Study Abroad
🇬🇧United Kingdom
The UK offers shorter, typically one-year master's programmes and a Graduate Route post-study work visa, making it a time-efficient option for Pakistani postgraduate students.
Visa
The UK Student visa grant rate for Pakistani nationals has historically been high, but refusal rates rose sharply through late 2025 into 2026 amid policy tightening — treat current approval odds as volatile rather than a fixed number.
Financial proof required: GBP 10539.00 (Maintenance funds (£1,171/month for up to 9 months, outside London)) — this is a requirement to show you can support yourself, not an extra cost you spend, so it's not included in the totals below.
Average Costs
- Tuition — Average annual postgraduate tuition (international)
- GBP 20000.00 (per year)
- Accommodation — Shared housing outside London
- GBP 700.00 (per month)
- Food — Groceries and food
- GBP 250.00 (per month)
- Transport — Local public transport
- GBP 100.00 (per month)
- Insurance — Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS)
- GBP 776.00 (per year)
- Visa fee — Student visa application fee
- GBP 490.00 (one time)
- Flight — Round-trip economy flight, Pakistan to UK (estimate)
- USD 800.00 (one time)
- Pre-departure — English test fee (IELTS UKVI)
- GBP 210.00 (one time)
- Pre-departure — Initial settling-in costs
- GBP 500.00 (one time)
Cost Calculator
Last verified: August 18, 2026
Source: GOV.UK / ICEF Monitor / Times Higher Education (view source)
Costs and exchange rates vary — this is an estimate only. Always confirm current figures with the destination's official immigration/university sources before making decisions. Browse other destinations.