MPhil Education

What MPhil Education covers, career paths in Pakistan, and which universities offer it.

Quick Facts

Degree LevelMPhil
DisciplineEducation
Offered By 51 universities in our directory

An MPhil in Education is a two-year research degree in educational theory, policy and practice — for teachers, administrators and researchers working on how education systems function and improve.

What You’ll Study

Coursework covers educational theory and philosophy, curriculum studies, educational psychology, education policy and planning, assessment and evaluation, comparative education, and research methods in education, culminating in a thesis.

MS, MPhil or MSc?

Pakistani universities use several titles for the two-year postgraduate degree that follows a four-year bachelor’s, and HEC treats them as equivalent 18-year qualifications. What matters practically is whether the programme is thesis-based, since that governs readiness for doctoral study.

Career Scope in Pakistan

Pakistan’s education system faces well-documented challenges — access, learning outcomes, teacher quality and assessment — and substantial donor investment in education reform sustains demand for people who can research and evaluate interventions rigorously.

Graduates work in university teaching, where an MPhil is the minimum qualification for lecturing, teacher education and professional development, curriculum and assessment organisations, education programme management at NGOs and donor agencies, government education departments and policy units, and doctoral study.

Admission Requirements

A relevant 16-year degree, plus the university’s postgraduate admission test and interview. Several programmes run in evening or weekend formats suited to working professionals — check the specific programme page.

Where You Can Study This

  • 51 universities
  • 30 cities
  • 28 public
  • 23 private

Fees are not shown here: we hold a published figure for 10 of these 51 universities, and comparing one against a blank column would be misleading rather than informative. Each university page carries its own fee where we have it.

University City Sector Duration
Air University Islamabad Public 2 years
Bahauddin Zakariya University Educational Planning Management Multan Public 2 years
Begum Nustrat Bhutto Women University, Sukkur Sukkur Public —
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari Karachi Public —
Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Public —
Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan Public —
Government College University, Hyderabad Hyderabad Public 4 Semesters
Hazara University Mansehra Public —
Khawaja Freed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan Public —
Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak Public —
Kinnaird College for Women Lahore Public —
Kohat University of Science and Technology Kohat Public —
Mirpur University of Science & Technology Mirpur Public 2 Years
National University of Modern Languages Islamabad Public —
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad Nawabshah Public 2 years
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar Public —
Sukkur IBA University Sukkur Public 2 years
University of Education Lahore Public —
University of Gujrat Gujrat Public —
University of Gwadar Gawadar Public —
University of Jhang Jhang Public 2 Years
University of Kotli Kotli Public 2 Years
University of Lakki Marwat Education Lakki Marwat Public 2 Years
University of Okara Educational Psychology Okara Public 2 years
University of Poonch Poonch Public —
University of Sargodha Sargodha Public —
University of Sufism and Modern Sciences, Bhitshah Sindh Bhit Shah Public 2 years
University of Turbat Turbat Public —
Abasyn University Peshawar Private —
Al-Hamd Islamic University Quetta Private 2 Years
Forman Christian College Lahore Private —
GIFT University Gujranwala Private —
Hamdard University Karachi Private 2 Years
Institute of Business Management Karachi Private 2 Years
International Institute of Science, Arts and Technology, Gujranwala Gujranwala Private —
Lahore Leads University Lahore Private 2 Years (4 semesters)
Minhaj University Lahore Private —
Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif Private 2 years
Mukabbir University of Science & Technology, Gujrat Gujrat Private —
MY University Islamabad Private —
National College of Business Administration & Economics Lahore Private —
Northern University Nowshehra Private —
Preston University, Karachi Karachi Private —
Preston University, Kohat Kohat Private —
Qurtaba University of Science & Information Technology Peshawar Private —
Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology Peshawar Private —
The University of Faisalabad Faisalabad Private —
University of Lahore Lahore Private 2 years
University of Management & Technology Lahore Private —
Zia-ud-Din University Karachi Private —
Zia-ud-Din University Karachi Private —

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between an MS and an MPhil?

Both are two-year postgraduate degrees treated as equivalent 18-year qualifications by HEC. MPhil is the more traditional and usually more thesis-weighted designation; MS is more common at newer and private universities.