• #=141 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 15,397Total Students
  • 1,456Faculty
  • 5,492Int'l Students

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Lancaster University is home to a dynamic postgraduate community. We offer taught Masters degrees, such as MSc, MA and MBA, across a wide range of subject areas. The quality, reach and significance of research produced in Lancaster University's vibrant research environment is world leading. In the last Research Excellence Framework (the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions), 83% of our research was rated as either internationally excellent or world leading. Research is undertaken in each of our faculties with much of this being interdisciplinary and collaborative in nature.

Programs:

1.       Accounting and Financial Management MSc - Accounting and Finance Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/accounting-and-financial-management-msc/

2.       Advanced Financial Analysis MSc - Accounting and Finance Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/advanced-financial-analysis-msc/

3.       Advanced Marketing Management MSc - Marketing Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/advanced-marketing-management-msc/

4.       Arts Management MA - Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/arts-management-ma/

5.       Business Analytics MSc - Management Science Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/business-analytics-msc/

6.       Cyber Security MSc - School of Computing and Communications

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/cyber-security-msc/

7.       Data Science MSc - School of Computing and Communications

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/data-science-msc/

8.       Design Management MA - Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/design-management-ma/

9.       Economics MSc - Economics Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/economics-msc/

10.   Finance MSc - Accounting and Finance Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/finance-msc/

11.   Human Recourses Management MSc - Organisation, Work and Technology Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/human-resource-management-msc/

12.   International Business and Strategy MSc - Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/international-business-and-strategy-msc/

13.   Language and Linguistics MA - Linguistics and English Language Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/language-and-linguistics-ma/

14.   Management MSc - Management School Postgraduate Office

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/management-msc/

15.   Marketing MSc - Marketing Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/marketing-msc/

16.   Mechanical Engineering with Project Management MSc - Engineering Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/mechanical-engineering-with-project-management-msc/

17.   Media and Cultural Studies MA - Sociology Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/media-and-cultural-studies-ma/

18.   Money, Banking and Finance MSc - Economics Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/money-banking-and-finance-msc/

19.   Psychology of Advertising MSc - Psychology Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/psychology-of-advertising-msc/

20.   Quantitative Finance MSc - Accounting and Finance Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/quantitative-finance-msc/

Across the campus, we offer exceptional learning facilities, from the modern labs and lecture theatres in our faculties, to the multi-million pound sports centre and outstanding library facilities. On joining the University, you become part of Graduate College providing a student community and support. There is a vast array of other facilities on campus including shops, restaurants, hairdressers and coffee shops. The campus has its own nursery and family accommodation.

At Lancaster, our on-campus postgraduate accommodation is located in Graduate College and offers

you a variety of living options to suit different tastes and budgets. Most postgraduates will live in

single-study accommodation within Graduate College, but shared flats, as well as our couple and family accommodation, are available around the wider campus. Much of our accommodation is en suite, but we also offer standard accommodation where students share WC/shower facilities, as well as campus townhouses and even self-contained studios. As a postgraduate, wherever you live, you are a member of Graduate College and have access to all its postgraduate facilities.

Studying at Lancaster is all about broadening your horizons, finding new perspectives and discovering new experiences. Students get to be a part of a community that stretches beyond our campus and right around the world. By living and studying with students and staff from over 130 countries students join a global community and have the opportunity to make international connections of their own.

We have nine colleges and, as a postgraduate student, you will join Graduate College, which operates exclusively for the benefit of our postgraduate community. Our colleges offer a safe, welcoming space, where it’s easy to make friends with students from many different nationalities and walks of life.

The Graduate College is located on South West campus, which is quieter than the centre of campus and only a short walk away. It boasts a friendly, international community that celebrates and encourages diversity, and provides you with an ideal opportunity to make lasting friendships. It also provides an environment for you to develop academically, while the extracurricular activities help to ensure that your postgraduate experience is rewarding. Graduate College is more than a place to live, you’ll also have the chance to study and socialise there as well. Through your college, you’ll be able to access a range of services designed to help and support you during your time at Lancaster. These include study facilities, such as a quiet study room, group study spaces with large screens to connect to, and University wifi throughout. It’s not all about study, as you’ll have the chance to mix with fellow students through the College’s organised day trips, weekly activities and social events on campus, off campus, and online to enable all postgraduate students to join.

We welcome and encourage applications from all over the world and our aim is to make the process of applying as straightforward as possible. For information on how to apply, please visit lancaster.ac.uk/pg-apply. For help and advice, please refer to our website

or contact pgadmissions@lancaster.ac.uk.

Supporting students into employment or further study is central to our purpose. Our Careers team will help you develop the skills you need to succeed in your future job search. The careers team work closely with a wide range of employers and can help students find part-time work, internships and placements.

Lancaster University has developed a Chinese Careers Certificate. Recognising the nuances associated with career planning for the Chinese job market, we have developed a series of workshops to help Chinese students prepare for and search for jobs in their home country. This supplements the other opportunities available including placement year degrees, internships, opportunities for part time work, career fairs, workshops, one-to-one guidance and support after graduation.

About

Lancaster University is home to a dynamic postgraduate community. We offer taught Masters degrees, such as MSc, MA and MBA, across a wide range of subject areas. The quality, reach and significance of research produced in Lancaster University's vibrant research environment is world leading. In the last Research Excellence Framework (the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions), 83% of our research was rated as either internationally excellent or world leading. Research is undertaken in each of our faculties with much of this being interdisciplinary and collaborative in nature.

