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Paying for a university coding or data bootcamp

Imperial and Manchester bootcamps with HyperionDev run 12 to 36 weeks and give a certificate of completion. No student loan; the ways to pay.

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Key facts

Length
12 to 36 weeks (full-time about 12, part-time about 36)
Award
Certificate of completion; no formal academic credit
Universities
Imperial College London (data science), University of Manchester (software engineering)

Bootcamps run by HyperionDev with Imperial College London and the University of Manchester take 12 weeks full-time or about 36 weeks part-time and end in a certificate of completion with no academic credit. There is no Student Loans Company funding. Prices are on each university’s bootcamp page and on the course entries below.

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Courses with a StepEx loan

StepEx Lender Ltd offers loans for these courses. Approval is not guaranteed.

University of Manchester · with HyperionDev

StepEx loanSee the representative example
University of Manchester Software Engineering online bootcamp (6 month)

Short course · Part time · 6 months · Online

StepEx loan: 24 months · 0.7% APR representative

Fee
£6,265

Fee for Current full price

No SLC loan
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

Imperial College London · with HyperionDev

StepEx loanSee the representative example
Imperial College Data Science online bootcamp (6 month)

Short course · Part time · 6 months · Online

StepEx loan: 24 months · 0.6% APR representative

Fee
£7,465

Fee for Current full price

No SLC loan
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

Our ranking is impartial: whether a course has a StepEx loan is not a factor. All courses are ranked by affordability, then graduate pay at 5 years. Courses with a StepEx loan are also shown in a separate section above.

More about how we rank

All 2 courses

2 likely affordable · affordable first, then highest graduate pay at 5 years

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University of Manchester · with HyperionDev

StepEx loanSee the representative example
University of Manchester Software Engineering online bootcamp (6 month)

Short course · Part time · 6 months · Online

StepEx loan: 24 months · 0.7% APR representative

Fee
£6,265

Fee for Current full price

No SLC loan
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

Imperial College London · with HyperionDev

StepEx loanSee the representative example
Imperial College Data Science online bootcamp (6 month)

Short course · Part time · 6 months · Online

StepEx loan: 24 months · 0.6% APR representative

Fee
£7,465

Fee for Current full price

No SLC loan
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

Open Affordability or Outcomes on any course for the detail. Courses with a StepEx loan are marked and get no preference in the order. How we work it out

Paying the university directly assumes three instalments: at the start, after 4 months and after 7 months. Estimates based on the figures shown, not advice. A StepEx loan is subject to identity, affordability and credit checks; approval is not guaranteed.

What you get

The programmes are provided by HyperionDev and quality assured by the university. Imperial’s page says the bootcamp “does not carry formal academic credit” and ends with a certificate of completion from the institution; Manchester’s says the same. Part-time study is about 15 to 20 hours a week.

Ways to pay

  • Pay the provider. In full, or on the provider’s instalment dates.
  • Employer. Ask about a learning budget or sponsorship.
  • StepEx loan. On the bootcamps listed on the finance availability page, credit from StepEx Lender Ltd lets you pay the fee in monthly repayments after a deposit. Approval is not guaranteed. The representative example for each course is on the provider’s page. StepEx also offers loans with other bootcamp providers; they are listed on the finance availability page.

Compare with a master’s

A one-year computing master’s costs from £8,365 (Teesside, 2026/27) and qualifies for the £13,206 loan; it is a recognised degree and takes longer. A bootcamp is shorter and cheaper, and ends with a certificate rather than a qualification on the national framework.

Ways to pay

  • SLC

    The government SLC master's loan. The amount depends on where you live.

    How the SLC master's loan works

  • Pay the university directly

    Usually in three instalments: at the start, after 4 months and after 7 months.

  • StepEx loan

    Available on some courses here. See the representative example on the provider page.

    Check finance availability

Questions people ask

No. StepEx describes it as a bootcamp, not a postgraduate qualification.

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Sources and dates

Checked 7 November 2026. Figures are for UK students and change each year; check the university's page before you apply. Not advice.

Estimates, not advice.

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