University of West London): €20,669BSc (Hons) Social Sciences (University of West London): €20,669MSc Clinical and Health Psychology (University of West London): €21,268MSc Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion) (University of West London): €21,268BA (Hons) Sociology (University of Hertfordshire): €21,531BA (Hons) Sociology and Psychology (University of Hertfordshire): €21,531BSc (Hons) Psychology (University of Hertfordshire): €21,531BSc (Hons) Psychology (University of Sunderland): €22,166Spatial Systems & Society (University of Twente): €22,320Childhood and Youth Studies with Psychology BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526Humanities and Social Sciences BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526International Development with Sociology BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526International Relations BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526International Relations and Politics BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526International Relations with History BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526International Relations with International Development BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526Politics BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526Politics and Sociology BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526Criminology and Psychology BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526Social Work BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526Sociology BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526Sociology with Psychology BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €22,526Public Administration MPA (University of Portsmouth): €22,526Humanities and Social Sciences MRes (University of Portsmouth): €22,526Criminal Psychology MSc (University of Portsmouth): €22,526Social Work MSc (University of Portsmouth): €22,526MA Human Resource Management (Work Psychology) (University of Hertfordshire): €22,795MA International Relations (University of Hertfordshire): €22,795MSc Applied Psychology (University of Hertfordshire): €22,795MSc Business Occupational and Work Psychology (University of Hertfordshire): €22,795MSc Psychology (University of Hertfordshire): €22,795MSc Research in Clinical Psychology (University of Hertfordshire): €22,795MSc Social Work (University of Hertfordshire): €22,795MRes Psychology (University of West London): €23,364Psychology BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €23,364Psychology (Dual Degree - Edith Cowan University) BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €23,364Psychology of Sport and Performance BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €23,364Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €23,364International Relations MA (University of Portsmouth): €23,364International Relations and Politics MA (University of Portsmouth): €23,364Applied Sport Psychology MSc (University of Portsmouth): €23,364Sociology MSc (University of Portsmouth): €23,364Forensic Psychology MSc (University of Portsmouth): €24,263Health Psychology MSc (University of Portsmouth): €24,263Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Top up BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €25,102Gestalt Counselling (Top-up) BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €25,102Integrative Counselling Top-up BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €25,102Person Centred Counselling (Top-up) BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth): €25,102Animal Behaviour, Cognition and Welfare MSc (University of Portsmouth): €25,102€0€13,179€26,357
All 69 fees, cheapest first
Criminal Psychology and Victimology (Distance Learning) MSc · University of Portsmouth€5,991
Psychology and Learning Disability MSc · University of Portsmouth€9,190
Psychology (Distance Learning) MSc · University of Portsmouth€9,190
International Relations (Distance Learning) MA · University of Portsmouth€11,982
Public Administration (Distance Learning) MPA · University of Portsmouth€11,982
Psychology · University of Twente€12,652
Public Administration · University of Twente€12,652
European Studies · University of Twente€18,720
Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society · University of Twente€18,720
Psychology · University of Twente€18,720
Public Administration · University of Twente€18,720
PhD Human and Social Sciences · University of West London€19,171
PhD Psychology · University of West London€19,171
Criminology with Psychology BA (Hons) · University of East London€19,770
BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations · University of West London€20,669
BSc (Hons) Criminology with Psychology · University of West London€20,669
BSc (Hons) Psychology · University of West London€20,669
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Clinical and Counselling Skills · University of West London€20,669
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Criminal Investigation · University of West London€20,669
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Foundation Year · University of West London€20,669
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Sport and Performance · University of West London€20,669
BSc (Hons) Social Sciences · University of West London€20,669
MSc Clinical and Health Psychology · University of West London€21,268
MSc Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion) · University of West London€21,268
BA (Hons) Sociology · University of Hertfordshire€21,531
BA (Hons) Sociology and Psychology · University of Hertfordshire€21,531
BSc (Hons) Psychology · University of Hertfordshire€21,531
BSc (Hons) Psychology · University of Sunderland€22,166
Spatial Systems & Society · University of Twente€22,320
Childhood and Youth Studies with Psychology BA (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
Humanities and Social Sciences BA (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
International Development with Sociology BA (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
International Relations BA (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
International Relations and Politics BA (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
International Relations with History BA (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
International Relations with International Development BA (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
Politics BA (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
Politics and Sociology BA (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
Criminology and Psychology BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
Social Work BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
Sociology BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
Sociology with Psychology BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€22,526
Public Administration MPA · University of Portsmouth€22,526
Humanities and Social Sciences MRes · University of Portsmouth€22,526
Criminal Psychology MSc · University of Portsmouth€22,526
Social Work MSc · University of Portsmouth€22,526
MA Human Resource Management (Work Psychology) · University of Hertfordshire€22,795
MA International Relations · University of Hertfordshire€22,795
MSc Applied Psychology · University of Hertfordshire€22,795
MSc Business Occupational and Work Psychology · University of Hertfordshire€22,795
MSc Psychology · University of Hertfordshire€22,795
MSc Research in Clinical Psychology · University of Hertfordshire€22,795
MSc Social Work · University of Hertfordshire€22,795
MRes Psychology · University of West London€23,364
Psychology BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€23,364
Psychology (Dual Degree - Edith Cowan University) BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€23,364
Psychology of Sport and Performance BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€23,364
Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€23,364
International Relations MA · University of Portsmouth€23,364
International Relations and Politics MA · University of Portsmouth€23,364
Applied Sport Psychology MSc · University of Portsmouth€23,364
Sociology MSc · University of Portsmouth€23,364
Forensic Psychology MSc · University of Portsmouth€24,263
Health Psychology MSc · University of Portsmouth€24,263
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Top up BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€25,102
Gestalt Counselling (Top-up) BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€25,102
Integrative Counselling Top-up BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€25,102
Person Centred Counselling (Top-up) BSc (Hons) · University of Portsmouth€25,102
Animal Behaviour, Cognition and Welfare MSc · University of Portsmouth€25,102
The mix

