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University of Manchester

A StepEx loan is available for some courses here. Courses grouped by subject, with the ways you can pay. Application fee: £60.

  • 61

    courses listed

  • £6,265 to £51,500

    Fee range

  • SLC up to £13,206

    Postgraduate Master's Loan

    Students from England, 2026/27

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

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

University of Manchester

LLM Law

LLM · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,600

Fee for 2027/28

£4,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 86%

University of Manchester

Fee
£17,600

Fee for 2027/28

£4,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 86%

University of Manchester

LLM Intellectual Property Law

LLM · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,600

Fee for 2027/28

£4,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 86%

University of Manchester

LLM International Financial Law

LLM · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,600

Fee for 2027/28

£4,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 86%

University of Manchester

MSc Economics

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£16,600

Fee for 2027/28

£3,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 94%

University of Manchester

MA Economics

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£16,600

Fee for 2027/28

£3,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 94%

University of Manchester

MSc Economics and Data Science

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£16,600

Fee for 2027/28

£3,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 94%

University of Manchester

Fee
£17,100

Fee for 2027/28

£3,894 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

Fee
£17,900

Fee for 2027/28

£4,694 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

Fee
£19,300

Fee for 2027/28

£6,094 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

MSc Management

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£21,000

Fee for Not confirmed

£7,794 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

Global Part-time MBA

MBA · Part time · 2 years

Fee
£34,000

Fee for January 2027 intake · whole course, over 2 years

£20,794 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

MSc Finance

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£23,700

Fee for academic year beginning September 2027

£10,494 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

MSc Accounting and Finance

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£23,700

Fee for 2027/28

£10,494 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

MSc Accounting

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£23,700

Fee for 2027/28

£10,494 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

MSc Advanced Computer Science

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,600

Fee for Not confirmed

£4,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

MSc Artificial Intelligence

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,600

Fee for 2027/28

£4,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

MSc Cyber Security

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,600

Fee for 2027/28

£4,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

MSc Machine Learning

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,600

Fee for 2027/28

£4,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

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

University of Manchester

MSc Health Psychology

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£13,800

Fee for 2027 entry

£594 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 86%

University of Manchester

Fee
£13,800

Fee for 2027/28

£594 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 86%

University of Manchester

MSc Organisational Psychology

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£16,600

Fee for 2027/28

£3,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 86%

University of Manchester

MSc Business Psychology

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£16,600

Fee for 2027/28

£3,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 86%

University of Manchester

MSc International Fashion Marketing

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,600

Fee for 2027/28

£4,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

MSc Marketing

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£19,300

Fee for 2027/28

£6,094 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

MSc Digital Marketing

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£19,300

Fee for 2027/28

£6,094 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

Fee
£15,800

Fee for 2026/27

£2,594 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 92%

University of Manchester

MSc Real Estate Development

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£18,200

Fee for 2027/28

£4,994 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 95%

University of Manchester

MSc Construction Project Management

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£18,300

Fee for 2027/28

£5,094 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 95%

University of Manchester

MSc Real Estate (online)

MSc · Part time · 2 years · Online

Fee
£19,100

Fee for 2027 · whole course, over 2 years

£5,894 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 95%

University of Manchester

MLA Master of Landscape Architecture

Master’s · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£12,400

Fee for 2026/27

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 95%

University of Manchester

MSc Planning

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£13,200

Fee for 2027/28

The SLC master's loan covers the fee
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 95%

University of Manchester

MArch Architecture

Master’s · Full time · 2 years

Fee
£19,580

Fee for 2026/27 · whole course, over 2 years

No SLC loan
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 95%

University of Manchester

MSc Robotics

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£16,500

Fee for 2027/28

£3,294 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 80%

University of Manchester

MSc Aerospace Engineering

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,100

Fee for 2027/28

£3,894 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 80%

University of Manchester

MSc Structural Engineering

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,100

Fee for 2027/28

£3,894 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 80%

University of Manchester

MSc Applied Mathematics

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£16,500

Fee for 2027/28

£3,294 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 83%

University of Manchester

MSc Statistics

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,600

Fee for 2027/28

£4,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 83%

University of Manchester

Fee
£16,000

Fee for 2027/28

£2,794 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 89%

University of Manchester

MSc Environmental Governance

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£16,000

Fee for 2027/28

£2,794 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 89%

University of Manchester

MSc Biochemistry

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£16,600

Fee for 2027/28

£3,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 89%

University of Manchester

MSc Immunology

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£16,600

Fee for 2027/28

£3,394 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 89%

University of Manchester

MSc Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

MSc · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,100

Fee for 2027/28

£3,894 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 89%

University of Manchester

MA Educational Leadership

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£14,400

Fee for 2027/28

£1,194 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

University of Manchester

MA TESOL

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£14,400

Fee for 2027/28

£1,194 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

University of Manchester

MA International Education

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£14,400

Fee for 2027/28

£1,194 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

University of Manchester

MA Social Work

MA · Full time · 2 years

Fee
£22,000

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

£8,794 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: not available

University of Manchester

Fee
£15,400

Fee for 2027/28

£2,194 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 81%

University of Manchester

MA Politics

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£17,100

Fee for 2027/28

£3,894 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 81%

University of Manchester

MA International Relations (Standard)

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£18,200

Fee for 2027/28

£4,994 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 81%

University of Manchester

MPH Public Health (Online)

Master’s · Full time · 1 year · Online

Fee
£14,000

Fee for 2027/28

£794 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 81%

University of Manchester

MPH Master of Public Health (on campus)

Master’s · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£14,400

Fee for 2027/28

£1,194 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 81%

University of Manchester

MSc Global Health

MSc · Part time · 3 years

Fee
£15,900

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

£2,694 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 81%

University of Manchester

MA Film Studies

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£14,400

Fee for 2027/28

£1,194 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 73%

University of Manchester

MA Digital Media, Culture and Society

MA · Full time · 1 year

Fee
£15,400

Fee for 2027/28

£2,194 more than the SLC master's loan covers
Affordability
Outcomes
University employment rate: 73%

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.

  • StepEx loan

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

    See the representative example

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

University of Manchester: checked 6 November 2026

Student Finance England: checked 5 November 2026