How much do I pay for a course?

Honours degree courses in most of the UK take just three years to complete, while, in the USA and Australia, they take four years. In Scotland, honours degree courses last four years - equivalent to doing an access and degree course elsewhere in the UK.

The main costs will be tuition fees and living expenses. Universities set their own fees. Some rough examples of tuition costs per year are:
- Arts £6,250 to £7,650
- Science £6,500 to £9,700
- Clinical £6,960 to £18,000

For living costs, you should budget for a nine-month academic year. Average living costs (covering accommodation, food, clothing, entertainment, books and daily travel) for an international student studying a degree course will be £730 per month in London or £585 per month elsewhere.

Most UK taught and research-based postgraduate Master's courses take just one year (in the USA and Australia, such courses typically last two years). Advanced research programmes, such as for a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), can take at least three years full time. Typical course fees are:
- Arts £6,750 to £8,200
- Science £6,500 to £9,950
- Clinical £6,200 to £17,400

For both types of postgraduate study, you should budget for a twelve-month academic year, with living costs of about £585 to £730 per month, as for degree courses.

On average, fees for a one-year full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) will cost between £7,500 and £11,500. Programmes at some high-profile UK business schools can cost up to £20,000...