A one-year MSc is what brings most international students to Southampton Business School. The school is the University of Southampton's home for accounting, finance, marketing and management, and it teaches on the Highfield campus in the north of the city. Degrees carry the Russell Group university's name. Southampton itself is a working port, with container docks, cruise terminals and Ordnance Survey's headquarters.
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Official website: southampton.ac.uk
University of Southampton
Russell Group
Highfield, Southampton
One-year MSc programmes
£23,000 – £32,000
International students, undergraduate and taught master's
£12,000 – £15,000
Rent, food and local transport
Approximate figures for 2026-27, please verify. Fees change every year and vary by course, so check the latest amount on southampton.ac.uk before you apply.
MSc Finance
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 92
MSc Business Analytics and Management Sciences
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 92
MSc Digital Marketing
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 92
MSc International Management
Masters DegreeDuration
12 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 92
BSc Accounting and Finance
Bachelors DegreeDuration
36 Months
Intake
Sep
Exam Score
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 92
One-year master's degrees in finance, analytics and marketing.
Teaching on the main Highfield campus, next to engineering and computer science.
A port city where shipping and logistics firms recruit.
Graduates join banks, consultancies and accounting firms in Southampton and London.
The Graduate Route lets graduates stay and work in the UK afterwards; check its current length.
London is roughly 80 minutes by train, which makes interviews and internships practical.
Undergrad
UCAS by January
Postgrad
Rolling
Highfield is a green campus a couple of miles north of the city centre, with Southampton Common next door. Uni-link buses connect campus, the halls and the railway station.
Southampton is a mid-sized port city with ferries to the Isle of Wight and cruise ships at the docks. Rents are well below London's, and the New Forest is a short ride west.
CAS from the University of Southampton
Proof of funds for fees and living costs
English test at B2 level or above
TB test certificate, if required
Immigration Health Surcharge payment
Valid passport with blank pages
Undergraduates apply through UCAS, with the main equal-consideration deadline in late January. MSc applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, but popular courses fill, so international students should apply by spring for September and leave time for the CAS and visa.
Almost all programmes start in September. A few master's courses have offered January starts in some years, so check the course page.
A UK Student visa, sponsored by the University of Southampton. Once you hold a CAS, apply online, show funds held for 28 days, and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge. Most decisions come back within three weeks from outside the UK.
Finance, business analytics, digital marketing and international management are the most popular MSc choices, along with BSc Accounting and Finance. MSc applicants usually need the equivalent of a 2:1 bachelor's degree and IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each part.
The University of Southampton runs merit scholarships for international students, often as a tuition discount for strong applicants, plus some country-specific awards. Amounts and rules change each year, so check the scholarships page before applying.
