Top 10 Mathematics Masters Degree Courses In The UK & Europe

Top 10 Mathematics Masters Degree Studying STEM subjects at the postgraduate level is becoming increasingly popular.

A masters course in Mathematics can lead to exciting careers in almost every industry and mathematicians are in particular demand in the financial and IT sectors.

Here is our selection of 10 of the best Mathematics Masters Degree Courses in the UK and Europe.*

MSc in Mathematical Sciences – University of Oxford

Tuition fees: £13,970 for UK and £36,000 for international students.
What you will study: This is a flexible and wide-ranging MSc in Mathematical Sciences covering a huge array of subjects within Mathematics. Areas that students can study include Algebra, Genetics, Cryptography and Mathematical Geoscience. Students complete the course in nine months on a full-time study basis.

Part III Master of Advanced Study (MASt) in Mathematics or Master of Mathematics (MMath) – University of Cambridge

Tuition fees: See the website for further details.
What you will study: Students coming from outside of the University of Cambridge gain a Master of Advanced Study (MASt) in Mathematics and those continuing from their undergraduate degree at the University of Cambridge gain a Master of Mathematics (MMath) instead. There is no difference between the two qualifications and the course is known as Part III. The course is full-time and is usually completed in nine months.

Masters in Mathematics – ETH Zurich

Tuition fees: CHF 730 per semester.
What you will study: This Masters in Mathematics at ETH Zurich in Switzerland is completed in one and a half years with full-time study and students work in English. There are four focus areas – Insurance Mathematics and Financial Engineering, Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing, Statistics, and Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimisation.

MSc in Pure Mathematics – Imperial College London

Tuition fees: £13,500 total cost for UK students / £34,350 total cost for all international and EU students. £6,900 per year for part-time UK students / £17,175 per year for part-time overseas students.
What you will study: Modules at Imperial College London include Complex Manifolds, Random Matrices, Analytic Methods in Partial Differential Equations, and Modular Forms. The course takes one year to complete with full-time study, and two years of part-time study.

MSc in Mathematics – EPFL

Tuition fees: CHF 630 per semester for all students.
What you will study: This course at EPFL in Switzerland is conducted in English and takes one and a half years to complete with full-time study. Modules include Riemann Surfaces, Mathematical Modelling of Behaviour, and Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws.

MSc in Mathematics – University of Warwick

Tuition fees: £11,600 for full-time UK students in 2024-25 / £33,340 for international students, including EU students, in 2024-25.
What you will study: This is a one-year, full-time course at the University of Warwick, and students can complete a range of modules including Differential Geometry, Analytic Number Theory, and Brownian Motion.

MSc in Mathematics – University of St Andrews

Tuition fees: £11,680 for UK students starting in 2024 / £25,880 for international students.
What you will study: On this MSc in Mathematics at the University of St Andrews, students will learn subjects including Financial Mathematics, Fractal Geometry and Number Theory. The duration of this course is one year for full-time students.

MSc in Mathematics Sciences – University of Bristol

Tuition fees: £15,300 per year for full-time UK students / £33,100 per year for full-time international students.
What you will study: Students on the MSc in Mathematical Sciences at the University of Bristol will gain increased understanding of mathematical theory and be equipped with fundamental skills in the modelling and analysis of problems.

MSc in Financial Mathematics – UCL

Tuition fees: Visit the website for more information.
What you will study: Modules at UCL include Statistical Methods and Data Analytics, Asset Pricing in Continuous Time, Stochastic Processes, and Applied Computational Finance. Part-time students complete the course in two years and full-time students take one year.

MSc in Pure Mathematics – University of Manchester

Tuition fees: £14,000 for full-time UK students / £30,000 for full-time international students, including EU students.
What you will study: This is a one year taught masters degree for students who wish to enhance their knowledge of postgraduate-level abstract mathematics. The MSc in Pure Mathematics comprises of the taught component, followed by a dissertation component. During the taught component of the course, students will usually take six units together with a research skills and project unit.

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Editor’s note: this blog was originally published in April 2019. The tuition fees have been updated in January 2024 to reflect the latest tuition fees; and the rankings have been updated to reflect the rankings information in more recent sources.

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