Tuition and funding options

The University of Sydney tuition varies by program offering. The two charts below compare tuition costs for the Master of Data Science (Online), the Graduate Diploma in Data Science (Online), and the Graduate Certificate in Data Science (Online).

Tuition fees are subject to annual increase each year of your study, effective at the start of each calendar year.

Tuition cost for domestic students

Online offeringsCredit pointsTotal indicative cost
Master
72
A$59,250
Graduate Diploma
48
A$39,500
Graduate Certificate
24
A$19,750

Cost per credit point: A$822.92

Tuition cost for international students

Online offeringsCredit pointsTotal indicative cost
Master
72
A$79,500
Graduate Diploma
48
A$53,000
Graduate Certificate
24
A$26,500

Cost per credit point: A$1,104.17

Annual student services and amenities fee: SSAF rates

Funding options

You may be eligible to apply for student aid and private scholarship opportunities to help fund your postgraduate education. Use these resources below for more information about available funding options.

FEE-HELP loan

When you attend the University of Sydney as a domestic student, you can apply to receive a FEE-HELP loan to pay all or part of your tuition fees.

The FEE-HELP loan does not cover costs like accommodation, laptops or textbooks.

Learn more about the FEE-HELP loan application and eligibility.

SA-HELP loan

The SA-HELP is a loan you can use to pay your student services and amenities fee.

To qualify for your SA-HELP or FEE-HELP loan, you must be:

  • an Australia citizen who will study at least one unit of your course of study in Australia, or
  • a permanent humanitarian visa holder or an eligible former permanent humanitarian visa holder who studies the entire course while living in Australia, or
  • a New Zealand Special Category Visa (SCV) holder who meets the long term residency requirements and who studies the entire course while living in Australia, and
  • be enrolled in a higher education course at a provider that offers HELP loans.

Learn more about the SA-HELP loan application and eligibility.