Explore Top Institutes in New Zealand
Select any Institutes to know more
AcademyEX
At academyEX, you’ll find Master’s degrees, micro-credentials, and hands-on workshops designed to help you lead AI adoption, drive sustainable innovation, and build high-performing teams. All delivered through flexible learning built for working professionals.
Master of Technological Futures
ButtonCourse duration
Complete in
14-18 months
Flexible study
Blended learning:
Online and in-person sessions
Research Masters
NZQA accredited,
Level 9 (180 Credits)
Master's in Business | Change and Organisational Resilience
ButtonCourse duration
Complete in
14-18 months*
Time commitment
3-5 hours of directed learning per week
Flexible study
Blended learning:
Online and in-person sessions
Research Masters
NZQA accredited,
Level 9 (180 Credits)
Auckland Institute of Studies
AIS is committed to ensuring all our students, whether from New Zealand or overseas, are equipped with everything they need to succeed, while studying for their qualifications, and beyond in the workplace.
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA)
ButtonDuration
12 months full-time
Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology (PGDIT)
ButtonDuration
12 months full-time
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
ButtonDuration
18 months full-time
Master of Information Technology (MIT)
ButtonThe programme comprises 180 credits of courses, with options for specialist topics, pathways, and completion options.
Duration
20 months full-time
Eastern Institute Of Technology, Hawke’s Bay Campus
The Eastern Institute of Technology is a government owned tertiary education institution with three campuses: Hawke’s Bay, Auckland, and Gisborne, New Zealand. It is also referred to as EIT Hawke's Bay, EIT Tairāwhiti, and EIT Auckland
Information Technology – Master Degree, Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate
ButtonLocation
Hawke's Bay Campus Auckland Campus International
Study Options
Online, Full-time, Part-time
Length
6-24 months full-time (depending upon qualification chosen)
Level
Level 8-9
Master of Professional Creative Practice
ButtonLocation
Tairāwhiti Campus in Gisborne International Hawke's Bay Campus
Study Options
Full-time, Part-time
Length
18-24 months full-time (depending on qualification chosen)
Level
Level 8-9
Master of Health Science
ButtonLocation
Hawke's Bay Campus International EIT Institute of Sport & Health (EIT ISH) Auckland Campus
Study Options
Online, Full-time, Part-time
Length
18 months full-time
Level
Level 9
Master of Nursing Science
ButtonLocation
Hawke's Bay Campus International
Study Options
Online, Full-time, Part-time
Length
18 months full-time or up to 6 years part-time
Level
Level 9
Wine Business and Innovation, Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or Masters
ButtonLocation
Hawke's Bay Campus International
Study Options
Online, Full-time, Part-time
Length
6-24 months full-time (depending upon qualification chosen)
Level
Level 8-9
Digital Business - Master Degree, Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate
ButtonLocation
Auckland Campus Hawke's Bay Campus International
Study Options
Full-time, Part-time
Length
6-24 months full-time (depending upon qualification chosen)
Level
Level 8-9
Future Skills Academy
Future Skills Academy is committed to helping you gain the skills and knowledge you need to take the next step. Find out about our services and support, below.
Master of Applied Management (Business Management)
ButtonCampus:
Auckland Central (Queen St)
Duration:
18 months full-time
Level:
Level 9
Credits:
180 credits
Master of Applied Management (Business Information Systems)
ButtonCampus:
Auckland Central (Queen St)
Duration:
18 months full-time
Level:
Level 9
Credits:
180 credits
IPU Tertiary Institute New Zealand
Institute of the Pacific United is a Japanese and New Zealand private tertiary educational institution based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Another network of the institute is International Pacific University, which was established in 2007 in Okayama, Japan.
New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC)
New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) is an NZQA Category 1 tertiary education provider with over 40 years' experience in providing internationally recognised qualifications to enable students to excel in their chosen field of study.
Master of Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood Education)
ButtonMethod:
Full-time
Mode:
Centre-based
Level:
9
Duration:
1.5 years (Full-time)
Credits:
180
Master of Education (Early Childhood Education)
ButtonMethod:
Full-time/Part-time
Mode:
Online & Blended Learning
Level:
9
Duration:
2 years (Full-time)
Credits:
240
Master of Early Childhood Education
ButtonMethod:
Full-time/Part-time
Mode:
Online & Blended Learning
Level:
9
Duration:
1.5 years (Full-time)
Credits:
180
Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood Education)
ButtonMethod:
Full-time - 1.33 years
Mode:
Centre-Based learning
Level:
7
Duration:
1.33 years (Full-time)
Credits:
160 Credits
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Nelson Campus (NMIT)
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is a public tertiary education institution at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. NMIT's main campus is in Nelson with other campuses in Blenheim, Marlborough, Woodbourne and Richmond.
Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic is a public New Zealand tertiary education institute, centred in Dunedin with additional campuses in Cromwell and Auckland.
Master of Visual Arts
ButtonDuration
1 Year
Full-time
2 Years
Part-time
Level
9
Credits
120
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee – see Fees section for more info.
Delivery
On campus
Distance
Location
Dunedin
Master of Applied Management
ButtonDuration
18 Months
Full-time
Level
9
Credits
180
*Scholarship applies - please see the Fees section /Tuition Fee $45,750
Delivery
On campus
Location
Auckland (international students only)
Master of Applied Science
ButtonDuration
18 Months
Full-time
3 Years
Part-time
Level
9
Credits
180
*Approximate first year tuition fee – see Fees section for more info.
Delivery
On campus
Location
Dunedin
Master of Professional Practice
ButtonDuration
18 Months
Full-time
Level
9
Credits
180
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee – see Fees section for more info.
Delivery
Work-based
Location
Distance
Master of Midwifery
ButtonDuration
2 Years
Full-time
4 Years
Part-time
Level
9
Credits
180
*Approximate first year tuition fee – see Fees section for more info.
Delivery
Online
Location
Online
Master of Applied Management
ButtonDuration
18 Months
Full-time
Level
9
Credits
180
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee - see Fees section for more info.
Delivery
On caus
Location
Dunedin
Master of Fine Arts
ButtonDuration
2 Years
Full-time
4 Years
Part-time
Level
9
Credits
240
*Approximate first year tuition fee – see Fees section for more info.
Delivery
On campus
Location
Dunedin
Master of Architecture
ButtonDuration
2 Years
Full-time
4 Years
Part-time
Level
9
Credits
240
*Approximate first year tuition fee – see Fees section for more info.
Delivery
On campus
Location
Dunedin
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
At Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, we are dedicated to empowering your journey towards success. With our wide range of qualifications, from post-graduate degrees to diplomas, certificates, and foundation-level courses, you have the perfect pathway to achieve your goals and become work-ready with the skills employers need.
Master of Applied Science
ButtonLocations Rotorua
Study options
1.5 years full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
Part-time study available
Total credits 180
Master of Management
ButtonLocations Rotorua
Study options
2 years full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
This qualification will take you 1 year, 18 months or 2 years (full-time) to complete depending on which pathway you select.
If you have already completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Management, you may already be part way there!
Part-time study available
Total credits 120-240
Master of Applied Professional Studies
ButtonLocations Rotorua, Tauranga
Study options
1.5 years full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
If you have already completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies (Mentoring and Leadership), you can finish this course in 16 weeks (full time).
Part-time study available
Total credits 180
Master of Applied Professional Studies (Adult Teaching)
ButtonLocations Rotorua, Tauranga
Study options
1.5 years full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
If you have already completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies (Adult Teaching), you can finish this course in 16 weeks (full time).
Part-time study available
Total credits 180
Master of Teaching Early Childhood Education
ButtonLocations Rotorua, Tauranga
Study options
1.5 years full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
Part-time study available
Total credits 180
Master of Applied Professional Studies
ButtonLocations Rotorua, Tauranga
Study options
1.5 years full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
If you have already completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies (Mentoring and Leadership), you can finish this course in 16 weeks (full time).
Part-time study available
Total credits 180
Master of Applied Science
ButtonLocations Rotorua
Study options
1.5 years full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
Part-time study available
Total credits 180
Master of Management
ButtonLocations Rotorua
Study options
2 years full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
This qualification will take you 1 year, 18 months or 2 years (full-time) to complete depending on which pathway you select.
If you have already completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Management, you may already be part way there!
Part-time study available
Total credits 120-240
Master of Teaching Early Childhood Education
ButtonLocations Rotorua, Tauranga
Study options
1.5 years full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
Part-time study available
Total credits 180
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Professional Studies (Adult Teaching)
ButtonLocations Rotorua, Tauranga
Study options
1 year full-time, including holidays (if applicable)
If you have already completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Professional Studies (Adult Teaching), you can finish this course in 19 weeks (full time).
Part-time study available
Total credits 120
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT)
The Southern Institute of Technology is a public tertiary education institution, established in 1971. It is one of New Zealand's largest institutions of technology, with 12,579 enrolees in 2021, contributing to a total of 4,768 Equivalent Full-Time students, 3,989 domestic, 933 International.
