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Royal Holloway

MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) MSc

MSc · Full time · 2 years

Fee

£20,100

Fee for 2027/28 · whole course, over 2 years

No SLC loan for this course

Affordability

Unlikely to be affordableBased on example figures

paying the university directly

Outcomes

£37,000 at 3 years£36,600 at 5 yearsAll counselling master's, UK

All counselling master’s · University employment rate: not available

Based on your details: £400 left a month · £3,000 towards fees.

Ways to pay

SLC loan

No

Not the Master’s Loan: full-time pre-registration healthcare courses get undergraduate student finance (a Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan) instead.

Pay uni directly

Unlikely to be affordable

£12,700 short over the first year.

  • £14,300 more in savings or contributions would make this likely.

StepEx loan

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Not offered on this course.

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

MonthSLC loanLeft from incomeFeeBalance
Start−£6,633−£3,633
1£400−£3,233
2£400−£2,833
3£400−£2,433
4£400−£6,633−£8,666
5£400−£8,266
6£400−£7,866
7£400−£6,834−£14,300
8£400−£13,900
9£400−£13,500
10£400−£13,100
11£400−£12,700

Starts from your savings and contributions.

Graduate outcomes

Median pay

1 year
£34,100
3 years
£37,000
5 years
£36,600

All counselling master’s

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

Median pay of all UK master’s graduates in counselling (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£25,000 to £43,600 after 1 year

£23,700 to £48,600 after 5 years

In work or study

91.4% after 5 years, all universities

No published figure for this university.

Typical jobs
sample

Counsellor
Psychotherapist
Occupational therapist
Wellbeing practitioner
Mental health practitioner

Range of pay and 5-year work rate: Counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy, 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 counselling and psychotherapy courses

Before you apply

Course type
MSc · Master’s degree
Study
Full time, 2 years
Application fee
Check with the university
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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