Fees and funding
Postgraduate tuition fees
Our full-time tuition fees for 2013-14 are:
| Type |
Home and EU fee per annum |
International fee per annum |
| Masters courses |
TBC |
£12,950 to £13,950 |
| MBA |
TBC |
£16,950 |
| Certificates and Diplomas |
TBC |
£4,600 to £11,160 |
| Research degrees |
TBC |
£11,500 to £13,500 |
More detailed information about specific fees, please use our
fee finder or our
tuition fee table.
When you receive your offer of a place at University of Essex you will be
advised of the fee status we have classified you as (home, EU or overseas). If
you have queries about this fee status please see our fee status web pages:
http://www2.essex.ac.uk/stdsup/intstuds/feestatus.shtm.
What do my tuition fees cover?
Your tuition fees include all academic tuition or supervision, use of our
Library and IT facilities, registration, initial examination and graduation, and
subscription towards the cost of student societies and other social amenities.
Fees do not include residence or living costs, or special re-examination fees.
We reserve the right to review the fees chargeable for each academic year.
I am an Essex graduate/I am a former study abroad student.
Do I get a loyalty discount?
We offer our graduates and former study abroad students a ten per cent
discount on their first year of tuition fee for postgraduate study. You must be
registered for your first postgraduate study period at Essex, following
completion of your Bachelors (for Essex graduates) or study abroad programme
(for study abroad students), whether it is a taught course or a research degree.
Our loyalty discount is only available for the first year of your study and if
you wholly self fund your tuition fee.
How do I pay my tuition fees?
Tuition fees can be paid in full at the start of the academic year or in
three equal instalments in October, January and April.
If you are a non-EEA student requiring our sponsorship for visa applications,
you may be required to pay your first instalment as a non-refundable deposit in
order to be assigned your CAS. All our other students must pay the first
instalment in order to register. You will be sent full details when your place
is confirmed. Payments must all be in Sterling and can be made with credit or
debit cards, cheques, cash or bank transfer.
Tuition fee deposits
A tuition fee deposit is required from
overseas postgraduate students and International Academy undergraduate students.
What support is available to help me pay my tuition fees?
For taught courses, many students meet the costs of studying through a
combination of personal savings, family savings, loans and part-time employment.
Many postgraduates find employment alongside their studies. The
Employability and Careers Centre at our Colchester
Campus and the JobShop at our Southend Campus are good places to look for
part-time work.
If you are an overseas student, you should check whether your government
provides loans for overseas study.
What will I pay in my subsequent years of study?
All fees quoted during your admission process relate to your first year of
study only. In any second or subsequent years of study (eg the second year of
your part-time Masters), you pay the fee published for the relevant academic
year.
Our fees are normally published 12 months before the start of our academic
year. For example, our fees for 2014-15 should be published by September 2013.