Postgraduate fees and funding

Funding

Two postgraduate loans offered by the government:

• Master's loan
• Doctoral loan

Eligible criteria 

Your eligibility depends on the following:

• your course
• your age 
• your nationality.

Full criteria for both loans can be found on the gov website. 

Useful information 

• Rather than dividing the funds between a tuition fee loan and a maintenance loan, you receive a single loan. This loan will be paid directly to you by the Student Loans Company. 
• It is your responsibility to pay your tuition fee once the loan has been paid into your bank account.
• You will start paying the loan back when your earnings reach a certain level.

Award

• 20% discount for most postgraduate Taught Master's and Master's by Research courses.

Eligible criteria 

• 20% discount for most Master's by Research, PGCE course, and Postgraduate Taught Master's (including Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma courses, but excluding Neuropsychology courses).
• Available to Home (UK), EU, and Overseas alumni students who are fully self-funding their tuition fees (Note: Students who are funding their tuition fees from a government postgraduate loan are considered to be self-funding).
• Available to alumni students who have at least one year of study at CCCU resulting in a qualification.

The alumni discount will not apply to the following students:

• Students who are studying the PG Diploma Neuropsychology or the PG Certificate Neuropsychology Practice
• Students whose tuition fees are paid in full or part-paid for by a sponsor
• School-based students - the discount will not apply to the School Based training fee element, whether students are on the salaried or unsalaried route.   
• The discount will only apply to the additional fee for the PGCE ‘top-up’ if students are fully self-funding that element of the fee.

Funding 

• Teacher training government loans
• Teacher training bursaries and scholarships 

Eligible criteria 

For bursaries and scholarships:

• Eligibility depends on the subject you are going to teach 
• You must have one of the following qualifications:
  • 2:2 (Hons)
  • 2:1 (Hons) 
  • a Master's degree
  • a PhD.

Find more information for full eligibility criteria for bursaries on the UK government website. 

Scholarships are also offered by individual institutions, each with their own eligible criteria. Read more about scholarships on the UK government website. 

Useful information 

To find out out more about funding, the application process, and much more, read our free ebook about how to get into teaching. 

There are a range of research scholarships available throughout the year. Please visit our scholarships and bursaries page to find out what is currently available to you.

Please bear in mind that these do change throughout the year, so be sure to keep your eye out for any new awards that may arise. 

As a postgraduate student, you can also apply for other awards such as the Sport Scholarship. Please check all eligibility criteria before applying. 

If you are an international student, then you will be able to benefit from the International Student Scholarship.

Some postgraduate positions have funding attached to them that covers fees, living costs, or both. These positions are often funded by UK Research and Innovation. You can search a constantly updated list of opportunities on their website. 

Visit the UKRI website for further information on postgraduate funding.

There are sometimes other sources of funding available from a range of charities, trusts, and learned societies. The government website is a good place to start researching these opportunities. Some employers also offer funding for postgraduate study.

If you have a disability, you can also research the financial support you may be able to access for specialist equipment or non-medical helper allowance.

Visit the government website for full details of funding.

Postgraduate taught fees for home students

Course fees

The cost of your course can be found on your course page under the fees section.

Living costs

Whilst you are studying you will need to cover your living costs. These costs include rent, bills, and essentials such as food and travel.

Additional costs

Apart from fees and living costs there are some additional costs when studying at university. We try to keep these to a minimum and be clear about what they are.

Some additional costs apply to almost all students – like purchasing textbooks. But some additional costs are linked to specific courses. You will find further information about any additional costs on your course page in the fees section.

If you are an international student please visit our international fees and funding advice page.

The majority of our Master's by Research courses cost the following:

• Home Full-time = £4,786
• Home Part-time = £2,393
• Overseas/EU Full-time = £15,500*
• Overseas/EU Part-time = £7,750

*An International student scholarship fee discount of £1,500 will be applied to the tuition fees of £15,500 for entrants starting in 2024/25.

Tuition fees for all courses are payable on an annual basis, except where stated. Please read the Tuition Fee Statement found on our T&Cs page for further information regarding tuition fees and year on year fee increases.

Most MPhil and PhD degrees starting in 2024/25 are:

• Home Full-time = £4,786

• Home Part-time = £2,872
• Overseas/EU Full-time = £15,500*
• Overseas/EU Part-time = £9,300

*An International student scholarship fee discount of £1,500 will be applied to the tuition fees of £15,500 for entrants starting in 2024/25.

MPhil / PhD by Publication fees will be:

• Home (UK) = £5,570
• Overseas / EU = £8,350

Tuition fees for all courses are payable on an annual basis, except where stated. Please read the Tuition Fee Statement on our T&Cs page for further information regarding tuition fees and year on year fee increases.

Full-time fees

In 2024/25 the full-time Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) tuition fee will be £9,250 for UK students and £15,500 for Overseas students.

Part-time fees

In 2024/25 the part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) tuition fee will be £4,625 for UK students and £7,750 for Overseas students.

Tuition fees for all courses are payable on an annual basis, except where stated. Please read the Tuition Fee Statement on our T&Cs page for further information regarding tuition fees and year on year fee increases.