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#10/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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Imperial College London, London

6.7(Based on 27 User Reviews)England, UK15%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125TOEFL100PTE69
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Tuition:  
(£42,100/Yr)$56K/Yr
Living: 
(£3,686/Yr)$4.9K/Yr
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#5/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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University of Cambridge, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)England, UK21%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res/Ph.D Stem Cell Biology
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
(£39,336/Yr)$52.3K/Yr
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#16/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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University College London, London

8.3(Based on 13 User Reviews)England, UK25%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Biosciences
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.0PTE59
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Tuition:  
(£37,500/Yr)$49.9K/Yr
Living: 
(£20,058/Yr)$26.7K/Yr
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#145/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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University of Birmingham, Birmingham

7.7(Based on 28 User Reviews)England, UK13%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Molecular and Cellular Biology
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL88PTE67
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Tuition:  
(£27,360/Yr)$36.4K/Yr
Living: 
(£8,694/Yr)$11.6K/Yr
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#132/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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University of Nottingham, Nottingham

9.7(Based on 26 User Reviews)England, UK11%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Cellular and Developmental Biology MRes
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.0PTE65
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Tuition:  
(£33,800/Yr)$45K/Yr
Living: 
(£8,533/Yr)$11.3K/Yr
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#351/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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University of Bath, Bath

9.0(Based on 17 User Reviews)England, UK20%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Developmental Biology
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS6.5PTE62
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Tuition:  
(£22,400/Yr)$29.8K/Yr
Living: 
(£11,781/Yr)$15.7K/Yr
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#140/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

7.3(Based on 19 User Reviews)England, UK87%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Molecular Microbiology
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125IELTS6.5PTE70
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Tuition:  
(£29,800/Yr)$39.6K/Yr
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#150/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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Cardiff University, Cardiff

9.7(Based on 22 User Reviews)Wales, UK20%Acceptance Rate		 Master of Research Biosciences
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
GRE302IELTS6.5PTE42
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Tuition:  
(£24,450/Yr)$32.5K/Yr
Living: 
(£8,670/Yr)$11.5K/Yr
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#401/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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University of Sussex, Brighton

8.3(Based on 9 User Reviews)England, UK34%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Evolutionary Biology
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo110TOEFL80PTE59
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Tuition:  
(£21,500/Yr)$28.6K/Yr
Living: 
(£6,406/Yr)$8.5K/Yr
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#301/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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University of Leicester, Leicester

7.7(Based on 12 User Reviews)England, UK72%Acceptance Rate		 M.Sc Chemical Research (Biological Chemistry)
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo105IELTS6.0PTE59
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Tuition:  
(£18,950/Yr)$25.2K/Yr
Living: 
(£6,700/Yr)$8.9K/Yr
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#351/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Biology)
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Birkbeck, University of London, London

7.0(Based on 2 User Reviews)England, UK76%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Structural Biology
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL79PTE62
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Tuition:  
(£20,850/Yr)$27.7K/Yr
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#187/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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University of Dundee, Dundee

6.3(Based on 8 User Reviews)Scotland, UK87%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Cancer Biology
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE67
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Tuition:  
(£21,940/Yr)$29.2K/Yr
Living: 
(£7,366/Yr)$9.8K/Yr
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#351/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Biology)
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Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham

8.3(Based on 3 User Reviews)England, UK17%Acceptance Rate		 M.Sc Biological Sciences Research
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120TOEFL88PTE61
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Tuition:  
(£32,700/Yr)$43.5K/Yr
Living: 
(£5,400/Yr)$7.2K/Yr
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#601/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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Bangor University, Bangor

9.3(Based on 4 User Reviews)Wales, UK41%Acceptance Rate		 M.Sc Biological Sciences
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo105IELTS6.0PTE56
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Tuition:  
(£19,000/Yr)$25.3K/Yr
Living: 
(£14,904/Yr)$19.8K/Yr
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#501/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Biology)
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Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth

Wales, UK94%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Biosciences
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE62
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Tuition:  
(£21,515/Yr)$28.6K/Yr
Living: 
(£8,288/Yr)$11K/Yr
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#801/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Biology)
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University of Brighton, Brighton

6.7(Based on 2 User Reviews)England, UK72%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Bioscience
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL85PTE61
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Tuition:  
(£15,800/Yr)$21K/Yr
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#1001/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Biology)
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University of East London, London

5.7(Based on 13 User Reviews)England, UK45%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Bioscience
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.0
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Tuition:  
(£16,900/Yr)$22.5K/Yr
Living: 
(£9,184/Yr)$12.2K/Yr
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#801/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Biology)
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Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield

8.0(Based on 6 User Reviews)England, UK43%Acceptance Rate		 M.Phil Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.0PTE52
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Tuition:  
(£17,725/Yr)$23.6K/Yr
Living: 
(£6,432/Yr)$8.6K/Yr
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#551/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology)
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Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London

England, UK13%Acceptance Rate		 B.S Applied Bioveterinary Research
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE69
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Tuition:  
(£24,370/Yr)$32.4K/Yr
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#801/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Biology)
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University of Roehampton, London

England, UK42%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Primate Biology, Behaviour and Conservation
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL89PTE59
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Tuition:  
(£16,500/Yr)$21.9K/Yr
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