Tuition Fees

Postgraduate taught tuition fees for 2020-21 are as follows:

NI/EU Standard Postgraduate Taught: £6,140

GB Standard Postgraduate Taught: £6,900

EXCEPTIONS PREMIUM MASTER'S COURSES

MSc Accounting and Finance £6,900
MSc Business Analytics £6,900
MSc Economics £6,900
MSc Finance £6,900
MSc Human Resource Management £7,000
MSc International Business £6,900
MSc International Public Policy £8,000
MSc Management £6,900
MSc Marketing £7,000
MSc Psychological Sciences £6,900
MSc Quantitative Finance £6,900
MSc Risk and Investment Management £6,900
MSc Software Development £6,900
Queen's MBA £22,000

In addition to the exceptions noted, different fees may be agreed for certain courses. Prospective students should refer to qub.ac.uk/courses for course costs and tuition fees.

Please also see qub.ac.uk/TuitionFees for updates on all tuition fees.

The standard full-time tuition fee for postgraduate research students from Northern Ireland, Great Britain, or the rest of the European Union, for 2020-21 is £4,407.

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 £315.

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 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 postgraduate students, commencing a course in 2020-21, are as follows: (FR = Fee Rate)

INTERNATIONAL TAUGHT
FR1 (classroom based courses) £16,900
FR2 (laboratory based courses) £20,800

RESEARCH
FR1 (classroom based courses) £16,950
FR2 (laboratory based courses) £21,300

EXCEPTIONS
MSc Accounting and Finance £20,900
MSc Applied Cyber Security* £20,800
MSc Business Analytics £19,900
MSc Economics £17,900
MSc Finance £19,900
MSc Human Resource Management £19,900
MSc International Business £19,900
MSc Management £19,900
MSc Marketing £19,900
MSc Psychological Sciences £21,400
MSc Quantitative Finance £19,900
MSc Risk and Investment Management £19,900
MSc Software Development £21,400
Queen's MBA £22,000

*Additional Professional Internship Placement Fee if internship taken

Tuition fees quoted are for study in the academic year 2020 only. Tuition fees are subject to annual inflationary increases. Information on how tuition fees are calculated is available at qub.ac.uk/TuitionFees

To confirm the fee rate of a particular course, prospective students should contact studentfinance@qub.ac.uk
See: qub.ac.uk/courses