Distance learning - fees and finance
Fees and finance
We understand that money is an important factor when considering studying an online course. This page is your go-to guide for information and advice on distance learning course fees and your options for funding your studies.
Funding your studies
Master's Loan
The Master’s loan is a non-means tested loan of up to £12,167, for UK students only, on full-time, part-time taught or research Master’s degrees.
Alumni discount
Our Alumni discount is a 10% reduction on annual tuition fees for taught Master's degree courses. It is available to distance learning students who studied their undergraduate honours degree at Huddersfield.
Corporate discount
Employers looking to enrol a number of learners may be eligible for a corporate discount. Contact the Distance Learning Unit to find out more.
Distance learning taught course fees
The tuition fees for our taught distance learning courses vary according to the programme. Please see individual course pages to find out the fees for online courses at Huddersfield for the current academic year.
If you're interested in studying a research distance learning degree, please see our tuition fees for research degrees for more information.
Payment options
You can pay your fees in one of the following ways:
1) Full course fee when you enrol.
2) Pay in instalments: you can pay for your course in instalments, per academic year of study.*
This means your full course fee will be divided between the years of study. Payment schedule examples are shown in the table below.
September entry |
November entry |
January entry |
February entry |
May entry |
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50% of Year 1 fees on enrolment |
50% of Year 1 fees on enrolment |
50% of Year 1 fees on enrolment |
50% of Year 1 fees on enrolment |
50% of Year 1 fees on enrolment |
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2nd 50% of Year 1 fees due no later than 31 January |
2nd 50% of Year 1 fees due no later than 31 March |
2nd 50% of Year 1 fees due no later than 31 May |
2nd 50% of Year 1 fees due no later than 30 June |
2nd 50% of Year 1 fees due no later than 30 September |
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In subsequent years, your fees deadlines will be 50% prior to re-registration and 50% by 31 January |
In subsequent years, your fees deadlines will be 50% prior to re-registration and 50% by 31 March |
In subsequent years, your fees deadlines will be 50% prior to re-registration and 50% by 31 May |
In subsequent years, your fees deadlines will be 50% prior to re-registration and 50% by 30 June |
In subsequent years, your fees deadlines will be 50% prior to re-registration and 50% by 30 September |
For example, if you are studying on a 2-year, part-time degree and your total course fee is £7,920, you would pay £3,960 per academic year. The Year 1 50% fee, paid upon enrolment, would be £1,980.
3) Ad-hoc payments can also be made providing you keep to the payment deadlines stated.
*Payment by instalments is not available to students joining a course via our Performance Based Admissions (PBA) entry route or students in receipt of employer sponsorship.
Please note, if you pay in yearly instalments, your tuition fee may increase after the first year of study, rising in line with inflation (RPI-X).
How to pay your fees
You can either pay the fees yourself or provide us with evidence that your fees (in part or in full) will be paid by a sponsor. This sponsor must be one which we recognise as acceptable, for example, the Student Loan Company, your employer or your government embassy.
If your employer is sponsoring your studies, please email confirmation of your employer sponsorship to sfo@hud.ac.uk so we can ensure that your employer is invoiced for your tuition fees.
If you are in receipt of the Postgraduate Loan from Student Finance England to pay your fees, you will be directed to enter your credit/debit card details into a secure webpage upon enrolment. Should you not be directed to this webpage, please contact our Student Finance Office at sfo@hud.ac.uk
Secure online card payment through Flywire
You can pay online through our secure Payment Gateway using a credit or debit card. If you are an international student please follow this link.
Our preferred method of payment is through Flywire, where both credit/debit card and bank transfer payments can be made. We do not accept direct bank transfers.
What’s included in your tuition fee?
We want to make sure you understand exactly what your fees will cover.
Further information
You can contact the Distance Learning Unit at dl-enquiry@hud.ac.uk or by completing our short enquiry form.