Master of Applied Management

A 180 credit taught management master's at one of the lowest published fees in the country, also available at 240 credits over two years, with intakes in February, April, July and September. Note that management is not a Green List field: the two business roles on the Green List are both auditing roles.

There is no Green List occupation attached to this programme, so it does not carry the straight to residence pathway that the roles on the Green List do. That is worth knowing before you apply, not after.

It still leads to a post-study work visa of up to three years, because Immigration New Zealand grants that on the level of the qualification. Residence would then run through the Skilled Migrant Category, which needs 6 points: a New Zealand level 9 master's is worth 5, and one year of skilled work in New Zealand adds the sixth. That route is open, but it is slower and less certain than a Green List role, and it depends on finding skilled work.