
Study in Manchester
The UK's biggest student population outside London, a music and football city, and a tech sector second only to the capital.
Universities in Manchester
- University of Manchester
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- University of Salford
- Royal Northern College of Music
Where students live
Fallowfield and Withington for student housing; Ancoats and the Northern Quarter for postgraduates. Rooms cost £550 to £850 for a room.
Getting around
Metrolink trams, buses and a direct airport with flights across Asia and the Gulf.
Part-time work
Media City, the NHS, retail at the Trafford Centre and hospitality. 20 hours a week in term time, full time in vacations.
Manchester in three facts
Around 100,000 students across the city.
Birthplace of the industrial revolution and the computer.
Two Premier League clubs and one of Europe's largest students' union buildings.
Thinking about Manchester?
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