The standard postgraduate taught tuition fees for 2025-26 are as follows:

NI ¹ / ROI ²  Standard Postgraduate Taught: £7,300

GB ¹  Standard Postgraduate Taught: £9,250

EXCEPTIONS: PREMIUM MASTERS COURSES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES

Note that fees will differ for Premium Masters Courses and postgraduate diplomas and certificates. Prospective students should refer to qub.ac.uk/courses for course costs and tuition fees.

¹ EU citizens in the EU Settlement Scheme, with settled or pre-settled status, are charged the NI or GB tuition fee based on where they are ordinarily resident. Students who are ROI nationals resident in GB are charged the GB fee.

² ROI nationals resident in ROI will be eligible for NI tuition fees, in line with the Common Travel Agreement arrangements. 

EU Other students (excludes Republic of Ireland nationals living in GB, NI or ROI) are charged tuition fees in line with international fees.

The standard full-time tuition fee for postgraduate research students from Northern Ireland¹ , Republic of Ireland ² and Great Britain ³ for 2024-25 was £4,786 and will normally be subject to a small inflationary uplift for 2025-26.

The fee will be calculated on a monthly basis, pro-rated for the academic year, based on the month a student commences study.

Part-time 
Part-time research students are assessed, as such, on the basis that they are studying less than 21 hours per week, over a period of more than 18 weeks, on the course of study.  The tuition fee is calculated at 50% of the full-time tuition fee.

Thesis 
A student who has completed research and is engaged in writing up a thesis will be charged a thesis only charge of £360 (2024-25 figure).

¹ EU citizens in the EU Settlement Scheme, with settled or pre-settled status, will be charged the NI or GB tuition fee based on where they are ordinarily resident. Students who are ROI nationals resident in GB will be charged the GB fee.

² ROI nationals resident in ROI will be eligible for NI tuition fees, in line with the Common Travel Agreement arrangements. 

³  EU Other students (excludes Republic of Ireland nationals living in GB, NI or ROI) are charged tuition fees in line with international fees.

A number of options are available to pay tuition fees.

See more details: Pay your Tuition Fees.

Queries on the terms and conditions of the payment options should be directed to studentfinance@qub.ac.uk

For some courses, students are required to purchase instruments, equipment or attend field courses, the cost of which is additional to tuition fees. Information on additional course costs is available at https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/ 

The payment of deposits for one year postgraduate taught courses is mandatory for international students. Details will be communicated by the Admissions and Access Service.

If the student’s visa application is successful, but the student chooses not to accept his/her place at the University, the deposit will not be refunded.

The standard tuition fees for international and EU* postgraduate students, commencing a course in 2025-26, are as follows: (FR = Fee Rate)

INTERNATIONAL TAUGHT
FR1 (classroom based courses) £21,500
FR2 (laboratory based courses) £25,800

RESEARCH
FR1 (classroom based courses) £20,500
FR2 (laboratory based courses) £25,600

EXCEPTIONS

Note that fees will differ for Premium Masters Courses and postgraduate diplomas and certificates. Prospective students should refer to qub.ac.uk/courses for course costs and tuition fees.

Tuition fees quoted are for study in the academic year 2025-26 only. Tuition fees are subject to annual inflationary increases. Information on how tuition fees are calculated is available in the Student Finance Framework

*EU students who commence study from 2022-23 onwards (excludes Republic of Ireland nationals living in GB, NI or ROI) are charged tuition fees in line with international fees.

EU citizens in the EU Settlement Scheme, with settled or pre-settled status, will be charged the NI or GB tuition fee based on where they are ordinarily resident.

Students who are ROI nationals resident in GB will be expected to be charged the GB fee.

ROI nationals resident in ROI will be eligible for NI tuition fees, in line with the Common Travel Agreement arrangements. 

EU Other students (excludes Republic of Ireland nationals living in GB, NI or ROI) are charged tuition fees in line with international fees.

To confirm the fee rate of a particular course, prospective students should look up the course on qub.ac.uk/courses or contact studentfinance@qub.ac.uk

Bench fees

Some research programmes incur an additional annual charge on top of the tuition fees, often referred to as a bench fee.  Bench fees are charged when a programme (or a specific project) incurs extra costs such as those involved with specialist laboratory or field work. If you are required to pay bench fees they will be detailed on your offer letter.  If you have any questions about Bench Fees these should be raised with your School at the application stage.  Please note that, if you are being funded you will need to ensure your sponsor is aware of and has agreed to fund these additional costs before accepting your place.