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Postgraduate

Find out everything you need to know to plan your student finances including tuition fees and living costs

Postgraduate

The tuition fees you pay for your postgraduate award will vary depending on the subject area you are studying and the type of postgraduate study you're embarking on. Pick from the options below to find out more

Postgraduate fees

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Tuition Fee

2025/26 Applicants (Full-time)

£9,000

2025/26 Applicants (Part-time)

£4,500

2025/26 Master of Architecture Applicants

£9,250

Postgraduate financial support

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Discounts

AUB Alumni – progression discount

If you're an undergraduate Alumnus you may be eligible to receive one of the following discounts:

  • 20% tuition fee discount when progressing from undergraduate to postgraduate study.
  • Academic scholarship – 33% tuition fee discount when progressing from undergraduate to postgraduate study with a first-class or 2:1 honours degree.

AUB Foundation, Study Abroad or Summer Course (in excess of £1,500) students – progression discount:

  • May be eligible to receive a 10% tuition fee discount when progressing to MA.

These discounts don't apply to Master of Architecture students.

Non-AUB Alumni

Applicants who hold a 2:1 degree or above may be eligible to receive a 10% tuition fee discount of the cost of an MA award.

Applicants from a non-degree background with relevant/equivalent work experience may be eligible to receive a 10% tuition fee discount of the cost of an MA award.

These discounts don't apply to AUB Alumni or Master of Architecture students.

Student Finance England

Postgraduate students may be able to apply for a postgraduate loan through Student Finance England. Master of Architecture students may be eligible to apply for a Tuition Fee loan through Student Finance England.

UK Government Postgraduate Loans Scheme

The Government provides a loan for postgraduate MA study. If a student meets the criteria, the Postgraduate Loan (PGL) will be paid to the student as a contribution towards Tuition Fees, living costs and other course costs.

What you need to know:

  • Loans will be available up to a maximum value of £12,471 for 2024/25 and paid directly to the student in three equal instalments per academic year, up to a maximum of two years.
  • Loans will be available to UK Nationals (and individuals with settled status in the UK).
  • Students under 60 will be eligible for MA loans.
  • Loans are available for all our MA programmes, excluding Master of Architecture – students studying full-time, part-time may be eligible.
  • In order to qualify for a part-time MA loan, you need to be studying at least 50% intensity of an equivalent full-time student in the first year of the course.
  • Loans are non-means-tested.
  • Students who already hold an MA qualification (or an equivalent or higher level qualification) won't be eligible for PGL. This applies even if the previous qualification was entirely self-funded and/or achieved outside the UK.
  • Lower level qualifications such as Postgraduate Diplomas or Postgraduate Certificates of Education won't affect eligibility for PGL.
  • Repayments will be income-contingent and made concurrently with undergraduate loans. Rates will be set at 6% of annual income over £21,000.

For further information, visit the GOV.UK website. Also refer to the government's guidance on applying for a Master's loan.

If you have any questions about your eligibility for the loan please contact Student Finance England.

How to pay your fees

To make things as easy as possible for you, we have two online payment gateways to help you pay any outstanding fees.

You can use a variety of different methods including:

Mastercard, Visa, Visa Debit and Visa Electron

To make a payment you'll need:

  • The student’s identification number
  • The student’s date of birth
  • Your account/card details

To get started, please click one of the links below:

Payers can now pay in their home currency, please see the download.

How to Update your Card Details on your card repayment plan

If you would like your next card payment to be debited from a different card, please click on the following link to change your card details on your plan:

If you have any questions or queries, don’t worry, we’re here to help. You can contact our Finance team on income@aub.ac.uk or call +44(0)1202 363356.

We’re open Monday – Thursday between 08.45 and 16.30. On Fridays, we’re open from 08.45–16.00.

EU and EEA nationals starting a course after 1 August 2021

The majority of students from the EU and EEA will be assessed as ‘International (overseas)’ fee payers. The exceptions to this will be if you have protected rights under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement, or the Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement and you meet the relevant residency requirements. Further information can be found on the UKCISA website.

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