What these 391 programmes look like

Bars share one scale: the full bar is all 391 programmes.

By country

By level

  • Master206
  • Bachelor155
  • Doctorate30

Language of instruction

  • English233
  • Spanish85
  • German31
  • Catalan17
  • Czech14

344 of 391 state a language.

Length

  • 8 months1
  • 9 months1
  • 10 months3
  • 11 months1
  • 1 year71
  • 14 months2
  • 18 months8
  • 22 months1
  • 23 months2
  • 2 years63
  • 3 years59
  • 4 years48
  • 5 years14
  • 66 months1

275 of 391 state a length.

Compare

8 to start with

Picked by how distinctive and well documented they are, at most two per institution. Never paid.

Comparison of 8 social sciences and psychology degrees in Europe
ProgrammeLevelLengthLanguageFee
Bachelor's Degree in PsychologyUBBachelor4 yearsCatalan, Spanish, English€17.69 / credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities
International Relations and European PoliticsMasaryk University · BrnoBachelor3 yearsEnglish€3,500 / year · 2026/27 · all nationalities
International Relations (BA)Webster Vienna Private · ViennaBachelor4 yearsEnglish€24,068 / year · 2026/27 · all nationalities
PsychologyCharles University · PragueBachelor3 yearsEnglishCZK 250,000 / year · 2027/28 · all nationalities ≈ €10,284
PsychologyMasaryk University · BrnoBachelor3 yearsCzechNo fee (as stated) / year · year not stated · confirm with the source
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities, Society and Culture: Sociology, Psychology and LeadershipAAU · PragueBachelor3 yearsEnglishCZK 866,424 total · 2026/27 · non-EU ≈ €35,642
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities, Society and CultureAAU · PragueBachelor3 yearsEnglishCZK 866,424 total · 2026/27 · non-EU ≈ €35,642
BA (Hons) SociologyHertfordshire · HatfieldBachelorNot statedEnglish£17,970 / year · 2027/28 · non-EU ≈ €21,531
About this list

What is in it

Bachelor, master and doctorate programmes that we classify under social sciences and psychology (our classification from the programme's field codes). Programmes closed to new students are left out.

We list 391 programmes (social sciences and psychology degrees in Europe) at 35 institutions, in 7 countries; the most are in Spain (144). The largest providers are Universidad Complutense de Madrid (58), University of Portsmouth (44) and University of Hertfordshire (31); 32 other institutions have fewer. By level: 206 master's, 155 bachelor's and 30 doctoral.

Among the 69 that publish a per year fee for non-EU applicants in 2027/28, the middle half costs €20,669 to €22,795 and the median is €22,526. The lowest is €5,991 at Portsmouth; the highest is €25,102 at Portsmouth. Most common length: 1 year (71 of 275 that state one), from 8 months to 66 months. 233 of 344 that state a language are taught in English; others in Spanish and German. 303 of 391 mention scholarships and 42 of 391 mention an internship. The next published start or deadline is 6 Nov 2026 (Bachelor in Behavior and Social Sciences). Facts were last checked on 31 Oct 2026; each figure links to its source on the programme page.

