University of Essex
Colchester, England, United Kingdom
A public university in Colchester, founded in 1965, where 4,565 of its 16,005 students come from abroad.
- Ranking
- #29 in the UK · Complete University Guide · 2026
- Programs
- 568 — 318 Bachelor's · 250 Master's
- Tuition from
- £11,259 — a year · Bachelor's
- Students
- 16,005
- International students
- 4,565 — 29% of students
- Founded
- 1965
- Master's tuition
- £12,000 to £28,000 a year (179 programs)
- Bachelor's tuition
- £11,259 to £25,050 a year (291 programs)
- First year for a Master's
- £27,852 (≈ NPR 47.8 lakh) — tuition, living costs, health cover, books and supplies
- First year for a Bachelor's
- £27,111 (≈ NPR 46.6 lakh) — tuition, living costs, health cover, books and supplies
- Intakes (typical)
- August
- Work after a Master's
- 2 years — Graduate visa
- Work after a Bachelor's
- 2 years — Graduate visa
- Work while studying
- 20 hours a week — Student visa
Programs at University of Essex
568 programs: 250 postgraduate and 318 undergraduate.
- LLM International Business Law (Online)
- LLM International Commercial and Business Law
- LLM International Commercial and Business Law with Professional Placement
- LLM International Human Rights Law
- LLM International Law
- LLM Law and Technology
- LLM Law, Environment and Sustainability
- MA Acting
- MA Acting (International)
- MA Advertising, Marketing and the Media
- MA Applied Linguistics
- MA Art History and Theory
- MA Audiovisual and Literary Translation
- MA Childhood Studies
- MA Conflict Resolution
- MA Creative Writing
- MA Criminology
- MA Curating
- MA Curating with Professional Placement
- MA Economics
- MA Economics with Public Policy
- MA English Language and Linguistics
- MA Environment, Society and Culture
- MA Film and Literature
- MA Film Studies
- MA Financial Economics
- MA Global and Comparative Politics
- MA History
- MA Ideology and Discourse Analysis
- MA International Development
- MA International Relations
- MA Linguistics
- MA Literature
- MA Literature and Creative Writing
- MA Management and Organisational Dynamics
- MA Management Economics
- MA Migration Studies
- MA Philosophy
- MA Political Economy
- MA Political Science
- MA Political Theory
- MA Politics
- MA Psychoanalytic Studies
- MA Public Opinion and Political Behaviour
- MA Scriptwriting (Theatre and Digital Media)
- MA Social and Political Thought
- MA Social Work
- MA Sociological Research Methods
- MA Sociology
- MA Sociology and Criminology
- Master of Business Administration: The Essex MBA
- Master of Business Management MBM
- Master of Business Management (MBM) (Online)
- Master of Education (M.Ed.) (Online)
- Master of Public Health (MPH) (Online)
- Master of Public Policy: The Essex MPP
- MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- MA Theatre Directing
- MA Theatre Practice
- MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights
- MA War, Culture and Society
- MA Western Marxism
- MA Wild Writing: Literature, Landscape and the Environment
- MFA Acting (International)
- MFA Theatre Directing
- MPhil Law
- MRes Accounting
- MRes Economics
- MRes Finance
- MRes Health and Care Research
- MRes International Relations
- MRes Linguistics
- MRes Management Research
- MRes Political Economy
- MRes Political Science
- MSc 5G and Emerging Communication Systems
- MSc Accounting and Finance
- MSc Accounting and Financial Management
- MSc Actuarial Science
- MSc Advanced Computer Science
- MSc Applications of Artificial Intelligence
- MSc Applied Data Science
- MSc Artificial Intelligence
- MSc Artificial Intelligence (Online)
- MSc Behavioural and Experimental Economics
- MSc Biotechnology
- MSc Business Analytics
- MSc Business and Management (Business Analytics) (Online)
- MSc Business with Finance (Online)
- MSc (by Dissertation) Computer Science
- MSc (by Dissertation) Microbiology
- MSc (by Dissertation) Molecular Medicine
- MSc Cancer Biology
- MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology
- MSc Computer Engineering
- MSc Computer Networks and Security
- MSc Computer Science (Online)
- MSc Conflict Resolution
- MSc Corporate and Investment Banking
- MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology (Online)
- MSc Cyber Security
- MSc Cyber Security (Online)
- MSc Data Science
- MSc Data Science and its Applications
- MSc Data Science (Online)
- MSc Data Science with Professional Placement
- MSc Digital Education (Online)
- MSc Digital Marketing and Analytics
- MSc Economics
- MSc Economics of Business and Management
- MSc Economics with Data Science
- MSc Electronic Engineering
- MSc Engineering Management (Online)
- MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- MSc Environmental Futures with Climate Change
- MSc Finance
- MSc Finance and Management
- MSc Financial Data Analytics
- MSc Financial Economics
- MSc Financial Economics and Accounting
- MSc Financial Engineering and Risk Management
- MSc Financial Technology (Computer Science)
- MSc Financial Technology (Economics)
- MSc Financial Technology (Finance)
- MSc Global and Comparative Politics
- MSc Global Digital Marketing (Online)
- MSc Global Mental Health and Wellbeing (Online)
- MSc Global Project Management
- MSc Global Public Health
- MSc Health Genomics
- MSc Human Resource Management
- MSc Infection Control (Online)
- MSc Information Technology Management (Online)
- MSc Intelligent Systems and Robotics
- MSc International Business and Entrepreneurship
- MSc International Events Management
- MSc International Healthcare Management (Online)
- MSc International Hospitality Management
- MSc International Human Resource Management (Online)
- MSc International Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- MSc International Relations
- MSc International Tourism Management
- MSc Investment and Wealth Management
- MSc Leadership (Online)
- MSc Management
- MSc Management Economics
- MSc Management (International)
- MSc Management (Marketing)
- MSc Marketing
- MSc Mathematics
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