Last updated on January 17th, 2024 at 08:38 am
In this article, we shall tell you about the new cost of degree courses in Kenya (after the fees was revised) for different degree programmes.
Read on if you are preparing to join university and you want to have an idea of the investment needed.
Cost of degree courses in Kenya
Fee for medicine related degree in Kenya
Cost of medicine degree in Kenya
On average you pay Kshs. 315000 to Kshs.635000 per year (depending on the university you’ll be studying at).
Here is a sampling of the fees at some of the universities offering the course:
- Medicine and surgery fees in the University of Nairobi- Ksh630,000.00 every year
- Medicine and surgery fees in KU- Kshs. 612,000.00
- Medicine and surgery at JKUAT- Kshs. 612,000.00
- Maseno University Medical Degree programme- Kshs. 612,000.00
- Moi University-Kshs.612000.00
- Mount Kenya university-Kshs. Sh510,000.00
- Uzima University-Kshs. Sh592,500.00
- Kisii University -Kshs.461,120.00
- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology(MUST)- Kshs.306,000.00
Cost of Dentistry degree in Kenya
- University of Nairobi Dental school- Kshs.576000.00
- Moi University Dental school-Kshs. 612000.00
Cost of degree in pharmacy in Kenya
- Kenyatta University–Kshs.428,400.00 (per year)
- Maseno University-Kshs.428,400.00 (per year)
- Kisii University-Kshs. 418,770.00(per year)
- University of Nairobi-Kshs. 413,950.00 (annually)
Cost of engineering degree in Kenya
- University of Nairobi-Kshs. 374,850.00 (annually)
- JKUAT- Kshs. 336,600.00 (annually)
- University of Eldoret- Kshs. 336,600.00 (annually)
- Technical University of Kenya(TUK) – Kshs. 300,000 per year
- Technical University of Mombasa(TUM) – Kshs. 302,940 per year
Cost of law degree in Kenya
For a law degree, the cost is as follows in some of the universities offering the programme:
- MKU – Kshs. 170,000.00 annually
- Moi University-Kshs. 183,600.00 (per year)
- Egerton University-Kshs. 214,700.00 (per year)
- University of Nairobi-Kshs. 221,850.00 (annually)
- Kenyatta University-Kshs. 183,600.00 (per year)
- Daystar University- Kshs. 335,000.00 (per year)
- Africa Nazarene University- Kshs. 269,250.00 (per year)
- Kabarak University- Kshs. 256,250.00 (per year)
Cost of degree courses in Kenya continued
Cheap degree courses in Kenya
Overall, it appears that some of cheapest degree courses in Kenya are Arts and social sciences.
Here is a sampling of the few per year for a selection of these degree courses.
Cost of a degree in journalism in Kenya
Public universities
Cost of doing a degree in journalism at Kisii University- Kshs. 153,000.00 per year
Cost of doing a degree in journalism at Maasai Mara University – Kshs. 153,000.00 per year
Cost of doing a degree in journalism at Meru University (of science & technology)- Kshs. 153,000.00 per year
Cost of doing a degree in journalism at University of Nairobi- Kshs. 240,550.00 per year
Cost of doing a degree in journalism at Egerton- Kshs. 233,440.00 per year
Cost of doing a degree in journalism at Kenyatta University- Kshs. 204000.00 per year
Cost of doing a degree in journalism at JKUAT-Kshs. 204000.00 per year
Cost of doing a degree in journalism at Private universities
Annual fee at MKU (Mt Kenya University)- Kshs. 105,000.00 per year
Annual fee at Zetech University- Kshs. 142,600.00 per year
Annual fee at KCA University- Kshs. 133,790.00 per year
Other cheap degree courses in Kenya
Bachelor of Arts-International Relations
Cost of doing a Bachelor of Arts-International Relations at University of Nairobi- Kshs. 539,000 (total so fee per semester is about Kshs. 67,400.00)
Cost of doing a Bachelor of Arts-International Relations at Chuka University- fee per semester is between Kshs. 34000.00 to Kshs.50000.00
Bachelor of Education-Early Childhood Education
Cost of doing a Bachelor of Education-Early Childhood Education at Kibabii University- fee per year is about Kshs.55,000.00
Cost of doing a Bachelor of Education-Early Childhood Education at Kenyatta University- fee per year is about Kshs.70,000.00
Bachelor of Education(Options: Science, Arts, Primary Education, and Special Needs)
Cost of doing a Bachelor of Education At Embu University- fee per year is about Kshs.42,000.00
Cost of doing a Bachelor of Education At Kirinyaga University- fee per year is about Kshs.46,000.00
Bachelor in Commerce(BCom) Options: Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Supply chain management, Entrepreneurship option, Human Resource Management, and Insurance/risk management)
Cost of doing a Bachelor in Commerce(BCom) At Kenyatta University – fee per year is about Kshs.75,000.00
Cost of doing a Bachelor in Commerce(BCom) At Pwani University – fee per year is about Kshs.50,000.00
Cost of doing a Bachelor in Commerce(BCom) At Meru University – fee per year is about Kshs.40,000.00
More about cost of degree courses in Kenya
Remember that while what we have indicated is the fee in total, parents/sponsors/guardians are only required to pay a small fraction(depending on which category you, the learner, is placed into by the HEF government funding system for higher education in Kenya).
