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International Postgraduate Fees

Fees for international students studying postgraduate qualifications.

Tuition fees

International students pay the full programme fee for postgraduate study at UC and then apply for a student visa for the full duration of study (to complete the programme). Exceptions to this include 240-point Master's students and PhD candidates who instead pay an annual tuition fee (per points studied) and renew their student visa accordingly. Fees paid annually are subject to annual fee increases. 

Additional costs

In addition to tuition fees, students are charged a Student Services Levy (SSL) that is used to benefit students through a range of services on and off campus. Offshore and extramural study will have SSL charged at a reduced rate of 20%. All onshore international students must also pay insurance for the duration of study. 

International postgraduate fees by qualification

Master's degreesPoints2023 Fee estimate
(per points) 		2024 Fee estimate
(per points)
Master of Antarctic Studies 180$61,500$63,300
Master of Applied Data Science 180
120		$50,550
$33,700		$52,500
$35,000
Master of Applied Finance and Economics 180
120		$50,550
$33,700		$52,500
$35,000
Master of Applied Translation and Interpreting 180
120		$43,500
$29,000		$46,350
$30,900
Master of Architectural Engineering 120$46,000$48,000
Master of Artificial Intelligence 180
120		$61,500
$41,000		$63,300
$42,200
Master of Arts 180
120		$51,000
$34,000		$53,100
$35,400
Master of Arts (Thesis) 120$34,000$35,400
Master of Audiology 240
120		$82,000
$41,000		$84,400
$40,000
Master of Business 180$50,550$52,500
Master of Business Administration 180$55,950$58,500
Master of Business Information Systems 180$50,550$52,500
Master of Civil Engineering 120$46,000$48,000
Master of Commerce 180
120		$50,550
$33,700		$52,500
$35,000
Master of Counselling 240
120		$82,000
$41,000		$84,400
$42,200
Master of Criminal Justice 180
120		$51,000
$34,000		$53,100
$35,400
Master of Disaster Risk and Resilience 180
120		$57,000
$38,000		$59,250
$39,500
Master of Education 180
120		$51,000
$34,000		$53,100
$35,400
Master of Engineering 165
120		$63,250
$46,000		$66,000
$48,000
Master of Engineering in Fire Engineering 210
120		$80,500
$46,000		$84,000
$48,000
Master of Engineering Management 180
120		$50,550
$33,700		$52,500
$35,000
Master of Engineering Studies 120$46,000$48,000
Master of European Union Studies 180
120		$43,500
$29,000		$46,350
$30,900
Master of Financial Engineering 180
120		$61,500
$41,000		$63,300
$42,200
Master of Fine Arts 120$39,000$40,600
Master of Forestry Science 240
120		$84,000
$42,000		$87,000
$43,500
Master of Health Sciences 240
120		$82,000
$41,000		$84,400
$42,200
Master of Health Sciences Professional Practice 180
120		$43,200
$28,800		$46,350
$30,900
Master of Hōaka Pounamu | Māori Bilingual and Immersion Teaching and Learning 180
120		$51,000
$34,000		$53,100
$35,400
Master of Human Interface Technology 120$46,000$48,000
Master of International Relations and Diplomacy 180
120		$43,500
$29,000		$46,350
$30,900
Master of Laws International Law and Politics 120$40,600$37,500
Master of Laws 120$39,000$40,600
Master of Linguistics 180
120		$43,500
$29,000		$46,350
$30,900
Master of Māori and Indigenous Leadership 180
120		$43,500
$29,000		$46,350
$30,900
Master of Mathematical Sciences 180
120		$69,000
$46,000		$72,000
$48,000
Master of Music 120$39,000$40,600
Master of Policy and Governance 180
120		$43,500
$29,000		$46,350
$30,900
Master of Product Design 180
120		$57,000
$38,000		$60,000
$40,000
Master of Product Innovation 180
120		$57,000
$38,000		$60,000
$40,000
Master of Professional Accounting 240
120		$67,400
$33,700		$70,000
$35,000
Master of Science 240
120		$82,000
$41,000		$84,400
$42,200
Master of Social Work 120$29,000$30,900
Master of Social Work Applied 240
120		$58,000
$29,000		$61,800
$30,900
Master of Spatial Analysis for Public Health 180
120		$61,500
$41,000		$63,300
$42,200
Master of Specialist Teaching 180
60		$51,000
$17,000		$53,100
$17,700
Master of Speech and Language Pathology 240
120		$76,000
$38,000		$79,000
$39,500
Master of Sport Science 180
120		$61,500
$41,000		$63,300
$42,200
Master of Strategic Communication 180
120		$43,500
$29,000		$46,350
$30,900
Master of Systems Change --
Master of Teaching and Learning 180$43,200$46,350
Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 180$43,200$46,350
Master of Te Reo Māori 240
120		$58,000
$29,000		$61,800
$30,900
Master of Urban Resilience and Renewal 180$61,500$63,300
Master of Water Resource Management 240
120		$82,000
$41,000		$84,400
$42,200
Master of Water Science and Management 180
120		$61,500
$41,000		$63,300
$42,200
Master of Writing 180
120		$43,500
$29,000		$46,350
$30,900
Professional Master of Computer Science 180
120		$61,500
$41,000		$63,300
$42,200
Professional Master of Engineering Geology 180$57,000$59,250
Professional Master of Geospatial Science and Technology 180
120		$61,500
$41,000		$63,300
$42,200

