UK Courses for Nepali StudentsWhich subject to study in the UK from Nepal — fees, entry requirements and graduate salaries

There is no single best subject — the right course is the one your existing degree qualifies you for, that you can afford including living costs, and that leads to work you want. For Nepali students the highest-volume choices are business and management, computing and IT, nursing and healthcare, engineering, and data science. If your bachelor's is in a different field, look at conversion master's, which accept students from any discipline.

Nursing and healthcare has the clearest route because the NHS recruits continuously and the shortage occupation list keeps salary thresholds lower. Computing, data science and engineering also perform well. Bear in mind that staying to work needs either the Graduate Route, which is unrestricted, or a Skilled Worker visa, which needs a sponsoring employer and a salary at or above £38,700 unless the role is on the shortage list.

Postgraduate tuition typically runs £13,000 to £20,000 — roughly NPR 25 to 39 lakhs — with MBA and clinical programmes higher. On top of that UKVI requires maintenance of £1,171 per month outside London or £1,529 in London for up to nine months, plus a £558 visa fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge at £776 per year plus £388 for any remaining period of six months or less.

Often yes. Many UK universities accept a Medium of Instruction letter from Tribhuvan, Kathmandu, Pokhara or Purbanchal University, or NEB Grade 12 English marks, in place of IELTS. This is university policy rather than UKVI policy, so it varies by institution and sometimes by course. Nursing is the firm exception: NMC registration requires IELTS Academic 7.0 in reading, listening and speaking with 6.5 in writing, or OET Grade B, regardless.

Yes, at a substantial number of universities. Second division and 2.4 to 2.6 GPA profiles are routinely accepted by modern universities, particularly with relevant work experience or a strong statement of purpose. Russell Group institutions are far less likely to accept them. Send us your transcript and we will tell you which universities are realistic before you pay any application fee.

Twelve months full-time for a taught master's, including the dissertation, which is why UK master's degrees appeal to Nepali students — a two-year course elsewhere costs an extra year of tuition and living expenses. Visa leave covers the course plus about four months, so you are charged 1.5 years of Immigration Health Surcharge, not one.

Yes, through a conversion master's. Computing, data science, business analytics and law all offer programmes designed for graduates from unrelated backgrounds, usually adding a foundational term. Direct entry to a different specialist subject without a conversion route is unusual and depends on demonstrable relevant modules or work experience.

For most taught master's, no — a recognised bachelor's degree is enough. The exception is the MBA, where most reputable UK business schools expect two to three years of post-graduation professional experience, and some expect five. Programmes advertising an MBA with no experience requirement are usually MSc Management courses under a different name.