We have a range of postgraduate degrees available. We've put together all the info you need when looking at paying for your course and your living costs.
You can apply for loans for both taught and research degrees. Bursaries and other financial support may also be available to you, depending on the course and your circumstances.
Information for International Students is located on the International Fees and Funding page.
This page contains information for UK Home Students on Postgraduate tuition fees, loans and financial support, including:
- Tuition fees
- Loans and financial support
- Doctoral Loans
- Financial support and fees status for EU students
- Bursaries, Grants and Discounts
- Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)
- Contacting the university for help and support
Tuition fees for 2024–25
Full-time postgraduate tuition fees vary depending on the course for UK home students.
The below tuition fees are for UK students for the academic year 2024–25:
Course | Annual tuition fee |
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MA Childhood and Education | £6,000 |
MSc Construction Management | £8,000 |
MSc Construction Project Management | £8,000 |
MA Creative Writing | £6,000 |
MA Criminology and Criminal Justice | £8,000 |
MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | £8,000 |
MA Education | £6,000 |
MA Family Support | £6,000 |
MSc Financial Technology | £8,000 |
MSc Forensic Psychology | £8,000 |
MSc Health and Wellbeing | £6,000 |
MA International Business | £8,000 |
MA Journalism | £8,000 |
LLM Law | £8,000 |
MBA | £13,000 |
MA Mental Health in Children and Young People | £6,000 |
PhD, MPhil or MbR (Cost per year) |
£4,400 This is the fee per year of the course, so for example, if this course is studied full-time for five years you will pay for the yearly fee times five. |
MSc Project Management |
£8,000 |
MSc Psychology (Conversion) |
£8,000 |
MSc Quantity Surveying |
£8,000 |
MA Social Work | £8,000 |
National Award For Special Needs Co-Ordination (NASENCo) PG CERT |
£2,000 Alumni discounts are not available for this course. Government Masters Funding is not available for this course. |
PGCE |
£9,250 Alumni discounts are not available for this course. |
PG Cert Advanced Practice in Speech Language and Communication Needs |
£2,000 Alumni discounts are not available for this course.
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PG Cert Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace |
£2,000 Alumni discounts are not available for this course.
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PG Cert Inclusive Leadership |
£2,000 Alumni discounts are not available for this course.
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These are the tuition fees for the full course if you complete the course in one academic year.
Part-time postgraduate Masters fees are fixed at the point of entry and will not rise in subsequent years of the course.
You can contact the Finance Office to discuss tuition fees and payment plans on 0113 283 7311 or email: finance@leedstrinity.ac.uk.
Tuition fees for 2023–24
Full-time postgraduate tuition fees vary depending on the course for UK home students.
The below tuition fees are for UK students for the academic years 2022–23 and 2023-24:
Course | Annual tuition fee |
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MA Childhood and Education | £4,950 |
MA Creative Writing | £4,400 |
MA Criminology and Criminal Justice | £7,500 |
MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | £7,750 |
MA Education | £4,950 |
MA Family Support | £4,950 |
MSc Forensic Psychology | £7,500 |
MSc Health and Wellbeing | £4,950 |
MA International Business | £6,500 |
MA Journalism | £7,150 |
LLM Law | £6,995 |
MBA | £11,500 |
MA Mental Health in Children and Young People | £4,950 |
PhD, MPhil or MbR (Cost per year) |
£4,400 This is the fee per year of the course, so for example, if this course is studied full-time for five years you will pay for the yearly fee times five. |
MSc Project Management |
£7,200 |
MSc Psychology (Conversion) |
£6,500 |
MA Victorian Studies |
£7,150 |
National Award For Special Needs Co-Ordination (NASENCo) PG CERT |
£2,000 Alumni discounts are not available for this course. Government Masters Funding is not available for this course. |
PGCE |
£9,250 Alumni discounts are not available for this course. |
PG Cert Advanced Practice in Speech Language and Communication Needs |
£2,000 Alumni discounts are not available for this course.
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PG Cert Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace |
£1,650 Alumni discounts are not available for this course.
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PG Cert Inclusive Leadership |
£1,400 Alumni discounts are not available for this course.
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These are the tuition fees for the full course if you complete the course in one academic year.
Part-time tuition fees are paid on a pro-rata basis. This means that when you come back to study for the second year you will pay a pro-rata fee relating to that year of study, not the fee relating to the year you started the course. The fee for your second year may be higher.
You can contact the Finance Office to discuss tuition fees and payment plans on 0113 283 7311 or email: finance@leedstrinity.ac.uk.
Loans and financial support
There are number of loans, scholarships and other support packages which you may be eligible for.
Students starting a Masters course in 2022-23 can apply to Student Finance England for a loan of up to £11,836. Students starting a Masters course in 2023-24 can apply to Student Finance England for a loan of up to £12,167. More information about Master's Loans is available at on the Gov.uk website.
The loan is non-means tested and is a contribution towards the cost of studying. Students must meet the age and residency eligibility criteria and the course must also qualify. Students are not eligible if they already hold a masters level (or higher) qualification.
You must be studying a full masters course to qualify for a loan – PG Cert and PG Dip courses are not eligible for postgraduate loan funding. You must also be studying the full credits of the masters course to qualify for a loan. If you intend to use any credits gained from a previous course, you will lose your eligibility for the loan.