 

Postgraduate Certificates and DiplomasPoints2023 Fee estimate
(per points) 		2024 Fee estimate
(per points)
Postgraduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies 60$20,500$21,500
Postgraduate Certificate in Architectural Engineering 60$23,000$24,000
Postgraduate Certificate in Arts 60$17,000$17,700
Postgraduate Certificate in Business 60$16,850$17,500
Postgraduate Certificate in Civil Engineering 60$23,000$24,000
Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Teaching 60$14,400$13,500
Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Studies 60$20,500$21,100
Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Humanities 60$14,500$15,450
Postgraduate Certificate in Education 60$17,000$17,700
Postgraduate Certificate in Engineering 60$23,000$24,000
Postgraduate Certificate in Geospatial Science and Technology 60$20,500$21,100
Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences 60$14,400$15,450
Postgraduate Certificate in Information Systems and Technology 60$16,850$17,500
Postgraduate Certificate in Māori and Indigenous Leadership 60$14,500$15,450
Postgraduate Certificate in Palliative Care 60$20,500$21,100
Postgraduate Certificate in Product Design 60$19,000$20,000
Postgraduate Certificate in Product Innovation 60$19,000$20,000
Postgraduate Certificate in Science 60$20,500$21,100
Postgraduate Certificate in Specialist Teaching 60$17,000$16,500
Postgraduate Certificate in Sport Science 60$20,500$21,100
Postgraduate Certificate in TESOL 60$14,400$15,450
Postgraduate Certificate in Te Reo Maori 60$14,500$15,450
Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching 60$17,000$17,700
Postgraduate Certificate in Translation and Interpreting 60$14,500$15,450
Postgraduate Certificate in Youth and Community Leadership 60$17,000$17,700
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Data Science 120$33,700$35,000
Postgraduate Diploma in Art Curatorship 120$29,000$30,900
Postgraduate Diploma in Arts 120$29,000$30,900
Postgraduate Diploma in Business 120$33,700$35,000
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration 120$37,300$39,000
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Information Systems 120$33,700$35,000
Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Family Psychology 270
120		$92,250
$41,000		$94,950
$42,200
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology 264
120		$90,200
$41,000		$92,840
$42,200
Postgraduate Diploma in Education 120$34,000$35,400
Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts 120$39,000$40,600
Postgraduate Diploma in Forestry 120$41,000$43,500
Postgraduate Diploma in Geospatial Science and Technology 120$41,000$42,200
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences 120$28,800$30,900
Postgraduate Diploma in Hōaka Pounamu | Māori Bilingual and Immersion Teaching and Learning 120$34,000$35,400
Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems and Technology 120$33,700$35,000
Postgraduate Diploma in Science 120$41,000$42,200
Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Science 120$41,000$42,200
Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning 150$36,000$38,625
Postgraduate Diploma in Te Reo Maori 120$29,000$30,900
Postgraduate Diploma in Translation and Interpreting 120$29,000$30,900
Postgraduate Diploma in Water Resource Management 120$41,000$40,000
Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Leadership 120$34,000$35,400

 

Doctoral DegreesPoints2023 Fee estimate
(per points) 		2024 Fee estimate
(per points)
Doctor of Musical Arts 120$39,000$40,600
Doctor of Philosophy
Annual fee (subject dependent) for those residing in NZ		120$7,343 - $8,845$7,623 - $9,182

All prices listed are in NZD.

Fees are subject to change and are reviewed annually. The University reserves the right to change these published fees before enrolment to reflect any changes in Government or University Council Policy. See Enrolment and Fees Policies and Regulations for more information. If you are taking courses as part of your qualification in the following academic year, you may be subject to a price increase for those courses.

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