Public health

Public health: postgraduate courses compared

Universities ranked by graduate outcomes, with the fee and the ways to pay for each course: SLC loans, paying the university directly and a StepEx loan.

£45,300

median pay 1 year after

£48,300

3 years after

£44,900

5 years after (middle half £36,100 to £57,800)

92.1%

in sustained work or study 5 years on

UK master’s graduates in environmental and public health, all universities in England, from tax records. Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels (published 25 June 2026), 135 graduates at 5 years. Not a prediction of what you will earn.

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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.

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Top 5 of 82 courses

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

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University of Greenwich

Global Health Management, MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£11,200

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

University of Greenwich

Global Public Health MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£11,800

Fee for 2026/27

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

University of Bristol

MSc Public Health

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£13,800

Fee for 2027 entry (September 2027 start)

£594 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

University of Bristol

MSc Epidemiology

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£13,800

Fee for 2027 entry (September 2027 start)

£594 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

University of Exeter

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Master’s · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£12,550

Fee for 2027 entry

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
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.