Fees for home students Introduction This report provides an overview of tuition fees for postgraduate taught degrees at University of Strathclyde and other Scottish Universities. The average fees are calculated the average of four popular courses at Strathclyde, each from a different faculty. For comparison with other universities, the closest equivalent to the Strathclyde course is found. The full list of courses and fees can be found in the appendix. Comparison of fees at Strathclyde and other universities Postgraduate taught fees for 2017 and 2018 entry 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 Fees 2017 Fees 2018 6,000 4,000 University The graph above shows average postgraduate fees for 2017 and 2018 entry at various Scottish Universities. In 2017, fees at Strathclyde were one of the cheapest, with the average fees just 80 more than at the cheapest Scottish university of those observed. In 2018 however, Strathclyde postgraduate fees were the 3 rd most expensive ones, with only University of Edinburgh and St. Andrews having higher fees. The difference in fees between Strathclyde and the cheapest institution has now risen to 2,860.
Increae compared to previous year Percentage increase in fees by university for Home / EU students from 2017 to 2018 entry 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% -10% Strathlyde Aberdeen Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow Caledonian University St. Andrews The above graph shows that Strathclyde postgraduate courses on average have had the highest percentage increase in fees for home / EU students from 2017 to 2018 entry at 42.7% when compared to other universities, which is almost four times as much as the university with the next biggest increase. The increase is close to that number for the rest of the UK students as well, at an average increase of 40%. The fee increases for international students have been much lower, standing at 8%. Funding opportunities for postgraduate study For the 2018 / 2019 entry, eligible full-time students were able to apply to SAAS for: 1. A tuition fee loan up to a maximum of 5,500 2. A living cost loan of 4,500 For Strathclyde courses, this leaves students with an average funding gap of 3,350 for the tuition fees alone.
Appendix: Methodology and data sources. The courses that chosen for comparison were the following: Faculty Engineering Humanities and Social Sciences Science Business School Subject MSc Mechanical Engineering LLM Law MSc Advanced Biochemistry MSc International Management For other universities, the closest equivalent to the Strathclyde courses was found. For example, for Edinburgh and Glasgow Caledonian, prices for Chemical Engineering instead of Mechanical Engineering were used as Mechanical Engineering is not offered on those courses.
Course and fees Strathlyde Aberdeen Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow Caledonian St. Andrews Stirling Mehanical Engineering 2019/20 Scotland/ EU 8,100 N/A N/A 8,000 N/A 9,000 TBC Rest of UK 9,250 N/A N/A 8,000 N/A 9,000 TBC International 20,050 N/A N/A 21,020 N/A 21,990 15,950 2018/19 Scotland/ EU 7,800 5,500 11,500 7,650 5,500 8,500 6,300 Rest of UK 9,250 5,500 11,500 7,650 5,500 8,500 6,300 International 18,750 20,000 25,100 20,150 12,600 20,980 15,250 2017/18 Scotland/ EU 5,500 5,200 10,800 7,250 5,000 7,500 N/A Rest of UK 6,000 5,200 10,800 7,250 5,000 7,500 N/A International 18,000 19,000 23,700 19,500 12,600 20,370 N/A Law 2019/20 Scotland / EU 7,600 N/A N/A 8,450 N/A 9,000 TBC Rest of UK 7,600 N/A N/A 8,450 N/A 9,000 TBC International 15,700 N/A N/A 18,920 N/A 18,480 15,950 Scotland / EU 7,300 6,300 11,500 8,000 7,460 8,500 6,300 Rest of UK 7,300 6,300 11,500 8,000 7,460 8,500 6,300 International 15,100 16,900 20,500 17,900 12,820 17,600 15,250 Scotland / EU 4,800 6,000 10,800 7,700 7,240 7,500 N/A Rest of UK 4,800 6,000 10,800 7,700 7,240 7,500 N/A International 13,500 16,100 19,300 17,250 12,600 17,090 N/A Biochemistry Fee 2019/20 Scotland / EU 8,100 N/A N/A 8,000 N/A 9,000 TBC Rest of UK 8,100 N/A N/A 8,000 N/A 9,000 TBC International 18,950 N/A N/A 21,020 N/A 21,990 19,850 Scotland / EU 7,800 6,300 14,700 7,650 5,500 8,500 6,300 Rest of UK 7,800 6,300 14,700 7,650 5,500 8,500 6,300 International 18,750 18,900 29,100 20,150 12,600 20,980 18,970 Scotland / EU 5,000 6,000 13,800 7,250 5,000 7,500 N/A Rest of UK 6,000 6,000 13,800 7,250 5,000 7,500 N/A International 18,000 18,000 27,400 19,500 12,600 20,370 N/A Management Fee 2019/20 Scotland / EU 10,300 N/A N/A 11,250 N/A 10,800 TBC Rest of UK 10,300 N/A N/A 11,250 N/A 10,800 TBC International 21,150 N/A N/A 24,670 N/A 21,990 15,950 Scotland / EU 12,500 7,800 17,700 10,650 5,500 10,360 7,900 Rest of UK 12,500 7,800 17,700 10,650 5,500 10,360 7,900 International 20,300 16,900 22,300 20,150 12,600 20,980 15,250 Scotland / EU 9,500 7,400 16,700 10,200 7,240 9,870 N/A Rest of UK 9,500 7,400 16,700 10,200 7,240 9,870 N/A International 18,000 16,100 21,000 19,500 12,600 20,370 N/A
Course and fees Strathlyde Aberdeen Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow Caledonian St. Andrews Stirling Average fee for 2017 entry Home / EU 6,200 6,150 13,025 8,100 6,120 8,093 N/A International 16,875 17,300 22,850 18,938 12,600 19,550 N/A RUK 6,575 N/A Average fee for 2018 entry Home / EU 8,850 6,475 13,850 8,488 5,990 8,965 6,700 International 18,225 18,175 24,250 19,588 12,655 20,135 16,180 RUK 9,213 Average increase from 2017 to 2018 entry in Scotland / EU 2,650 325 825 388-130 873 International 1,350 875 1,400 650 55 585 Average increase from 2017 to 2018 entry in % Scotland / EU 42.7% 5.3% 6.3% 4.8% -2.1% 10.8% International 8.0% 5.1% 6.1% 3.4% 0.4% 3.0% RUK 40.1%