Postgraduate taught fees

Postgraduate fees

Here you’ll find the annual fees for studying on campus programmes at postgraduate level.

These fees include for: 

  • MA, Msc, MRes 
  • Postgraduate Certificate 

There are different tuition fees for the following programmes and the rates for these can be found on the corresponding programme page: 

Your fee status

How much you need to pay depends on whether you're assessed as a Home or Overseas student. This is known as your fee status. 

Read more about your fee status. [Link to Fees status page] 

Student Visa sponsorship 

Please note that SOAS does not offer Student visa sponsorship for part-time programmes. 

Fee increases 

The following Home and Overseas tuition fees are for the 2024/25 academic year only and may increase by up to 5% in later years of your programme. You’ll need to budget for these increases as well as fluctuations in your own currency.  

2024/25 taught Masters tuition fees

Please note that the fees below are for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students studying programmes longer than 1 year (i.e, part time over 2 or 3 years) will be charged a fee in each year of study. 

Students studying two year full-time programmes will have 2 years of full-time fees. 

Band 1: Anthropology, Arts, History, Religions, Philosophy, Languages and Culture, Linguistics, East Asian Languages and Culture, Gender, Media, Development, Politics, Economics HomeOversees
Full-time (over 1 or 2 years)  £12,220 £25,320 
Full-time with work placement £13,605 £26,705 
Part-time (over 2 years)  £6,110 £12,660 
Part-time (over 3 years)  £4,075 £8,440 
Band 2: Finance, Management, Law HomeOversees
Full-time (over 1 or 2 years)  £15,130 £25,740
Full-time with work placement £16,515 £27,125 
Part-time (over 2 years)  £7,565 £12,870 
Part-time (over 3 years)  £5,045 £8,580 
Band 3: International Studies and Diplomacy HomeOversees
Full-time (over 1 or 2 years)  £18,030 £26,660 
Part-time (over 2 years)  £9,015 £13,330 
Part-time (over 3 years)  £6,010 £8,890 
Associate students HomeOverseas
 (30 Credits) £2,040 £4,220 
 (15 Credits) £1,020 £2,110 

2024/25 Postgraduate Certificate tuition fees

Band 1: Languages and Culture, Linguistics, Politics Home  Overseas
Full-time£4,075 £8,440
Part-time£2,040 £4,220 
Band 2: Law Home  Overseas
Full-time£5,045£8,580
Part-time£2,525£4,290

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