StepEx

Durham

MA TESOL and Applied Linguistics

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee

£13,500

Fee for 2027 entry · international £29,000

£294 more than the SLC master's loan covers

Affordability

Likely affordableBased on example figures

SLC master's loan, plus paying the university directly

Outcomes

£48,100 at 3 years£50,300 at 5 yearsEstimate for this university

Estimate 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

£13,206

Paid to you in three parts (estimate).

Pay uni directly

Likely affordable

Your money stays above £0 every month of the first year.

StepEx loan

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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 eligibilityResults are estimates from the figures you entered, not advice and not a decision. How we work it out

MonthSLC loanLeft from incomeFeeBalance
Start£4,358−£4,455£2,903
1£400£3,303
2£400£3,703
3£400£4,103
4£4,358£400−£4,455£4,406
5£400£4,806
6£400£5,206
7£4,490£400−£4,590£5,506
8£400£5,906
9£400£6,306
10£400£6,706
11£400£7,106

Starts from your savings and contributions.

Graduate outcomes

Median pay

1 year
£46,000
3 years
£48,100
5 years
£50,300

Estimate for this university

All education master’s

All master’s, every subject (£44,900 at 5 years)

Estimate: the education master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Durham’s education undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£33,700) and all universities in England (£29,300) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£31,600 to £56,600 after 1 year

£34,900 to £60,700 after 5 years

In work or study

90% after 5 years, all universities

No published figure for this university.

Typical jobs
sample

Teacher
Head of department
Education officer
Special educational needs coordinator
Learning designer

Range of pay and 5-year work rate: Education, 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 education courses

Before you apply

Course type
MA · 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

Pay the university directly assumes you pay the fee in three instalments: at the start, after 4 months and after 7 months. Universities’ own payment terms vary; check with the university.
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