Kingston University • Kingston upon Thames
A London MBA from a business school with a strong professional reputation — zone-6 living costs, January and September starts, and the capital as your case study.
Our take
Kingston is the value London MBA: a genuine London borough address — with everything that means for networking, part-time work and the Graduate-visa job hunt — at zone-6 costs and a fee band (£19,300–£25,000) that undercuts central-London business schools by a wide margin. Kingston Business School carries a solid professional reputation, and the January intake alongside September gives applicants a second annual window. The trade-off to weigh honestly: inner-London names carry more brand weight with some multinational recruiters, and Kingston’s MBA answers that with cost, cohort and geography rather than prestige. For self-funded professionals building a UK career — rather than collecting a trophy crest — the arithmetic usually lands here.
| Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Intake | January & September |
| Accreditation | Kingston Business School |
| Tuition | Within Kingston’s 2026/27 international postgraduate band of £19,300–£25,000; the exact MBA fee is confirmed in your offer. The £5,000 deposit is deducted from tuition. |
Where this leads: A master’s-level business qualification — no professional registration involved. Pairs with the Graduate visa for post-study work in London.
Two intakes a year; January cohorts suit applicants finalising funds or English scores after autumn.
Why Kingston
A real London borough — 25 minutes to Waterloo — with suburban rents that make the MBA year financeable for self-funded families.
Part-time work during study and Graduate-visa employment after it both concentrate in the capital; you are already there.
A January start converts a missed autumn into a four-month delay rather than a lost year.
Kingston’s reputation is applied and professional — consultancy projects and employer engagement over ivory-tower theory.
What you study
Entry requirements
English language
Kingston can consider Medium of Instruction (MOI) evidence for some courses — though clinical and regulated programmes usually still require a formal test. Kingston will consider a Medium of Instruction (MOI) letter or degree transcript confirming your entire qualification was taught in English, where the awarding institution meets its recognition standards. MOI evidence is usually valid for five years, and degrees delivered through franchise or affiliated campuses are not accepted for a waiver — so approval is case by case and we verify your documents against the current policy first.
Also accepted: PTE Academic 59 (most taught master's), IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each band for most undergraduate courses. Pre-sessional English is available if you fall short.
Careers
Your country
Kingston typically considers HSSC/Intermediate results of around 65% and above for undergraduate entry, though some courses expect a foundation year first. For taught master's, a bachelor's degree from an HEC-recognised university at a strong second-class-equivalent level is usually expected — four-year degrees are the most straightforward. IELTS 6.5 (5.5 per band) is the standard postgraduate requirement; an MOI letter can be considered for fully English-taught degrees, and we check yours against the current policy before you apply.
Full guide for PakistanFor undergraduate entry Kingston typically asks for around 70% in CBSE/CISCE Class XII, or around 80% from some state boards; strong two- or three-year bachelor's results can also be considered for advanced entry. For taught master's, a bachelor's degree with around 60% or CGPA 6.0/10 is the usual benchmark. PTE Academic 59 is accepted alongside IELTS 6.5, and MOI letters from fully English-taught degrees are considered case by case.
Full guide for IndiaKingston publishes Nigeria-specific entry requirements: WAEC/NECO SSCE with good credit passes (typically five subjects including English and Maths) supports undergraduate entry, often via a foundation year for competitive courses. For taught master's, a bachelor's degree at second-class level from a recognised university is usually expected. English evidence is assessed individually — IELTS 6.5 is the standard postgraduate route, and we confirm whether your degree qualifies for an MOI-based waiver before you commit to a test.
Full guide for NigeriaStudents applying from UAE schools with A Levels, IB or Indian/Pakistani board qualifications are considered against those curricula; holders of the UAE secondary school certificate (Tawjihiyya) typically need a foundation year first. For master's, a recognised bachelor's degree at second-class-equivalent level is the usual expectation. The September and January intakes both work well from the UAE, and many of our Dubai- and Abu Dhabi-based applicants choose Kingston for its London location and business school accreditation.
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FAQ
Fees sit in Kingston’s 2026/27 postgraduate band of £19,300–£25,000, confirmed exactly in your offer. Central-London business schools commonly charge £10,000–£20,000 more for the same one-year format — Kingston’s pitch is that the capital itself, not the postcode of the lecture hall, is what you are buying.
Yes — the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, zone 6, about 25 minutes by train to Waterloo. You get a London address, London part-time work and the London job market, at rents closer to commuter-belt levels.
The MBA expects managerial or substantial professional experience; Kingston’s MSc International Business Management serves early-career applicants instead. We place you on the right side of that line before any application fee is spent.
Work backwards from the CAS and visa timeline: for a January start, offers and deposit ideally sit done by October, visa application by November. Our January-intake guide maps the full sequence week by week.
Fees, entry requirements, English-language policies and intake dates are correct to the best of our knowledge at the date shown, but universities review them every cycle and immigration rules change. Always treat figures as a guide — we confirm the exact, current requirements with the university before you apply. Facts on this page last checked July 2026.
Intakes shown are for this course specifically; Kingston runs other intakes for other programmes — see the full Kingston profile.
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