University

University of Derby

Courses grouped by subject, with the ways you can pay. Application fee: Check with the university.

  • 73

    courses listed

  • £10,080 to £20,100

    Fee range

  • SLC up to £13,206

    Postgraduate Master's Loan

    Students from England, 2026/27

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

Derby

LLM (including specialist pathways)

LLM · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,890

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

LLM in Legal Practice (SQE)

LLM · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£11,475

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

Fee
£10,485

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

Management MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,485

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 72%

Derby

International Business MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,485

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 72%

Derby

Accounting and Finance MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,485

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 72%

Derby

Economics and Finance MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,485

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 72%

Derby

Advanced Cyber Security MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

Applied Data Science MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

Psychology MSc

MSc · Part time · 2 years · Online

Fee
£10,080

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

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 62%

Derby

Forensic Psychology MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 62%

Derby

Health Psychology MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 62%

Derby

Psychology MRes

Master’s · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 62%

Derby

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28 · whole course, over 3 years

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 62%

Derby

Marketing Management MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,485

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 72%

Derby

Digital Marketing MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,485

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 72%

Derby

Human Resource Management MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,485

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 72%

Derby

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

Mechatronics MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

Conservation Biology MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 84%

Derby

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 84%

Derby

Biomedical Science MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 65%

Derby

Molecular Medicine MRes

Master’s · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 65%

Derby

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 67%

Derby

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 67%

Derby

Fee
£12,420

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

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 87%

Derby

Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy MSc

MSc · Part time · 3 years

Fee
£12,420

Fee for 2027/28 · whole course, over 3 years

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 87%

Derby

Art Therapy MA

MA · Full time · 2 years

Fee
£14,990

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

£1,784 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 87%

Derby

Fee
£20,100

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

No SLC loan
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 87%

Derby

Global Affairs and Politics MA

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

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

Derby

Master of Public Health

Master’s · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 87%

Derby

Health and Care (Public Health) MRes

Master’s · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 87%

Derby

Journalism MA

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 79%

Derby

Film and Screen Production MA

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 79%

Derby

Publishing MA

MA · Part time · 2 years

Fee
£10,080

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

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 79%

Derby

Design MA/MDes

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 74%

Derby

Applied Sport and Exercise Science MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 94%

Derby

Strength and Conditioning MSc

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£10,080

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 94%

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.

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.

How to apply

  1. Step 1: Apply to the university

    You apply directly on the university's website.

    How to apply
  2. Step 2: Apply for SLC

    Apply once you have a place.

    Apply for a Postgraduate Master's Loan
  3. Step 3: Choose how to pay the rest

    Use savings, pay the university directly, or a StepEx loan where available.

  4. Step 4: Enrol

    Confirm your place and start the course.

Sources and dates

Derby: checked 7 November 2026

Student Finance England: checked 5 November 2026