Paying for a master’s without a student loan

Median pay

Estimate: the finance master’s figure, adjusted by how City St George's’s finance master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 335 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 City St George's.

Range of pay

£32,800 to £75,300 after 1 year

£44,100 to £113,200 after 5 years

In work or study

78.8% after 5 years, all universities

89% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, City St George's

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in business and management in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the finance master’s figure, adjusted by how City St George's’s finance master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 335 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 City St George's.

Range of pay

£32,800 to £75,300 after 1 year

£44,100 to £113,200 after 5 years

In work or study

78.8% after 5 years, all universities

89% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, City St George's

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in business and management in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the finance master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Loughborough’s business and management undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£55,600) and all universities in England (£35,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£32,800 to £75,300 after 1 year

£44,100 to £113,200 after 5 years

In work or study

78.8% after 5 years, all universities

84% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Loughborough

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in business and management in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the finance master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Loughborough’s business and management undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£55,600) and all universities in England (£35,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£32,800 to £75,300 after 1 year

£44,100 to £113,200 after 5 years

In work or study

78.8% after 5 years, all universities

84% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Loughborough

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in business and management in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the finance master’s figure, adjusted by how Durham’s finance master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 111 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

£32,800 to £75,300 after 1 year

£44,100 to £113,200 after 5 years

In work or study

78.8% after 5 years, all universities

93% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Durham

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in business and management in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample