Study in United Kingdom
45 universities · 174 verified programmes
The UK holds our deepest catalogue — dozens of verified master's across Oxford, LSE, Edinburgh and UCL — and it is the single strongest destination for international development study, with more verified programmes in that field than anywhere else on this site. Expect one-year taught master's and, in London, the highest living costs in the country.
What it costs to live there
GBP 1,529–1,171/mo
Student visa maintenance, per month for up to 9 months (London; outside London GBP 1,171) · London
Mostly the official figure the student visa makes you prove — a floor to budget against, not a lifestyle estimate. official source
By city
Estimated monthly student living costs for the cities we cover here, from official university or government sources — costs vary a lot within a country.
| City | Living cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton | GBP 1,509–2,670/mo | University of Sussex official living-and-accommodation costs (private renting, incl. rent, bills, other)official source |
| Edinburgh | GBP 1,542/mo | University of Edinburgh estimated monthly living cost, single postgraduate student, 2026-27official source |
| London | GBP 1,529/mo | UK Student visa maintenance for courses in London (up to 9 months)official source |
| Oxford | GBP 1,405–2,105/mo | University of Oxford estimated living costs per month, 2026-27 (single student range)official source |
Universities we have verified here (45)
Every university in this country with at least one master's programme we checked against its official page. Schools past our data gate link to a full page.
| University | City | QS | Verified programmes |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford | Oxford | #4 | 20 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | London | #56 | 19 |
| University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | #34 | 18 |
| University College London | London | #9 | 17 |
| University of Sussex | Brighton | #278 | 10 |
| Imperial College London | London | #2 | 8 |
| University of Cambridge | Cambridge | #6 | 5 |
| King's College London | London | #31 | 5 |
| SOAS University of London | London | #508 | 5 |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | London | — | 5 |
| University of Manchester | Manchester | #35 | 4 |
| University of Leeds | Leeds | #86 | 4 |
| Durham University | Durham | #94 | 4 |
| University of Glasgow | Glasgow | #79 | 3 |
| Queen Mary University of London | London | #110 | 3 |
| University of Reading | Reading | #194 | 3 |
| University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen | #262 | 3 |
| University of Warwick | Coventry | #74 | 2 |
| Newcastle University | Newcastle | #137 | 2 |
| University of Liverpool | Liverpool | #147 | 2 |
| University of Exeter | Exeter | #155 | 2 |
| University of York | York | #169 | 2 |
| Cardiff University | Cardiff | #181 | 2 |
| Loughborough University | Loughborough / London | #225 | 2 |
| University of Strathclyde | Glasgow | #251 | 2 |
| University of Essex | Colchester | #456 | 2 |
| Cranfield University | Cranfield | — | 2 |
| University of Birmingham | Birmingham | #76 | 1 |
| University of Sheffield | Sheffield | #92 | 1 |
| University of Nottingham | Nottingham | #97 | 1 |
| University of St Andrews | St Andrews | #113 | 1 |
| Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London | London | #310 | 1 |
| University of East Anglia | Norwich | #381 | 1 |
| University of Dundee | Dundee | #428 | 1 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Egham | #461 | 1 |
| University of Huddersfield | Huddersfield | #524 | 1 |
| Northumbria University | Newcastle upon Tyne | #550 | 1 |
| Bangor University | Bangor | #566 | 1 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | London | #711 | 1 |
| University of Westminster | London | #801 | 1 |
| University of East London | London | #901 | 1 |
| University of Salford | Manchester | #901 | 1 |
| Leeds Beckett University | Leeds | #1001 | 1 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Cardiff | — | 1 |
| Royal Veterinary College, University of London | London | — | 1 |
What this destination is strong in
Fields ranked by how many verified programmes here map to them — the honest shape of the country, not a brochure claim.
Scholarships that fund study here
Schemes whose verified destinations include this country. Check each scheme's rules for your programme and nationality.
Counts reflect only what we have verified against official pages and dated in our database — they are a floor, not the country's full offer. Nothing here is a paid placement.