Most universities in Nigeria have postgraduate schools that offer various postgraduate programs including Post Graduate diploma, Master’s program and PHDs. While a lot of people prefer to go outside the country to pursue their Master’s degree, Nigeria universities provide a cheaper and relatively easier option for master’s programs. There are lots of Master’s programs available in Nigeria. Most of the courses available in the undergraduate level are also available in Master’s degree. The universities min Nigeria offer various degrees including M.Sc., M.Phil. M.BA, etc.

Master’s degree are in two different categories – academic and professional. Academic masters is the most common type of master’s degree in Nigeria. With academic masters, you can easily apply for doctorate degree after the program. This type of program is usually pursued by people looking to go into academic line. Professional masters is designed for people in the industry that needs to learn more about their chosen field. Usually, a professional master’s degree holder cannot apply for doctorate degrees except he or she applies for an academic master’s degree first. Professional masters degrees are more expensive than academic master’s degree. They are usually shorter than academic master’s degree and span between 1 – 2 years.

Check out the cost of obtaining a Master’s Degrees in the following Universities in Nigeria:

Cost of Master’s Degrees in Obafemi Awolowo University
PROFESSIONAL MASTERS

Agric, Pharmacy, Tech – N130, 000
Clinical Sci. & Basic Medical – N150, 000
Cost of Master’s Degrees in Covenant University in 2018

Sc. Accounting – N750, 000 per session
Sc./MBA/M.Phil. Business Administration and Marketing (Regular)–N750, 000 per session
Sc./MBA/M.Phil. Business Administration and Marketing (Executive)–N1, 500, 000 per session
Sc. Economics/Banking and Finance – N650, 000 per session
MIRM/M/Phil. Information Resource Management – N600, 000 per session
MA Mass Communications – N600, 000 per session
Sc./M/Phil. Political Science & Public Administration – N600, 000 per session
MA History and International Studies – N600, 000 per session
Sc./M.Phil. Languages and Literary Studies– N600, 000 per session
Sc./M.Phil. Computer Science – N750, 000 per session
Sc./M.Phil. Chemical and Environmental Science – N600, 000 per session
Sc./M.Phil. Bio Science and Biotech – N600, 000 per session
Sc./M.Phil. Languages and Literary Studies– N600, 000 per session
Sc. Nursing – N750, 000 per session
Sc./M.Phil. Pure and Allied Health– N750, 000 per session
Sc./M.Phil. Agriculture and Industrial Technology– N600, 000 per session
Cost of Master’s Degrees in University of Ilorin
Agric Extension

Faculty of Environmental Science: N274,500
Faculty of Law: N274, 500
Faculty of Management Sciences: N304, 500
Faculty of Life Sciences: N254, 500
Faculty of Pharmacy: N304, 500
Faculty of Physical Sciences: N285, 000
Faculty of Sch. of Basic Med. Sciences: N284, 500
Faculty of Sch. of Dentistry: N274, 500
Faculty of Sch. of Medicine: N344,500
Faculty of Social Sciences: N254, 500
MBA: At least N430,000
Cost of Master’s Degrees in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
While a Master’s Programme in the Sciences will cost about N510, 000 in tuition, Management Sciences will cost N455, 000, while a PGD student will be paying N405, 000 at the end of the final semester.

FACULTY OF ARTS

PGD in ICT Policy – N75,000
Masters in ICT Policy – N80,000
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Sc Process Engineering (MPE) 2 Sessions – N150,000
Sc Chemical Engineering (1 Session) – N75,000
PGD Chemical Engineering (1 Sessions) – N75,000
Sc Civil Engineering|1 Sessions|- N75,000
Sc Structural Engineering|1 Sessions| – N75,000
Sc Water Resources and Environmental Engineering – N75,000
Sc Highway and Traffic Engineering|1 Sessions| – N75,000
Sc Electrical/Electronic Engineering|1 Sessions| – N75,000
Sc Mechanical Engineering|1 Sessions| – N75,000
PGD Electrical/Electronic Engineering|1 Sessions| – -N75,000
Master of Geo-informatics|1 Sessions|N75,000
SC MET & MAT |1 Sessions| – N75,000.00
PGD MET & MAT Engineering|2 Sessions|N75,000.00
PGD Geo-informatics|1 Session plus one Semester for Project and fieldwork| – N60,000.00
Sc Geology – N150, 000 (Tuition) And N60,000 (Field Work)
Sc Geophysics – N90,000 (Tuition) And N60,000 (Field Work)
FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Masters of Aquatic Resources and Pollution Management – N75,000
Masters of Natural Resources – N75,000
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Sc Public Health (Community Health) 2 Sessions – N150,000
All other courses in the College of Medicine pay N90,000 as tuitions excluding departmental charges which vary per department/course.
Pharmaceutical Chemistry – N90, 000
Masters in Architecture|1 Sessions | – N120,000
Master of Landscape Architecture|1 Sessions | – N120,000
Sc Project Management|Building| 2 Sessions | – N150,000
PGD Environmental Design|Estate Management|3 Semesters|N65,000
Sc Urban and Regional Planning|1 Sessions | – N75,000
Masters of Facility Management – N150,000 Per session
sc Construction Management- |1 Sessions | – N75,000
FACULTY OF LAW

Masters Degree in Humanitarian and Refugee Studies| 4 Semesters| N90,000
Masters in International Law and Diplomacy (MILD)| 2 Sessions| – N100,000
Master of Law (LLM) |2 Sessions| – N150,000 (Part Time)
Master of Law (LLM)|1 Sessions| – N150,000.00 (Full Time)
Masters in Dispute Resolution (4 semesters) – N1.6 million naira
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Sc Mass Communication|2 Sessions| – N75,000
PGD Mass Communication |3 Semesters| – N100,000
Sc Economics |4 Semesters| – N75,000
PGD Economics |3 Semesters| – N90,000
Sc Geographic Information Systems|2 Sessions| – N120,000
PGD Geographic Information Systems |2 Semesters| – N75,000
Sc Transport Management and Planning |3 Semesters| – N120,000
PGD Transport Management and Planning |2 Semesters| – N120,000
SC Political Science |3 Semesters| – N90,000.00
Master of Public Administration (MPA) |2 Semesters| – N112,000
Master of Public and International Affairs (MPIA) |2 Semesters| – N112,000
Master in Managerial Psychology |4 Semesters| – N150,000
Sc Psychology |2 Semesters|N75,000
Sc Sociology |2 Semesters|N75,000
Note that the list only includes tuition fees of some of the most sought after universities in the country.