Middlesbrough, North East England • United Kingdom
Times Higher Education University of the Year 2025, with flat £17,000 international fees, one of the UK’s most popular MPH courses and three intakes a year in one of England’s cheapest student towns.
Our take
Teesside is the university we point students to when the budget is tight but they still want a name that is going places — it was named University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards 2025 and holds a TEF Gold for teaching. Fees are refreshingly simple: most undergraduate and taught master’s courses charge a flat £17,000 for 2026/27, and Middlesbrough is one of the cheapest places in England to live, so total costs undercut most of the UK. The Master of Public Health is the course we place most international students on — a 2.2 degree gets you considered, and it runs in September, January and May, which is rare flexibility for a health course. Teesside is also genuinely world-class in games, animation and computing, and its two-year “advanced practice” master’s routes add an internship or research placement for around £20,000 in total. The campus is compact and walkable, and the international team has offices in Lahore, Gurugram, Lagos and Dubai.
Founded 1930 (university status 1992).
Guardian University Guide 2026
Complete University Guide 2027
Fees & funding
| Undergraduate tuition | £17,000 / year |
| Postgraduate tuition | £17,000 – £20,000 / year |
| Deposit to secure your CAS | £4,000 |
Standard full-time international rate for 2026/27; a placement year costs £1,350, and a small number of courses can differ, so check the course page. Most taught master’s degrees are £17,000 for 2026/27; two-year “with advanced practice” routes are typically around £20,000 in total. Research degrees are priced separately. Self-funded international students currently pay a £4,000 deposit before the CAS is issued. It counts towards your tuition, and the balance can be paid at enrolment or in instalments through the year — Teesside also lets you pay in your own currency online.
Fees last checked July 2026.
Awarded against first-year tuition for international students who can demonstrate academic excellence. Terms are reviewed each cycle, so confirm the current criteria for your intake before you budget.
A competitive first-year fee waiver for outstanding international applicants who can show academic excellence and a commitment to global leadership. Numbers are limited and a separate application is usually required.
For international fee-paying Teesside graduates progressing directly to a postgraduate course on campus. Direct applicants only — Teesside Online, London campus and offshore courses are excluded.
English language
Teesside can consider a Medium of Instruction (MOI) letter in place of IELTS for some applicants. Teesside does not publish a formal MOI list, but counsellors widely report MOI letters being considered case by case, and the university formally accepts several IELTS-free routes: school-level English such as WAEC or NECO English from Nigeria, and its own free Teesside English Language Test (TELT), taken online via Microsoft Teams. Health courses regulated by the NMC still need a formal test at a higher level, so we always confirm your exact position with admissions before you apply.
Also accepted: PTE Academic 59, LanguageCert Academic, TOEFL iBT, Trinity ISE, Teesside English Language Test (TELT) — free, online. Pre-sessional English courses are available if you fall short.
Intakes
September is the main intake, but Teesside is one of the few universities with a genuine three-intake year — many master’s courses, including the MPH, computing, data science and business degrees, also start in January and May. Most undergraduate courses are September-only, and offer conditions usually need to be met a few weeks before the course starts, so apply early.
Courses
Entry requirements
Teesside has a regional office in Lahore and a large agent network across Punjab, Sindh and KPK. For master’s entry you typically need a four-year bachelor’s degree with at least 60% or a GPA of 3.0; a two- or three-year degree (or a four-year humanities or commerce degree) at 55% is usually considered when followed by a two-year master’s at 55%. HSSC holders normally route into Year 1 via the International Study Centre foundation rather than directly. The £4,000 CAS deposit applies, and the MPH — a favourite with Pakistani medics, pharmacists and allied health graduates — accepts a 2.2-equivalent degree with January, May and September starts.
Full guide for PakistanTeesside’s South Asia office in Gurugram supports Indian applicants directly. For undergraduate Year 1 entry you typically need 65% in Class 12 from any state board; foundation routes accept 55% from CBSE, ICSE, Maharashtra and West Bengal boards or 60% from other boards. For master’s courses the standard requirement is 55% or CGPA 5.8/10 from a recognised university, relaxed to 50% or CGPA 5.5/10 for graduates of Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Jadavpur and Kolkata universities. The three-intake calendar suits Indian students who miss September, and the two-year advanced-practice master’s routes are popular for the built-in internship.
