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Nursing & Allied Health degrees abroad

The rare degrees where global demand outruns supply — with registration, work rights and settlement pathways attached to the qualification itself.

Why study nursing & allied health abroad

No subject in our catalog connects study to employment more directly than nursing and allied health. Ageing populations have left the UK, Australia and Canada with structural shortages of nurses, physiotherapists and allied professionals — shortages written into their immigration systems, where health occupations sit on priority lists with generous post-study and settlement routes. A nursing graduate abroad typically walks into registration, employment and multi-year work rights in a way no business graduate can match.

The degrees are professional from day one: accredited programmes interleave university study with clinical placements in real hospitals, and graduation leads to registration with the national regulator — the NMC in the UK, AHPRA in Australia. Entry wants Biology or health-science background and solid English (regulators set their own IELTS bars, usually above university minimums). For students motivated by secure, meaningful, mobile work — and families weighing fees against outcomes — this is consistently the strongest cost-to-career equation we place.

Careers these degrees lead to

  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Registered Nurse
  • Nurse Educator
  • Epidemiologist
  • Public Health Officer
  • Health Policy Analyst
  • Community Health Nurse
  • Public Health Nurse

Where you can study it

Undergraduate nursing & allied health courses

12 undergraduate programmes, each with entry requirements, modules, tuition and intakes — and free application support on every one.

Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate3 years

BHSc Health Sciences

University of Auckland

Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Indicative tuition
NZ$45,500 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate5 years

BNurs Nursing

University of Hong Kong

Location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Indicative tuition
HK$182,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate4 years

BNurs (Integrated) Nursing

McGill University

Location
Montreal, Canada
Indicative tuition
C$45,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate3 years

BNurs Nursing

Monash University

Location
Melbourne, Australia
Indicative tuition
A$45,900 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate4 years

BS Health Science

Northeastern University

Location
Boston, United States
Indicative tuition
$63,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate4 years

BSN Nursing

Northeastern University

Location
Boston, United States
Indicative tuition
$63,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate4 years

BS Nursing

Purdue University

Location
West Lafayette, United States
Indicative tuition
$31,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate3 years

BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing

Coventry University

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Location
Coventry, United Kingdom
Indicative tuition
£17,100 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate4 years

BSc (Hons) General Nursing

University College Dublin

Location
Dublin, Ireland
Indicative tuition
€25,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate3 years

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy

Coventry University

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Location
Coventry, United Kingdom
Indicative tuition
£20,050 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate3 years

BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult)

University of Roehampton

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Location
London, United Kingdom
Indicative tuition
£18,500 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Undergraduate3 years

BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Health

University of Roehampton

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Location
London, United Kingdom
Indicative tuition
£17,000 / year

Postgraduate nursing & allied health courses

8 postgraduate programmes, each with entry requirements, modules, tuition and intakes — and free application support on every one.

Nursing & Allied Health
Postgraduate1 year

MNurs Nursing

University of Auckland

Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Indicative tuition
NZ$55,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Postgraduate1 year

MNurs Nursing

University of Hong Kong

Location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Indicative tuition
HK$186,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Postgraduate2 years

Master of Nursing Nursing

University of Sydney

Location
Sydney, Australia
Indicative tuition
A$51,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Postgraduate1 year

MPH Public Health

University of Hong Kong

Location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Indicative tuition
HK$210,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Postgraduate1.5 years

MPH Public Health

Universiti Malaya

Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Indicative tuition
RM 45,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Postgraduate2 years

MPH Public Health

University of Melbourne

Location
Melbourne, Australia
Indicative tuition
A$49,500 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Postgraduate2 years

MSc International Health

Heidelberg University

Location
Heidelberg, Germany
Indicative tuition
€12,000 / year
Nursing & Allied Health
Postgraduate1 year

MSc Public Health

University of Roehampton

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Location
London, United Kingdom
Indicative tuition
£17,500 / year

Not sure which course fits?

Tell us your grades, budget and preferred countries, and a counsellor will shortlist thenursing & allied health programmes you would genuinely get into — then handle the application with you. Free, from first call to enrolment.

Find your university in 90 seconds

Answer a few questions and we will show you where you stand, then a Tutopiya counsellor takes it from there.

Step 1

⏱ About 90 seconds

SGD 50 in total, charged as 2 monthly instalments of SGD 25. University tuition is separate and paid directly to the university.

Frequently asked questions

Studying nursing & allied health abroad — what students ask us most.

Can I work as a nurse at home or elsewhere after training abroad?

Nursing registration is national, so plan the sequence: a UK or Australian nursing degree registers you there first (NMC or AHPRA), and other countries — including Gulf states actively recruiting internationally-trained nurses — then recognise that registration through their own licensing steps. Returning to practise in Sri Lanka, India or Singapore involves the home regulator's process for foreign-trained nurses. The qualification travels well; the paperwork is per-country, and worth mapping before you choose where to train.

What are the entry requirements for nursing abroad?

Academically moderate, linguistically strict. Universities typically want good passes including Biology or a health-related subject — bars sit below medicine and often below biomedical science. English is the real gate: nursing regulators commonly require IELTS around 7.0 (or the OET equivalent) for registration, above the 6.0–6.5 universities ask for admission. Some programmes also require health clearances and police checks before clinical placements. Strong, caring students with mid-range grades are exactly who this route serves.

Is nursing abroad worth the fees compared with training at home?

Run the numbers and it usually argues for itself: nursing tuition sits at the lower end of international fees, clinical placements are built in rather than costed separately, and graduate nurses in the UK or Australia start earning in hard currency immediately, with health roles carrying priority visa and settlement treatment. Against home training, you're buying registration in a high-wage system plus international mobility. For families financing through loans, nursing's near-certain employment makes it one of the safest repayment propositions in this catalog.

What does the placement service cost?

A flat SGD 50, billed as two monthly instalments of SGD 25. That covers everything: counselling, university matching, application support and guidance right up to your offer. There are no hidden extras, no agent fees and no commission on your tuition, because our counselling is funded by our university partners, the SGD 50 only covers administration. Separately, you pay the university’s own tuition or semester fees directly to the university after you accept your offer.

What exactly do you help with?

Everything from start to finish: understanding your options, shortlisting the right programme, preparing your application and personal statement, submitting to the university, and guiding you through the offer, enrolment and visa paperwork, all with a dedicated counsellor.

Which universities can you place me into?

We place students into a range of UK and international universities, and we shortlist the best-fit options for your grades, budget and goals rather than pushing a single school. On some pages we run dedicated SGD 50 placement drives for a specific partner university, and we are always adding more partners. Tell us your goals and your counsellor will map out your options.