Postgraduate tuition fee information
This information is applicable to home and EU students with settled or pre-settled status. Overseas students can find more information on our international tuition fees page.

Postgraduate loan
English and EU students with settled or pre-settled status studying a full master's degree are eligible for a postgraduate loan from Student Finance.
Please note, if you are planning to study the MA/MSc (but will be exempt one or more modules) or if you are planning on studying the Postgraduate Diploma, these courses will not be eligible for a postgraduate loan.
Postgraduate tuition fees
Course type | September 2023 and February 2024 |
---|---|
MA/MSc programmes | £8,750 |
Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) | £6,350 |

Fee waivers – it pays to stay
Undergraduate students progressing to postgraduate studies
- University College Birmingham students who achieve a first class honours degree awarded by us in the previous academic year will receive a 15% discount on their tuition fees. No application is necessary (UK/EU students with pre-settled or settled status only).
- There will be a 10% discount for University College Birmingham student progressing with any other classification achieved in the previous academic year. No application is necessary (UK/EU students with pre-settled or settled status only).
Paying your tuition fees
UK students can pay their fees in up to three instalments each academic year. If you do not keep up with the agreed instalment dates, you may be withdrawn from your course. Instalment dates for future academic years will be published here as they become available.
My course starts in September 2023 and lasts 18 months:
Payment amount |
Payment dates |
1/6 of invoice amount |
9 October 2023 |
1/6 of invoice amount |
15 January 2024 |
1/6 of invoice amount |
29 April 2024 |
1/6 of invoice amount |
September 2024 (date TBC) |
1/6 of invoice amount |
November 2024 (date TBC) |
1/6 of invoice amount |
January 2025 (date TBC) |
My course starts in September 2023 and lasts 12 months:
Payment amount |
Payment dates |
1/3 of invoice amount |
9 October 2023 |
1/3 of invoice amount |
15 January 2024 |
1/3 of invoice amount |
29 April 2024 |
My course starts in February 2024 and lasts 18 months:
Payment amount |
Payment dates |
1/6 of invoice amount |
19 February 2024 |
1/6 of invoice amount |
29 April 2024 |
1/6 of invoice amount |
7 October 2024 |
1/6 of invoice amount |
March 2025 (date TBC) |
1/6 of invoice amount |
June 2025 (date TBC) |
1/6 of invoice amount |
September 2025 (date TBC) |
My course starts in February 2024 and lasts 12 months:
Payment amount |
Payment dates |
1/3 of invoice amount |
19 February 2024 |
1/3 of invoice amount |
29 April 2024 |
1/3 of invoice amount |
7 October 2024 |
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