Durham
Economics
Master’s · Full time · 1 year
Fee
£15,500
Fee for 2027-2028 · international £30,000
£2,294 more than the SLC master's loan coversAffordability
Likely affordableBased on example figuresSLC master's loan, plus paying the university directly
Outcomes
£56,400 at 3 years£66,500 at 5 yearsEstimate for this universityEstimate for this uni · University employment rate: not available
Based on your details: £400 left a month · £3,000 towards fees.
Ways to pay
SLC loan
£13,206Paid to you in three parts (estimate).
Pay uni directly
Likely affordableYour money stays above £0 every month of the first year.
StepEx loan
—Not offered on this course.
The SLC loan is paid to you, not to the university; you pay the university yourself. Payment months are estimates. SLC eligibilityHome students: £500 post-offer tuition fee deposit for all Business School programmes, credited to the student's University account. Results are estimates from the figures you entered, not advice and not a decision. How we work it out
| Month | SLC loan | Left from income | Fee | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | £4,358 | −£5,115 | £2,243 | |
| 1 | £400 | £2,643 | ||
| 2 | £400 | £3,043 | ||
| 3 | £400 | £3,443 | ||
| 4 | £4,358 | £400 | −£5,115 | £3,086 |
| 5 | £400 | £3,486 | ||
| 6 | £400 | £3,886 | ||
| 7 | £4,490 | £400 | −£5,270 | £3,506 |
| 8 | £400 | £3,906 | ||
| 9 | £400 | £4,306 | ||
| 10 | £400 | £4,706 | ||
| 11 | £400 | £5,106 |
Starts from your savings and contributions.
Graduate outcomes
Median pay
Estimate for this university
All economics master’s
All master’s, every subject (£44,900 at 5 years)
Estimate: the economics master’s figure, adjusted by how Durham’s economics master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (social studies, which includes economics; HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 192 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at Durham.
Range of pay
£34,900 to £59,900 after 1 year
£46,600 to £93,600 after 5 years
In work or study
82.8% after 5 years, all universities
No published figure for this university.
Typical jobssample
Range of pay and 5-year work rate: Economics, all UK master’s graduates, Department for Education (LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels). Not a prediction of what you will earn. Compare all economics courses
Before you apply
- Course type
- Master’s · Master’s degree
- Study
- Full time, 1 year
- Application fee
- £60 (Business School taught programmes only; no fee for other taught programmes)
- Start dates, entry requirements, deadlines
- On the university’s page
- Fee: https://www.durham.ac.uk/business/courses/economics-l1t109/september-2027/, checked 7 November 2026
- SLC loan: https://www.gov.uk/masters-loan/what-youll-get, checked 5 November 2026
- Graduate pay: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/graduate-labour-market-outcomes-leo