University of Hertfordshire • Hatfield
An MBA 25 minutes from London King’s Cross — capital job-market access on commuter-belt costs, with September and January starts.
Our take
Hertfordshire’s MBA sells one thing better than almost any competitor: proximity. Hatfield sits 25 minutes from London King’s Cross, which means the capital’s networking events, part-time work and — decisively — its post-study job market are all commutable, while your rent stays commuter-belt. Fees hold the £17,950–£22,450 band with September and January starts. For the MBA’s core audience on this site — mid-career professionals from Pakistan, India, Nigeria and the Gulf converting experience into a UK credential and a London career — the geography does more work than any module list. As everywhere, we steer early-career applicants toward MSc routes instead; the MBA classroom only pays when you bring decisions to it.
| Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Intake | September & January |
| Accreditation | University business school (Hertfordshire Business School) |
| Tuition | Within Hertfordshire’s 2026/27 international postgraduate band of £17,950–£22,450; exact MBA fee 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, most often in London.
Both intakes run subject to numbers — January is popular with applicants who missed autumn.
Why Herts
Interview in the City in the morning, study in the afternoon — no other sub-£22,500 MBA on our list makes London this reachable.
September and January intakes keep a missed deadline from costing a full cycle.
One of the UK’s larger campus universities — business students share facilities, societies and employer events with a big professional-programmes population.
The Graduate-visa year is where MBAs are won or lost; starting it inside the London commuter belt is a measurable head start.
What you study
Entry requirements
English language
Herts can consider Medium of Instruction (MOI) evidence for some courses — though clinical and regulated programmes usually still require a formal test. Herts does consider Medium of Instruction evidence, but selectively. Its on-campus pathway college (HIC) formally accepts MOI letters from a list of recognised Indian universities for Pre-Master's entry, and the university currently considers English-medium degrees from recognised institutions for many direct-entry masters — mainly for Indian applicants, with some regions excluded. Nigerian applicants are typically assessed on WAEC/NECO English (usually C6 or better) instead. Pakistani applicants should normally plan for IELTS or an accepted alternative. We confirm the current MOI position for your profile before you apply.
Also accepted: PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT, LanguageCert Academic, India Standard XII English (typically 65–75% depending on level), WAEC/NECO English, typically C6 or better (Nigeria). Pre-sessional English is available if you fall short.
Careers
Your country
For undergraduate entry, HSSC with typically 60%+ is expected for direct year-1 entry on most courses (some ask more, and a foundation year via HIC covers lower profiles). For masters, a recognised bachelor's degree with around 55% or CGPA 2.5/4.0 is the usual benchmark; two-year degrees generally need a further qualification. Herts has a regional office presence in Pakistan and works with approved counsellors, so offers tend to move quickly. Plan for IELTS UKVI or an accepted alternative — MOI letters from Pakistani universities are not usually sufficient on their own.
Full guide for PakistanStandard XII at around 60–70% is the typical undergraduate benchmark depending on the course. Three-year bachelor's degrees are accepted for masters entry, usually at 55–65%. English is more flexible than at many universities: a strong Standard XII English score (typically 65–75%) can satisfy the requirement, and MOI from recognised English-medium universities is currently considered for many masters, with some regional exclusions. HIC also formally accepts MOI from a published list of Indian universities for Pre-Master's entry.
Full guide for IndiaWAEC/NECO with good credits supports foundation or undergraduate entry, and a bachelor's degree at second-class level is the usual masters benchmark. WAEC/NECO English at typically C6 or better is usually accepted in place of IELTS, which keeps costs down. Hertfordshire has a large, well-established Nigerian community, and the Master of Public Health is consistently one of the most popular choices — worth applying early, as September places fill fast.
Full guide for NigeriaApplicants from UAE schools are assessed on their curriculum: A-levels, IB, Indian Standard XII and Pakistani HSSC are all accepted for direct entry at the usual grades, while Tawjihiyya holders (typically 70%+) usually join via a foundation year. Degrees from recognised UAE universities are accepted for masters entry. The university has local representatives in the UAE, and September and January intakes both work well for Gulf-based applicants.
Full guide for the UAECompare
FAQ
Hatfield’s station runs direct trains to London King’s Cross in about 25 minutes. Students treat London as their weekend and networking city — and, after graduation, as their job market — while paying commuter-town rent throughout.
Fees sit in the 2026/27 postgraduate band of £17,950–£22,450, confirmed exactly in your offer letter. The £5,000 deposit secures your CAS and is deducted from tuition.
Yes — the MBA is designed for people with managerial or substantial professional experience. Recent graduates get more value (and easier admission) from Hertfordshire’s MSc portfolio; we will tell you which fits before you apply.
Student-visa rules allow up to 20 hours a week in term time, and the commute makes London part-time work realistic. After graduation, the Graduate visa opens full-time London employment — the geography you paid for starts paying you back.
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; Herts runs other intakes for other programmes — see the full Herts profile.
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