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For undergraduate study, the typical published international fee is £16,000 a year at Cardiff Metropolitan University and £30,160 at University of St Andrews: Cardiff Metropolitan University is about £14,160 a year cheaper. For postgraduate study, the typical published international fee is £17,600 a year at Cardiff Metropolitan University and £27,200 at University of St Andrews: Cardiff Metropolitan University is about £9,600 a year cheaper. These are medians of the international tuition fees each university publishes for its courses; the fee for a specific course is on its course page.

Both universities teach 21 subject areas: Teacher Training, Economics, Politics & International Relations, Media & Film Studies, Computer Science, Marketing, Business & Management (General), Management, Psychology (General), Education Studies, Finance & Actuarial Science, Childhood & Youth Studies and 9 more.

Economics graduates earn a median £25,500 three years after graduating from Cardiff Metropolitan University, and £39,000 from University of St Andrews. Student satisfaction with teaching is 88% at Cardiff Metropolitan University and 93% at University of St Andrews. Figures are medians across each university's undergraduate courses in the subject, from Discover Uni.

University of St Andrews lists 1,157 courses on CourseOptions and Cardiff Metropolitan University lists 321 courses.

Cardiff Metropolitan University teaches 31 subject areas that University of St Andrews does not, including Sport & Exercise Sciences, Hospitality, Events & Tourism, Design & Fashion, Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Accounting, Social Work, Film Production & Cinematography, Health & Social Care and 23 more.

University of St Andrews teaches 43 subject areas that Cardiff Metropolitan University does not, including African & Middle Eastern Studies, French, German & Scandinavian Studies, Italian, History, Ancient Languages, Classical Studies, History of Art & Design and 35 more.