Overview
We list Financial Technology MSc because it keeps coming up in counselling sessions, and because the spread of entry terms across the UK is wider than most applicants expect. It is a 1 year postgraduate programme, so the pace is quick and the dissertation carries real weight.
Teaching in Financial Technology balances finance, strategy and people management so you are not locked into one path. We currently work with 36 universities on this course across 28 cities.
The lowest English requirement we hold on this course is IELTS 6.0, and departments asking more than that usually expect a stronger academic record too. Tuition ranges from £16.000 to £34.000 a year depending on the department, which is a real difference over the length of the course.
Send us your transcript and we will tell you honestly which of these you are a realistic candidate for, and which are worth an application anyway.
Entry requirements
AcademicA bachelor degree in a related subject. Most departments look for the equivalent of a UK 2:1, though some accept a 2:2 with relevant experience.
EnglishIELTS 6.0
Careers opportunities
This sits between finance and software and employers hire from it into both, but they test the technical half. Payments, lending, regulatory technology and digital assets are where the demand concentrates.
Roles graduates go into
- Product analyst or product manager
- Data analyst
- Business analyst in payments or lending
- Risk and compliance technologist
- Solutions consultant
- Software engineer, with the coding to match
Where they work
- Fintech firms and payment providers
- Banks' digital and innovation teams
- Consultancies and technology vendors
- Regulators and RegTech firms
- Venture capital and analysts
After the course
No register. What raises the ceiling here is genuine engineering or data skill on top of the finance knowledge.
Fees and funding
Tuition, international students£16,000 - £34,000