Students from Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland
- Students starting a Masters course in 2022-23 onwards can apply to Student Finance Wales for a combination of grant and loan of up to £18,430. Students starting a Masters course in 2023-24 onwards can apply to Student Finance Wales for a combination of grant and loan of up to £18,770. For more information visit the Student Finance Wales website.
- Students from Northern Ireland can apply for a Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan of up to £5,500. For more information visit the Student Finance Northern Ireland website.
- Students from Scotland starting a course in 2023-24 can apply for a Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan of up to £7,000 and a Living Costs Loan of up to £4,500. For more information visit the Student Awards Agency Scotland website.
Leeds Trinity Postgraduate Student Loan Factsheets:
For a full overview of Postgraduate Masters Loans visit the UK Government Master's Loans Website.
You can also download the following factsheets.
Doctoral Loans
English students
English Students starting a postgraduate doctoral course in 2023-24 can apply to Student Finance England for a loan of up to £28,673 or if starting in 2022-23, a loan of up to £27,892.
The loan is non-means tested and is a contribution towards the cost of studying.
Students can find out about personal eligibility criteria and course eligibility criteria, how to apply, how payments are made and how the repayments work at the UK Government Doctoral Loan Website.
Welsh students
Welsh Students starting a postgraduate doctoral course in 2022-23 can also apply for a doctoral loan of up to £27,880. Welsh Students starting a postgraduate doctoral course in 2023-24 can also apply for a doctoral loan of up to £28,395.
For more information visit Student Finance Wales.
Financial support and fees status for EU students
EU Nationals who have settled status or pre-settled status under the EUSS scheme, usually qualify for Home Fees and can usually apply for student finance, providing they meet the residency eligibility criteria (where you have been ordinarily resident prior to the start of the course).
What funding you will be eligible for will depend on your status and residency history. Visit Student finance: Eligibility - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) for more information.
EU Nationals who do not have a status through the EUSS scheme will normally be classed as International Students.
Bursaries, Grants and Discounts
Some Leeds Trinity graduates are eligible for a tuition fee discount on Postgraduate courses of up to 50%, excluding PGCE Provider-led, School Direct or SCITT courses and Masters by Research courses. You will need to achieve a 2:2 or above in a Leeds Trinity Undergraduate course to qualify.
Postgraduate course | Discount |
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MA/MSc programmes and LLM Law | 50% for graduates with a 1st class honours degree |
MA/MSc programmes and LLM Law | 35% for graduates with a 2:1 honours degree |
MA/MSc programmes and LLM Law | 20% for graduates with a 2:2 honours degree |
MA Childhood and Education / MA Education / MA Family Support / MA Mental Health in Children and Young People | 20% for PGCE graduates if none of the above apply |
A limited number of fee waivers for research degrees will be awarded. Please contact research@leedstrinity.ac.uk if you would like to enquire about our Masters by Research and PhD programmes.
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UK students from a socially or ethnically diverse background who are planning on studying MA Journalism may be eligible to apply for a bursary from the Journalism Diversity Fund to help with course costs or other financial support.
Visit the Journalism Diversity Fund website for more information.
Applicants with an unconditional offer for our MSc in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programme may be eligible to apply for a scholarship from the Office for Students. To find out more information regarding eligibility for the scholarship, please visit our MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Scholarship page.
The Guardian Foundation is expanding its industry-leading Scott Trust Bursary scheme to Leeds for the first time, by offering a new place specifically for Black applicants to the MA Journalism programme at Leeds Trinity.
The scheme offers fully funded tuition fees, living expenses, mentoring and work placements at the Guardian, with the opportunity for a fixed-term contract at the Guardian starting after graduation.
Applications for the Scott Trust Bursary are now open. For eligibility criteria and further information, visit The Guardian Foundation's website.
Educational grants and bursaries from charities and trusts are available for students entering higher education.
There are charities and trusts that award grants to students in higher education or those thinking of entering higher education. The sizes of the organisations vary and the amounts granted are from around £50 to £500. The eligibility criteria to apply for these awards can be very specific. The awards shouldn't be treated as a main source of funding but as additional or specific funding.
The criteria are different for each grant application. It can be based on where you live, the course you study, or a person category such as lone parents/child of a grocer. In addition to these, you will usually have:
- Access to all financial support available to you like a student loan
- Evidence of financial hardship and justification for it
- Financial vulnerability such as having a disability or being a lone parent
- A purpose for the award
The following external websites can help you find a grant:
Some companies offer students the opportunity to apply for bursaries for some postgraduate study, such as Postgraduate Solutions Ltd.
Many students work part-time to supplement their income.
Leeds Trinity has a Jobshop that advertises jobs in the local region and the Careers Service can help students with CV writing, application forms and interview techniques.
Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)
UK postgraduate students with a disability may be eligible for help with a Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA). Financial assistance is available for:
- Items of specialist equipment
- Assistance towards the cost of a non-medical personal helper
- General disability-related course costs
Further information is available from the GOV.UK website.
Find out more about Student Support and Wellbeing.
Help and support
Further information and advice is available from our Money Advice Team by email: moneyadvice@leedstrinity.ac.uk.
Prospects: funding postgraduate study information
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