University of Bradford • Bradford
An MPH in the city of the landmark Born in Bradford study — population-health research heritage at one of England’s lowest fee bands.
Our take
Bradford’s MPH carries a distinction its price tag hides: the city hosts Born in Bradford, one of the world’s most significant birth-cohort studies, which has tracked tens of thousands of local families to understand how environment and ethnicity shape health. Studying public health in the city that runs it — with its diverse communities and well-documented health-inequality challenges — grounds the degree in live research few campuses can match. The commercial terms are Bradford’s usual: a £15,700–£19,500 band near the bottom of the market, England’s low-cost county, and the familiar-communities landing that makes the city an easy arrival from Pakistan or India. January and September starts.
| Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Intake | January & September |
| Accreditation | University of Bradford — Faculty of Health Studies |
| Tuition | Within Bradford’s 2026/27 international postgraduate band of £15,700–£19,500 — among England’s lowest. Exact fee confirmed in your offer; the £5,000 deposit is deducted. |
Where this leads: An academic public-health qualification — no professional registration involved. It complements clinical registrations and leads to programme, analyst and research-support roles.
Both intakes run across the health portfolio.
Why Bradford
Born in Bradford has made the city a global reference point for cohort research on ethnicity, environment and child health — the MPH sits in that ecosystem.
A band from £15,700 in England’s low-cost county — the cheapest MPH entry alongside RGU’s.
Bradford’s South Asian population makes both arrival and community-health project work unusually accessible for our core audience.
Nursing, clinical pharmacy and allied-health programmes share the faculty and its NHS partnerships.
What you study
Entry requirements
English language
Bradford expects a formal English test from most international applicants. Bradford does not publish a Medium of Instruction (MOI) letter route, so plan for a formal test. It does, however, accept strong school-level English for some markets: typically 70% in English within CBSE/CISCE Class XII for India, and WAEC/SSCE English Language at C6 or better for Nigeria. Pakistani applicants are usually asked for IELTS or an accepted alternative.
Also accepted: PTE Academic 62 (59 in each part), Duolingo English Test 110 (100 in each subscore), TOEFL iBT 80, Oxford ELLT 6 (5 in each sub-test), BASALT — Bradford’s own English test, 6.0 (5.5 in each sub-test). Pre-sessional English is available if you fall short.
Careers
Your country
Bradford publishes clear equivalencies for Pakistani qualifications: HSSC/Intermediate at 60% is treated as roughly 96–119 UCAS points, 65% as 120–135 and 70% as 136+, while for Master’s entry a CGPA of 2.5/4.0 is read as a UK 2:2 and 3.0 as a 2:1. Bachelor degrees of three years or less usually need two years of relevant work experience on top. Budget carefully for the deposit — applicants from Pakistan currently pay £10,000 (not the standard £5,000) before a CAS is issued. On the plus side, the Bestway Foundation funds five full Master’s scholarships worth around £35,000 each for Pakistan-domiciled STEM students, and the city’s long-established Pakistani community makes settling in unusually easy.
Full guide for PakistanClass XII (CBSE, CISCE and most state boards) at around 70–80% maps to roughly 96–136+ UCAS points for undergraduate entry, and a bachelor’s at 60% is typically read as a UK 2:2, with 65–70% needed for a 2:1 or first. Usefully, Bradford accepts 70% in English within CBSE/CISCE Class XII in place of IELTS. Two things to note: applicants to MSc International Business Management from Punjab and Haryana are currently asked to pay the full tuition fee in advance, and India’s CAS and deposit deadline for September 2026 is 21 August.
Full guide for IndiaWAEC/SSCE alone does not qualify for direct undergraduate entry — students typically join via the International Foundation Year at the University of Bradford International College. For Master’s, an honours degree assessed as a UK 2:2 or above is expected. Bradford accepts C6 or better in WAEC/SSCE English Language (and the NABTEB equivalent) instead of IELTS, which saves both money and time. The university also has an in-country representative and a wide agent network across Lagos, Abuja and other cities.
Full guide for NigeriaHolders of the UAE General Secondary Education Certificate usually need a foundation programme before starting a bachelor’s degree, while postgraduate applicants are assessed on the standard GPA scale (2.5/4.0 for a 2:2, 3.0 for a 2:1). Bradford runs a Regional Hub at Dubai Knowledge Park — home of its Executive MBA in Dubai — so you can get face-to-face advice without leaving the Emirates. UAE nationals currently sit in the £2,000 tier of the Global Scholar Award.
Full guide for the UAECompare
FAQ
A landmark cohort study following tens of thousands of Bradford families to understand how genetics, environment and ethnicity shape health. Its presence means the city’s public-health scene is research-active and data-rich — context that feeds teaching, projects and dissertation opportunities.
Fees sit in the £15,700–£19,500 band for 2026/27 — among England’s lowest — with the exact figure in your offer and Bradford’s living costs among the country’s cheapest on top.
No — science and social-science graduates enter alongside clinicians. Community or health-sector experience strengthens applications, and Bradford’s community organisations offer accessible ways to build it.
January or September. The January window suits applicants regrouping after autumn — our January-intake guide covers the compressed visa timeline.
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; Bradford runs other intakes for other programmes — see the full Bradford profile.
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