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12 more, then the full list

Webster Vienna Private · ViennaAustria

International Relations and Security Studies (MA)

€31,680 total · 2026/27 · all nationalities

44% society, ethics and law · 9% thesis

MasterInternshipSemester abroadEnglish

AAU · PragueCzechia

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations

CZK 752,934–CZK 866,424 total · 2026/27 · by citizenship ≈ €30,973–€35,642

87% society, ethics and law · 13% free electives

BachelorInternshipThesisEnglish
Next date

AAU · PragueCzechia

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations: Human Rights

CZK 752,934–CZK 866,424 total · 2026/27 · by citizenship ≈ €30,973–€35,642
180
credits (ECTS)
3 yr
length
BachelorInternshipThesisEnglish
Next date

UNYP · PragueCzechia

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

CZK 258,500–CZK 311,000 / year · 2026/27 · by citizenship ≈ €10,634–€12,794

55% society, ethics and law · 23% free electives

BachelorInternshipThesisEnglish
Next date

Hertfordshire · HatfieldUnited Kingdom

BA (Hons) Sociology and Psychology

£10,050–£17,970 / year · 2027/28 · by citizenship ≈ €12,042–€21,531

54% society, ethics and law · 17% free electives

BachelorInternshipSemester abroadEnglish
Next date

UBSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Public Administration

Grado en Ciencia Política y de la AdministraciónTranslated

€17.69 / credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities

56% society, ethics and law · 17% business and management

BachelorThesisSpecialisationsCatalanSpanish

UBSpain

Master's Degree in Women's, Gender and Citizenship Studies

Máster en Estudios de Mujeres, Género y CiudadaníaTranslated

€19.37–€82 / credit · 2026/27 · by citizenship

42% society, ethics and law · 24% free electives

MasterThesisSpecialisationsCatalanSpanish

Universidad Europea · Villaviciosa de OdónSpain

Psychology Degree

€12,540 / year · 2026/27 · all nationalities

33% society, ethics and law · 19% free electives

BachelorInternshipSpecialisationsEnglish

UBSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work

Grado en Trabajo SocialTranslated

€17.69 / credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities

72% society, ethics and law · 11% internship

BachelorInternshipThesisCatalanSpanish

UBSpain

Master's Degree in Cognitive Science and Language

Máster en Ciencia Cognitiva y LenguajeTranslated

€19.37–€82 / credit · 2026/27 · by citizenship

46% languages and communication · 18% society, ethics and law

MasterThesisSpecialisationsEnglishCatalan

UBSpain

Master's Degree in Biological Anthropology

Máster en Antropología BiológicaTranslated

€19.37–€82 / credit · 2026/27 · by citizenship

29% thesis · 25% maths and foundations

MasterThesisSpecialisationsCatalanSpanish

AAU · PragueCzechia

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations: Global Security Studies

CZK 752,934–CZK 866,424 total · 2026/27 · by citizenship ≈ €30,973–€35,642

76% society, ethics and law · 8% free electives

BachelorThesisTaught in EnglishEnglish
Next date
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Questions

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How many social sciences and psychology degrees in Europe do you list?

391 programmes at 35 institutions in 7 countries. 390 of them have detailed facts with sources on their own pages.

How much do social sciences and psychology degrees in Europe cost?

Among 69 programmes that publish a per year fee for non-EU applicants in 2027/28, the middle half costs €20,669 to €22,795, with a median of €22,526 (about, converted to EUR at the ECB rate; our calculation). 322 more do not publish a comparable fee. Always confirm on the institution's page.

Which social sciences and psychology degrees in Europe are taught in English?

233 of the 344 that state a language of instruction are taught in English. The language is shown on each programme card.

How long do social sciences and psychology degrees in Europe take?

71 of 275 that state a length last 1 year. Lengths range from 8 months to 66 months.

Which institutions offer social sciences and psychology degrees in Europe?

Universidad Complutense de Madrid (58), University of Portsmouth (44), University of Hertfordshire (31), Universitat de Barcelona (30) and University of East London (26) and 30 more institutions.

Do social sciences and psychology degrees in Europe include scholarships?

303 of 391 mention scholarships on their official pages. The others do not say, which does not mean they do not offer it.

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