Tuition fees
Tuition fees for our online programmes in the 2025-26 academic year are listed in the tables below.
The full-time tuition fee for our online learning LLM programmes for the 2025-26 academic year is £24,700, which is applicable to programmes commencing in September 2025 or January 2026. If you choose to study an LLM part time, you will pay a percentage of the full annual tuition fee in each year of study.
| Study duration | Year of study | Fee payable |
|---|---|---|
| One year (September 2025) |
Year 1 | £24,700 |
| Two years or 20 months (September 2025 or January 2026) |
Year 1 | £12,350 |
| Year 2 | 50% of the full-time tuition fee for 2026-27 | |
| Three years or 32 months (September 2025 or January 2026) |
Year 1 | £8,230 |
| Year 2 | 33% of the full-time tuition fee for 2026-27 | |
| Year 3 | 33% of the full-time tuition fee for 2027-28 |
Tuition fees increase every year in the majority of cases. If you intend to study over additional years, you should take this annual tuition fee increase into consideration when you estimate your fees for a degree. The amount due in future years is a percentage of the full-time annual tuition fee that is set for the academic year.
The full-time tuition fee for our online Postgraduate Certificate in Law for the academic year of 2025-26 is £8,230, which is applicable to programmes commencing in September 2025 or January 2026. If you choose to study part time, you will pay a percentage of the full annual fee in each year of study.
| Study duration | Year of study | Fee payable |
|---|---|---|
| One year (September 2025 or January 2026) |
Year 1 | £8,230 |
| 20 months (September 2025 6r January 2025) |
Year 1 | £4,115 |
| Year 2 | 50% of the full-time tuition fee for 2026-27 |
Tuition fees increase every year in the majority of cases. If you intend to study over additional years, you should take this annual tuition fee increase into consideration when you estimate your fees for a degree. The amount due in future years is a percentage of the full-time annual tuition fee that is set for the academic year.
Successful applicants receiving an unconditional offer will be asked to pay a deposit to secure their place on the programme.
LLM deposit = £1000
Postgraduate Certificate in Law deposit = £500
The deposit amount will be deducted from the first tuition fee instalment you pay.
September 2025 applicants
The deposit must be paid within 28 days of the date that the unconditional offer was made or by 09 August 2025, whichever is sooner.
January 2026 applicants
The deposit must be paid within 28 days of the date that the unconditional offer was made or by 04 December 2025, whichever is sooner.
Payment method
Deposit fees can be paid by credit/debit card (all major cards accepted) online using ePay, the University's online payment system.
Pay Postgraduate Certificate in Law deposit
If you are unable to pay online by credit/debit card, please contact us for alternative methods of payment.
Non payment of the deposit
If we do not receive the deposit by the deadline, your application will be withdrawn without further notice. It is therefore essential that you have funding for your deposit when applying.
Deferrals
If you need to defer the start of your studies, your deposit will be carried forward by the University to your deferred start date. The deposit must have been paid before a deferral is agreed.
Please note that you can only defer once and you can only defer until the next available start date.
Please contact us for more detailed information about deferring your offer.
Refund policy
If you should withdraw your acceptance of offer within 14 days of paying the deposit, you should contact us and a full refund will be made. Refunds will not be made after this period, unless there is an evidenced case of serious medical injury or illness that would make studies impossible in the coming year.
All requests for a refund must be made in writing (by letter or email) to the online learning team by 1 October (September start date) or 1 February (January start date) of the intended year of entry.
Applicants who have deferred their offer and subsequently decline their offer will not have their deposit refunded.
If an applicant applies again in a future year and receives an unconditional offer, a new deposit will be payable.
The University of Edinburgh offers a 10% scholarship in postgraduate degree tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Edinburgh (Please note some programmes are excluded from the Graduate Scholarship Scheme and you should check the list of programmes not covered by this scholarship before applying).
Find out more about the Graduate Scholarship Scheme
The University accepts a range of payment methods and tuition fees can be paid in full or in instalments.
Your LLM tuition fees can be paid on your behalf by a sponsor such as your employer. You will need to provide the Fees and Student Support Team with evidence of the award.
Who can be a sponsor?
A sponsor may be:
- Employer
- Government agencies
- Charitable trusts
- International government and agencies
- Foundations
- Not-for-profit organisations
- Overseas institutions
A sponsor is not a friend or family member who has agreed to pay your fees.
What you need to do
If your fees are being paid on your behalf by a sponsor, you need to provide the Fees and Student Support Team with evidence of the award on official headed paper including:
- details of to whom and where any invoice should be sent
- confirmation of amount or whether sponsor has agreed to pay all or part of the fees
The Scholarships and Student funding department provide detailed information about the University's tuition fee policy.
Contact us
If you have any questions about the tuition fees please don't hesitate to contact us.