Full guide for IndiaTeesside has a West Africa regional office in Lagos and has recruited strongly from Nigeria in recent years. For master’s entry you typically need a four-year bachelor’s degree at second class lower (2.2) or above. Direct Year 1 undergraduate entry usually needs a National Diploma at 2.8/4.0 or 3.5/5.0; WAEC or NECO with three passes at C6 and two at B3 including maths routes into the foundation year. English is often the easy part — WAEC and NECO English at the required grade are considered in place of IELTS, and the free Teesside English Language Test is a useful backup. The £4,000 deposit applies before your CAS.
Full guide for NigeriaTeesside opened a MENA regional office in Dubai and works with IDP offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Students with the UAE secondary school certificate (Tawjihiyya) at around 70% typically enter through the foundation year, while A-Levels, IB (27+ points) or a Higher Colleges of Technology diploma at GPA 2.5 can support direct Year 1 entry. For master’s courses you usually need a bachelor’s degree at 65% or a GPA of 2.6/4.0 from a recognised university. Expat students on Indian or Pakistani curricula are assessed against those countries’ requirements, and the January and May intakes give useful flexibility.
Full guide for the UAEHealthcare professionals
If you already hold a nursing qualification, NMC registration (CBT + OSCE) may be faster and cheaper than a second degree — and leads straight to UK employment.
NMC route for nursesWe prepare healthcare applicants for OET as an alternative to IELTS — accepted by the NMC, GMC and GPhC, and often the easier test for clinical professionals.
OET preparationFAQ
Teesside was named University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards 2025 and Modern University of the Year in the Daily Mail University Guide 2026. In the league tables it sits 56th in the Guardian University Guide 2026 and 87th in the Complete University Guide 2027, and it holds a TEF Gold rating for teaching quality.
Most courses charge a flat £17,000 per year for international students — undergraduate degrees and the majority of taught master’s courses alike. Two-year “with advanced practice” master’s routes are typically around £20,000 in total, and a placement year costs £1,350. A small number of courses differ, so always check the course page.
Self-funded international students currently pay a £4,000 deposit before Teesside issues the CAS. It counts towards your tuition fees, and the remaining balance can be paid at enrolment or in instalments across the year, including in your own currency through the university’s online portal.
Often, yes. The standard requirement is IELTS 6.0 for most master’s courses and 5.5–6.0 for undergraduate study (minimum 5.5 per band), but Teesside also accepts PTE Academic 59, LanguageCert, TOEFL iBT and Trinity ISE, plus school-level English such as WAEC or NECO from Nigeria — and it runs its own free online English test (TELT). MOI letters are considered case by case rather than under a published policy, so contact us at /contact/ and we will confirm your position before you apply.
Yes — Teesside runs three intakes a year, in September, January and May, which is rarer than most students expect. Many master’s courses, including the MPH, computing, data science and business degrees, start in all three; most undergraduate courses remain September-only. Offer conditions usually need to be met a few weeks before the start date.
It is one of the most popular public health courses in the UK among international students, and for good reason: the fee is £17,000, entry starts at a 2.2-equivalent degree in a health or science subject, IELTS 6.5 is required, and it starts in January, May and September. Applied two-year and online variants also exist. Demand is high, so apply early in the cycle.
The Global Excellence Scholarship has recently offered £2,000 off first-year tuition for academically strong international students, and the competitive Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship is worth £7,000 as a fee waiver. Teesside graduates progressing to a master’s can receive a £1,000 alumni scholarship. Amounts and criteria are reviewed each cycle, so confirm the current terms for your intake.
It is one of the cheapest student locations in England — rent, transport and everyday costs sit well below the big cities, which is a large part of Teesside’s value story. The campus is in the town centre and fully walkable, there is an established South Asian and African student community, and Newcastle, York and the North York Moors are all within easy reach by train.
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.
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