Why does it cost so fucking much?

I'm looking into some MSc Finance programs at top UK universities - Since that's where I'm from and would love to do some time back over there - but every bloody university charges a ridiculous price for their programs, for example Oxford want 30K GBP, Imperial seem to want 23K Cambridge are the only ones who charge less but even then it's a lot more expensive than the other programs.

Just look at this link:

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/whatcanyo…

Every course is around 3K and then all of a sudden if it has the word 'finance' the price goes up 7 fold.......can anyone explain wtf is happening here?

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Supply and demand issues. Few unis with "pedigree", loads of qualified candidates chasing those MSc Finance.

If you are British you would do well looking at Europe: Rotterdam, St. Gallen, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm... they have very good masters in finance ranging from 0 to a couple of thousand euros. Education is free for European nationals in Northern Europe.

Having said that, you won't be able to brag much if you didn't go to Oxbridge.

 

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