Programs:

1.       Accounting and Financial Management MSc - Accounting and Finance Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/accounting-and-financial-management-msc/

2.       Advanced Financial Analysis MSc - Accounting and Finance Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/advanced-financial-analysis-msc/

3.       Advanced Marketing Management MSc - Marketing Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/advanced-marketing-management-msc/

4.       Arts Management MA - Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/arts-management-ma/

5.       Business Analytics MSc - Management Science Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/business-analytics-msc/

6.       Cyber Security MSc - School of Computing and Communications

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/cyber-security-msc/

7.       Data Science MSc - School of Computing and Communications

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/data-science-msc/

8.       Design Management MA - Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/design-management-ma/

9.       Economics MSc - Economics Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/economics-msc/

10.   Finance MSc - Accounting and Finance Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/finance-msc/

11.   Human Recourses Management MSc - Organisation, Work and Technology Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/human-resource-management-msc/

12.   International Business and Strategy MSc - Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/international-business-and-strategy-msc/

13.   Language and Linguistics MA - Linguistics and English Language Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/language-and-linguistics-ma/

14.   Management MSc - Management School Postgraduate Office

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/management-msc/

15.   Marketing MSc - Marketing Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/marketing-msc/

16.   Mechanical Engineering with Project Management MSc - Engineering Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/mechanical-engineering-with-project-management-msc/

17.   Media and Cultural Studies MA - Sociology Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/media-and-cultural-studies-ma/

18.   Money, Banking and Finance MSc - Economics Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/money-banking-and-finance-msc/

19.   Psychology of Advertising MSc - Psychology Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/psychology-of-advertising-msc/

20.   Quantitative Finance MSc - Accounting and Finance Department

·       https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/postgraduate-courses/quantitative-finance-msc/

Across the campus, we offer exceptional learning facilities, from the modern labs and lecture theatres in our faculties, to the multi-million pound sports centre and outstanding library facilities. On joining the University, you become part of Graduate College providing a student community and support. There is a vast array of other facilities on campus including shops, restaurants, hairdressers and coffee shops. The campus has its own nursery and family accommodation.

At Lancaster, our on-campus postgraduate accommodation is located in Graduate College and offers

you a variety of living options to suit different tastes and budgets. Most postgraduates will live in

single-study accommodation within Graduate College, but shared flats, as well as our couple and family accommodation, are available around the wider campus. Much of our accommodation is en suite, but we also offer standard accommodation where students share WC/shower facilities, as well as campus townhouses and even self-contained studios. As a postgraduate, wherever you live, you are a member of Graduate College and have access to all its postgraduate facilities.

Studying at Lancaster is all about broadening your horizons, finding new perspectives and discovering new experiences. Students get to be a part of a community that stretches beyond our campus and right around the world. By living and studying with students and staff from over 130 countries students join a global community and have the opportunity to make international connections of their own.

We have nine colleges and, as a postgraduate student, you will join Graduate College, which operates exclusively for the benefit of our postgraduate community. Our colleges offer a safe, welcoming space, where it’s easy to make friends with students from many different nationalities and walks of life.

The Graduate College is located on South West campus, which is quieter than the centre of campus and only a short walk away. It boasts a friendly, international community that celebrates and encourages diversity, and provides you with an ideal opportunity to make lasting friendships. It also provides an environment for you to develop academically, while the extracurricular activities help to ensure that your postgraduate experience is rewarding. Graduate College is more than a place to live, you’ll also have the chance to study and socialise there as well. Through your college, you’ll be able to access a range of services designed to help and support you during your time at Lancaster. These include study facilities, such as a quiet study room, group study spaces with large screens to connect to, and University wifi throughout. It’s not all about study, as you’ll have the chance to mix with fellow students through the College’s organised day trips, weekly activities and social events on campus, off campus, and online to enable all postgraduate students to join.

We welcome and encourage applications from all over the world and our aim is to make the process of applying as straightforward as possible. For information on how to apply, please visit lancaster.ac.uk/pg-apply. For help and advice, please refer to our website

or contact pgadmissions@lancaster.ac.uk.

Supporting students into employment or further study is central to our purpose. Our Careers team will help you develop the skills you need to succeed in your future job search. The careers team work closely with a wide range of employers and can help students find part-time work, internships and placements.

Lancaster University has developed a Chinese Careers Certificate. Recognising the nuances associated with career planning for the Chinese job market, we have developed a series of workshops to help Chinese students prepare for and search for jobs in their home country. This supplements the other opportunities available including placement year degrees, internships, opportunities for part time work, career fairs, workshops, one-to-one guidance and support after graduation.

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #163
  • 2014
    #156
  • 2015
    #160
  • 2016
    #121
  • 2017
    #129
  • 2018
    #=135
  • 2019
    #131
  • 2020
    #128
  • 2021
    #=135
  • 2022
    #132
  • 2023
    #146
  • 2024
    #122
  • 2025
    #=141

Student & Staff

Total students
15,397

21%
79%

International students
5,492

31%
69%

Total faculty staff
1,456

552
904

Total students
15,397

21%
79%

International students
5,492

31%
69%

Total faculty staff
1,456

904
552
2024
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Scholarships

Yes
The Scholarships above offer some form of financial aid to prospective students. Please always check the specific requirements and restrictions on scholarship availability.

Campus locations

Lancaster, GB,

Lancaster , United Kingdom , LA1 4YW

English language requirements

Lancaster University EN