Master of Business Administration 

at Queen's University Belfast, Belfast

To get into the Queen’s University of Belfast, the applicants should submit an equivalent of 2:1 Honors degree or equivalent qualification. Work experience is required to get into this course and a minimum of 3 years’ of professional experience is required. For international students, the tuition fee is £28,000 for an academic year.

For MBA course at Queen's Uni Belfast, the tuition fees is GBP 28,000. A few of the scholarships that are offered to postgraduate international students are the Early Confirmation Award, International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship, Queen’s Business School Scholarship for South Asia (Indian students).

The duration of Queen’s University Belfast International MBA is one year. Additionally, the university offers Queen's Business School scholarship to international students of GBP 6,000 (Around INR 7 lakh). MBA course at QUB is this course is AMBA accredited. This program of the university is accredited. A few of the highlights of this course are:

• Industry Links: Students spend their time working with the client organisation to deliver effective solutions. As part of a team, QUB students work with partners from the industry to solve practical business challenges, incorporating ideas from class, and preparing an Executive Board presentation at the end
• Career Development: QUB students are offered career services like one-on-one coaching, personal CV analysis, interview skills training, and career advice. Also, a year-long programme of workshops provides training in personal development, challenging conversations, coaching and conflict resolution, etc.

The duration of the QUB MBA course is one-year for a full-time course. For international students, the tuition fee is £28,000 for 2025 (Around INR 29.5 lakh). This MBA course is AMBA accredited. Fewer than 300 business schools globally hold this prestigious award. In Global MBA rankings, QUB ranks at #201-250 in 2025. Furthermore, this course has been ranked in the Top 40 in the world by Corporate Knights as a part of its 2023 Better World MBA ranking.

Some of the reasons to choose Queen’s University of Belfast for higher studies are:

• It is one of the most beautiful universities in the UK, as per Times Higher Education 2023
• Northern Island where QUB is situated has the lowest student living costs in the UK, as per Save the Student National Student Money Survey 2023
• QUB is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of 24 UK research-intensive universities

The acceptance rate of QUB is around 31%. This acceptance rate has been sourced from the unofficial sources and is subject to vary. Looking at the acceptance rate, it can be considered that this university is a fairly competitive university to get into. Hence, students with a exceptional academic records and who meet the entry requirements have a higher chance of getting admission. The general academic requirements of QUB that students have to meet are having passed Class 12 with minimum percentage overall and subject-wise for getting into UG courses. For admission to PG courses, the applicants require a bachelor’s degree.

QUB ranking in the world in Times Higher Education ranking is #201-250. This university ranked in the same position in 2024 too. So, THE World University Rankings, QUB has managed to stay among the Top 300 Universities in the world. Parameters considered for the rankings are research environment, research quality, industry, international outlook, and teaching.

As per QS World Uni rankings Queens University Belfast ranks at 199 in 2026. This means that the university ranks among Top 200 Universities. Also in 2025 QS rankings QUB ranks at 206. It can be said that QUB rank has improved.

The duration of Queen's University Belfast MSc in Finance course is 1 year. Also, note that, according to Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, QUB is ranked third in the UK for Graduate Prospects in Finance. Graduate of this course have secured roles in the companies like Deloitte, PwC, Morgan Stanley, Citi, etc. A minimum 55% in a 2.2 Honors degree is required. A bachelor's degree with a 53% - 55% is accepted from Indian applicants.

The Queen’s University Belfast Course tuition fees payable by international applicants depends on the programme and course type. Fee rates depends on criteria like:

• Classroom-based courses
• Lab-based or courses with workshop component
• Pre-clinical elements involved in medical courses
• Clinical elements involved in medical courses
• BDS Dentistry composite fee per annum (over 5 years)

In general, international applicants can expect their tuition fee to fall between these ranges as per their chosen programme and course:

Tuition fee is subject to a 2% increase each year along with some additional charges. It is recommended that the students visit official website for current academic year fee structure.