Master of Information Technology
ButtonQualification:
Masters
Level:
9
Credits:
180
Duration:
18 months full-time
Master of Applied Management
ButtonQualification:
Masters
Level:
9
Credits:
180
Duration:
18 months full-time.
Up to five years part-time.
Intakes are 17 weeks.
Master of Applied Health Sciences
ButtonQualification:
Masters
Level:
9
Credits:
180
Duration:
18 months full-time
Blended Delivery and part-time options available
Unitec Institute of Technology
Unitec is the largest institute of technology in Auckland, New Zealand. 16,844 students study programmes from certificate to postgraduate degree level across a range of subjects.
Master of Applied Technologies-Computing
ButtonLevel
9
Credits
180 (1.5 EFTS)
Campus
Mt Albert
Duration
Full-time for 18 months. Part-time options available.
Master of Applied Business
ButtonLevel
9
Credits
180 (1.5 EFTS)
Campus
Mt Albert
Duration
Full-time for 18 months. Part-time options available.
Master of Applied Practice (Social Practice)
ButtonLevel
9
Credits
180 (1.5 EFTS)
Campus
Waitākere
Duration
Full-time for 18 months or part-time for two to six years
Master of Applied Science | Biodiversity
ButtonLevel
9
Credits
180 (1.5 EFTS)
Campus
Mt Albert
Duration
Full-time for 18 months. Part-time options available.
Master of Architecture Professional
ButtonLevel
9
Credits
240 (2.0 EFTS)
Campus
Mt Albert
Duration
Full-time for 2 years or part-time options available
Master of Creative Practice
ButtonLevel
9
Credits
180 (1.5 EFTS)
Campus
Mt Albert
Duration
Full-time for 18 months or part-time for three years
Master of Landscape Architecture
ButtonLevel
9
Credits
240 (2.0 EFTS)
Campus
Mt Albert
Duration
Full-time for 18 months or part-time for two-and-a-half years
Master of Professional Accounting
ButtonLevel
9
Credits
180 (1.5 EFTS)
Campus
Mt Albert
Duration
Full-time for 18 months. Part-time options available.
Wintec
The Waikato Institute of Technology, also known as Wintec, is an institute of technology based in New Zealand's Waikato region. It was established in 1968 as the Waikato Technical Institute after the split of the Hamilton Technical College.
Master of Applied Information Technology
Button18 months
Full-time or Part-time
$8,508* first year
You may qualify for fee-free study under Fees Free Policy
Level 9
Master of Applied Management
ButtonVaries
Full-time or Part-time
Fee dependent on modules selected
Level 9
Available for International Students. International Fee Guideline
Hamilton City Campus
Master of Arts
ButtonOne year
Full-time or Part-time
$8,508*
You may qualify for fee-free study under Fees Free Policy
Level 9
Available for International Students. International Fee Guideline
Hamilton City Campus
Master of Nursing Science
ButtonFeb 2026
Two years
Full-time
$8,508* per year
Level 9
Available for International Students. International Fee Guideline
Hamilton City Campus - block courses & online
Master of Science
ButtonOne and a half years
Full-time or Part-time
$8,508* per year
You may qualify for fee-free study under Fees Free Policy
Level 9
Available for International Students. International Fee Guideline
Hamilton Rotokauri Campus
Master of Professional Practice
ButtonHamilton City Campus
Full-time: 18 months
Level: 9
Start dates: February/July
Master of Applied Innovation
ButtonHamilton City Campus
Full-time: 18 months
Level: 9
Start dates: February/July
Master of Science (Human Performance Science)
ButtonOne and a half years
Full-time or Part-time
$8,508* per year
You may qualify for fee-free study under Fees Free Policy
Level 9
Available for International Students. International Fee Guideline
Hamilton Rotokauri Campus
Yoobee College of Creative Innovation
This central Auckland campus is a design, digital innovation, software engineering, animation and 3D graphics powerhouse. Over 4 floors we have a sound studio, green screen room, life-drawing room, full film capabilities, animation and design labs, and a well-stocked student common room.
Master of Business Informatics - Business Analytics
ButtonCity Road Campus
Level 4, 3 City Road Auckland
Master of Business Informatics - Healthcare Informatics
ButtonCity Road Campus
Level 4, 3 City Road Auckland
Every applicant of the Masters programme must be approved for admission by the Faculty Lead. To be considered you must
Master of Software Engineering
ButtonCity Road Campus
Level 4, 3 City Road Auckland
Every applicant of the Masters programme must be approved for admission by the Faculty Lead. To be considered you must
Pacific International Hotel Management School
PIHMS is the only training institute in New Zealand that has a simulated hotel campus operating like an actual hotel. Learn more about why study at PIHMS gives you the unique advantage.
Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd, City Campus
Ara Institute of Canterbury, often simply referred to as Ara, is an institute of technology in Canterbury, New Zealand. It was formed in 2016 from the merger of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology and Aoraki Polytechnic.
Master of Sustainable Practice
ButtonSTARTS: February 2026
Madras Street (Christchurch)
Type: Postgraduate
Starts: February 2026
Madras Street (Christchurch)
Level: 9
Master of Creative Practice
ButtonSTARTS: February 2026
Madras Street (Christchurch)
Type: Postgraduate
Level 9
FULL-TIME - 1.5 Years (Part-time options available)
Master of Applied Management (180 credit)
ButtonSTARTS: October 2025
Madras Street (Christchurch)
Type Postgraduate
Level 9
FULL-TIME - 1.5 Years
Master of Applied Management (240 credit)
ButtonSTARTS: October 2025
Madras Street (Christchurch)
Type Postgraduate
Level 9
Whitecliff College of Arts and Design
Whitecliffe College is a private training establishment in New Zealand. Whitecliffe College was established as a fine arts, design and fashion school in Auckland by artist Greg Whitecliffe and Michele Whitecliffe in 1983
Master of Fine Arts
ButtonKey Dates
July 2025 Intake
21/07/2025
February 2026 Intake
16/02/2026
Duration
2 Years
Low Residency
Available Locations
Auckland City Symonds Street Campus
Master of Creative Enterprise and Innovation
ButtonKey Dates
July 2025 Intake
21/07/2025
Duration
18 Months
Full-time (3 semesters)
Distance with some in-person seminars
Available Locations
Auckland City Symonds Street Campus
Master of Business Innovation and Leadership (MBIL)
ButtonKey Dates - subject to approval
September 2025 Intake
01/09/2025
November 2025 Intake
03/11/2025
March 2026 Intake
16/03/2026
Duration
1 Year
Three trimesters
In-person seminars with flexible distance learning
Available Locations
Auckland City Symonds Street Campus
Master of Information Technology
ButtonKey Dates
July 2025 Intake
27/07/2025
November 2025 Intake
24/11/2025
March 2026 Intake
30/03/2026
Duration
1 Year or 2 Years
3 trimesters full-time
6 trimesters part-time options
Available Locations
Auckland City Symonds Street Campus
Wellington Campus
Christchurch Campus
Master of Creative Arts Therapy (Clinical)
ButtonKey Dates
February 2025
08/02/2025
Application Close Date
04/10/2024
Duration
2 Years
Distance with some in-person seminars + placements
Available Locations
Auckland City Symonds Street Campus
Manukau Campus
Christchurch Campus
Master of Management
ButtonLevel
9
Campus
Petone
Duration
18 months, full-time (part-time options available)
Credits
180
Whitireia and WelTec
Whitireia New Zealand, previously called Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Parumoana Community College is a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, a government-owned and funded vocational education provider in New Zealand
Master of Professional Practice
ButtonLevel 9
Petone Campus,
blended
Full-time: 18 months, part-time available
Master of Information Technology
ButtonLevel 9
Petone Campus, blended
Full-time: 18 months, part-time available
Master of Design (Design Media)
ButtonLevel 9
Petone Campus
Full-time: 18 months, part-time available
ICL Graduate Business School
ICL Graduate Business School, located in Auckland, New Zealand, offers a range of accredited business programs with a focus on practical learning and international exposure.
Master of Management by Thesis
ButtonDuration:12 months
Level:Level 9
IELTS requirement:6.5*
BYOD:Yes
Start dates:2025
Master of Management
ButtonDuration:16 or 12 months
Level:Level 9
IELTS requirement:6.5*
BYOD:Yes
Start dates:2025
Master of Management (Healthcare)
ButtonDuration:16 or 12 months
Level:Level 9
IELTS requirement:6.5*
BYOD:Yes
Start dates:2025
Master of Business Informatics
Button16 or 12 Months
Level:Level 9
IELTS requirement:6.5*
BYOD:Yes
Start dates:2025
Master of Business Informatics by Thesis
ButtonDuration:16 Months
Level:Level 9
IELTS requirement:6.5*
BYOD:Yes
Start dates:2025
Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood Education)
ButtonDuration:12 Months
Level:Level 7
IELTS requirement:7.0*
BYOD:Yes
Start dates:2025