Below is a further analysis showing how much you or your household will contribute (after the government portion is factored in)
Cost of degree courses in Kenya- further analysis
Dental Surgery degree
Per year total
Moi University- Kshs. 612,000.00 per year
University of Nairobi (UoN)- Kshs 521, 840. 00 per year
Per year parent(own) contribution- assuming you’re put in the needy category
Moi University- Kshs. 42,840.00 per year
University of Nairobi (UoN)- Kshs.36,473.50 per year
The government funds the balance in form of capitation and scholarship and loans
Bachelors degree in Law(LL.b)
Per year total
Moi University- Kshs. 183600.00 per year
Maseno University- Kshs. 183600.00 per year
Embu University- Kshs. 183600.00 per year
Chuka University- Kshs. 183600.00 per year
Per year parent(own) contribution- assuming you’re put in the needy category
Moi University- Kshs. 12852.00 per year
Maseno University- Kshs. 12852.00 per year
Embu University- Kshs. 12852.00 per year
Chuka University- Kshs. 12852.00 per year
The governments funds the balance in form of capitation and scholarship and loans
Bachelors of Pharmacy
Per year total
University of Nairobi (UoN)- Kshs 413,950.00 per year
Per year parent(own) contribution- assuming you’re put in the needy category
University of Nairobi (UoN)- Kshs 28, 976.50 per year
Bachelors of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
Per year total
Egerton University -Kshs 312,340.00 per year
Per year parent(own) contribution- assuming you’re put in the needy category
University of Nairobi (UoN)- Kshs 21, 863.80 per year
Bachelor of Science (BSc.) Nursing
Per year total
Moi University -Kshs 275,400.00 per year
South Eastern University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Pwani University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Embu University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Kabianga University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Murang’a University of Technology(MUT) -Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Kenyatta University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Kaimosi Friends University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Maseno University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Masinde Muliro University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Maasai Mara University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Kirinyaga University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Kibabii University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Chuka University-Kshs 275,400.00 per year
Per year parent(own) contribution- assuming you’re put in the needy category
In all the above universities- Kshs 19,278.00 per year
Degree in education(Arts)
Per year total
KU- Sh183, 600
University of Nairobi (UoN)- Kshs Sh223, 550.00 per year
Moi University – Kshs. 244, 800.00 per year
Egerton University –Kshs. 214, 700.00.00 per year
Per year parent(own) contribution- assuming you’re put in the needy category
- KU- Kshs. 12, 852.00 per year
- University of Nairobi (UoN)- Kshs 15,648.50 per year
- Moi University – Kshs. 17,136.00 per year
There are several other public universities teaching the course at Kshs.12,852.00/year including:
- Kaimosi Friends university
- Garissa university
- Chuka university
- Kibabii university
- Kirinyaga university
- Maasai Mara university
- Laikipia university
- Bomet university
Architecture Building Construction
Per year total
TUM (Technical University of Mombasa)- Kshs.275,400.00
Per year parent(own) contribution- assuming you’re put in the needy category
- TUM- Kshs. 19,278.00 per year
- JKUAT- Kshs 25,704.00 per year
- UoN – Kshs. 24,335.50 per year
- KU- Kshs. 21,420.00 per year
Of course, for private universities, you can only get a loan so you might have to dig deeper into your pockets.
Indeed, it is safe to say you could have to pay everything from your coffers, if you’re studying at a private university because the loan could be a 50-50 thing.
And don’t forget you may be even luckier if you’re put into the vulnerable or extremely needy categories(there’s 100% funding-loans and scholarships for these two groups)