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University of Oxford, Oxford

8.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)England, UK		 M.Sc Materials
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL110
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Tuition:  
(£43,730/Yr)$58.2K/Yr
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(£13,680/Yr)$18.2K/Yr
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Imperial College London, London

6.7(Based on 27 User Reviews)England, UK15%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Nanomaterials
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115TOEFL92PTE62
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Tuition:  
(£41,000/Yr)$54.5K/Yr
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(£3,686/Yr)$4.9K/Yr
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#28/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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The University of Manchester, Manchester

8.7(Based on 38 User Reviews)England, UK51%Acceptance Rate		 M.Sc Communications and Signal Processing with Extens Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE298IELTS6.5PTE60
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Tuition:  
(£35,000/Yr)$46.5K/Yr
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(£8,580/Yr)$11.4K/Yr
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#71/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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University of Nottingham, Nottingham

7.7(Based on 27 User Reviews)England, UK11%Acceptance Rate		 M.Sc Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Extended Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.0PTE65
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Tuition:  
(£33,800/Yr)$45K/Yr
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(£8,533/Yr)$11.3K/Yr
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#63/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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University of Birmingham, Birmingham

7.7(Based on 28 User Reviews)England, UK13%Acceptance Rate		 M.Sc Metallurgy and Materials
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL80PTE64
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Tuition:  
(£28,059/Yr)$37.3K/Yr
Living: 
(£8,694/Yr)$11.6K/Yr
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#93/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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Queen Mary, University of London, London

9.0(Based on 26 User Reviews)England, UK44%Acceptance Rate		 M.Sc Electronic Engineering By Research
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL92PTE71
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Tuition:  
(£33,350/Yr)$44.4K/Yr
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(£6,571/Yr)$8.7K/Yr
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#122/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

9.3(Based on 12 User Reviews)Scotland, UK55%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Biomedical Engineering (Research)
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
GRE310IELTS6.5PTE59
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Tuition:  
(£24,636/Yr)$32.8K/Yr
Living: 
(£8,900/Yr)$11.8K/Yr
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Lancaster University, Lancaster

9.3(Based on 20 User Reviews)England, UK19%Acceptance Rate		 M.Sc Engineering (by Research)
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL87PTE58
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Tuition:  
(£26,492/Yr)$35.2K/Yr
Living: 
(£12,542/Yr)$16.7K/Yr
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#140/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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University of Exeter, Exeter

8.0(Based on 14 User Reviews)England, UK73%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Engineering
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS6.5PTE67
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Tuition:  
(£26,500/Yr)$35.2K/Yr
Living: 
(£7,968/Yr)$10.6K/Yr
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#145/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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Swansea University, Swansea

9.0(Based on 14 User Reviews)Wales, UK14%Acceptance Rate		 M.Sc Medical Engineering
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL88PTE67
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Tuition:  
(£23,100/Yr)$30.7K/Yr
Living: 
(£8,325/Yr)$11.1K/Yr
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#261/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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Bangor University, Bangor

9.3(Based on 4 User Reviews)Wales, UK41%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Electronic Engineering
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo105IELTS6.0PTE56
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Tuition:  
(£17,500/Yr)$23.3K/Yr
Living: 
(£14,904/Yr)$19.8K/Yr
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#260/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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University of Hull, Hull

8.3(Based on 5 User Reviews)England, UK79%Acceptance Rate		 M.S Thesis - Engineering research Degrees
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6PTE54
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Tuition:  
(£18,650/Yr)$24.8K/Yr
Living: 
(£148/Yr)$196.84/Yr
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#275/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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University of Salford, Salford

9.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)England, UK45%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Acoustics and Audio
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
GRE300IELTS6PTE60
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Tuition:  
(£16,380/Yr)$21.8K/Yr
Living: 
(£6,864/Yr)$9.1K/Yr
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#298/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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University of Dundee, Dundee

6.3(Based on 8 User Reviews)Scotland, UK87%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Sports Biomechanics and Rehabilitation
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE67
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Tuition:  
(£23,000/Yr)$30.6K/Yr
Living: 
(£7,366/Yr)$9.8K/Yr
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#309/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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University of Greenwich, London

4.7(Based on 16 User Reviews)England, UK64%Acceptance Rate		 M.Phil Engineering - Research
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE59
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Tuition:  
(£18,338/Yr)$24.4K/Yr
Living: 
(£288/Yr)$383.04/Yr
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#347/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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Birmingham City University, Birmingham

10.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)England, UK52%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Systems Research Degrees
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE310IELTS6.5PTE43
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Tuition:  
(£14,675/Yr)$19.5K/Yr
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#338/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)
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University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

8.3(Based on 24 User Reviews)England, UK70%Acceptance Rate		 M.S Software Engineering with Advanced Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS6PTE59
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Tuition:  
(£17,950/Yr)$23.9K/Yr
Living: 
(£900/Yr)$1.2K/Yr
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#351/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Engineering)
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Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham

8.3(Based on 3 User Reviews)England, UK17%Acceptance Rate		 M.Sc Electronic Engineering by Research
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL88PTE61
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Tuition:  
(£26,300/Yr)$35K/Yr
Living: 
(£5,400/Yr)$7.2K/Yr
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#401/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Engineering)
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University of Lincoln, Lincoln

8.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)England, UK70%Acceptance Rate		 M.Sc Engineering by Research
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo79IELTS6PTE58
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Tuition:  
(£17,700/Yr)$23.5K/Yr
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#38/150 The Guardian Ranking 2021(Engineering)
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Harper Adams University, Newport

Wales, UK96%Acceptance Rate		 M.Res Applied Mechatronic Engineering
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.0PTE56
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Tuition:  
(£19,750/Yr)$26.3K/Yr
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