Studying for a postgraduate degree is a good investment in your future, but you’ll need to consider carefully how you're going to pay your fees and living costs. Below you'll find our detailed guide to what studying with us costs and the help that's available to pay for it.
Taught postgraduate programmes
Fees for Home and distance learning students are set in bands depending on what facilities and resources are required. For specific fee information, please visit our individual course pages and click on the fees.
Fees for part-time students are charged on a pro-rata basis related to the number of credits taken per year.
Taught postgraduate fee bands 2021/22
| Band 1 |
Classroom based subjects
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£8,085
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| Band 2 |
Technical and laboratory-based subjects
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£9,360
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| Band 3 |
London based taught postgraduate courses
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£9,750
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Master of Business Administration
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£11,000
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Law LPC
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£10,900
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Law LPC and LLM combined
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£12,300
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Research postgraduate programmes (PhD, professional doctorate)
Full-time research degree fees for Home and distance learning students are set in line with UK Research & Innovation guidance (2021/22: £4,500). A pro-rata fee is charged to part-time students.
Research postgraduate fee bands 2021/22
| Postgraduate research |
£4,500
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| Professional Doctorate Education |
£4,500
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| Professional Doctorate Health Psychology |
£6,300
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| Professional Doctorate Healthcare Science |
£6,300
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Postgraduate fee bands for International students 2021/22
| Taught postgraduate standard |
£14,500
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| London based taught postgraduate courses |
£16,500
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| Law LPC |
£10,900
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| Law LPC and LLM combined |
£12,300
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| MBA |
£15,500
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| Postgraduate research |
£12,500
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Alumni discount
If you've previously completed a Staffordshire University undergraduate or postgraduate taught degree (excluding HND and foundation degrees) and are enrolling onto an eligible postgraduate programme at the University, you may be entitled to a discount of up to 25% off your course fees (terms apply).
For further information and eligibility criteria (including full Terms & Conditions) visit our alumni-discount page.
Paying for your postgraduate studies
You may wish to take out a loan to help pay for your course fees and living costs while you're studying. The money will be paid directly to you, and doesn't normally need to be paid back until you've graduated and your annual income is over the minimum threshold (currently frozen at £21,000 until 2021). Student Finance offer the following two loans: