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RUN : 14 active pipelines : findamasters.com live

Postgraduate data,
structured for analysis.

We extract university profiles, course specifics, tuition fees, and entry requirements from FindAMasters. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3.

Courses extracted
42.1K /run
Universities
1.2K
Departments
4.8K
Active pipelines
14
Uptime
99.98%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from findamasters.com

Structured, schema-consistent data across all major object types — delivered clean, typed, and ready to query.

Complete list of extractable fields for Course Details objects from findamasters.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

course_idtitleuniversitydepartmentqualificationdurationstudy_modestart_dateurl
course_details
● 200 OK
"course_id": "c19482",
"title": "MSc Data Science",
"university": "University of Bristol",
"qualification": "MSc",
"duration": "1 year",
"study_mode": "Full time"
# course_idtitleuniversitydepartmentqualificationduration
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Complete list of extractable fields for Fees & Funding objects from findamasters.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

course_idfee_domesticfee_internationalcurrencyfee_yearfunding_availablescholarship_urlliving_costs
fees_& funding
● 200 OK
"course_id": "c19482",
"fee_domestic": 11500,
"fee_international": 28900,
"currency": "GBP",
"fee_year": "2024",
"funding_available": true
# course_idfee_domesticfee_internationalcurrencyfee_yearfunding_available
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Complete list of extractable fields for Entry Requirements objects from findamasters.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

course_iddegree_requirementgrade_requirementenglish_languageielts_overallielts_elementswork_experience_monthsinterview_required
entry_requirements
● 200 OK
"course_id": "c19482",
"degree_requirement": "Computer Science or Mathematics",
"grade_requirement": "2:1 honours degree",
"ielts_overall": 6.5,
"ielts_elements": 6.0,
"interview_required": false
# course_iddegree_requirementgrade_requirementenglish_languageielts_overallielts_elements
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Complete list of extractable fields for University Profiles objects from findamasters.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

university_idnamecountrycityworld_rankingtotal_studentsinternational_studentswebsite_url
university_profiles
● 200 OK
"university_id": "u492",
"name": "University of Bristol",
"country": "United Kingdom",
"city": "Bristol",
"world_ranking": 55,
"total_students": 27000
# university_idnamecountrycityworld_rankingtotal_students
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Complete list of extractable fields for Department Data objects from findamasters.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

department_iduniversity_idnamefaculty_countresearch_ratingcontact_emailcontact_phonedepartment_url
department_data
● 200 OK
"department_id": "d1029",
"university_id": "u492",
"name": "School of Computer Science",
"faculty_count": 85,
"research_rating": "REF 2021 Top 10",
"contact_email": "comp-sci@bristol.ac.uk"
# department_iduniversity_idnamefaculty_countresearch_ratingcontact_email
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Capabilities

Structured higher education data

Our FindAMasters scraper extracts complete course catalogues, normalises tuition fees, and maps university departments across global regions.

Course Metadata Extraction

Title, qualification type, duration, study mode, and start dates extracted for every listed postgraduate programme.

Fee Normalisation

Domestic and international tuition fees extracted and converted into numeric values with currency codes.

Entry Requirement Parsing

Degree prerequisites, grade minimums, and IELTS/TOEFL score requirements captured as structured fields.

University Mapping

Link courses to specific universities and departments, capturing institutional metadata and location data.

Funding Data

Identify courses with available scholarships, grants, and specific funding flags.

Location Intelligence

Capture campus locations, city, and country data for geographical distribution analysis.

Study Mode Classification

Categorise programmes by full time, part time, distance learning, or blended study options.

Change Detection

Hash-based diffing identifies new courses, removed programmes, and fee changes between crawl runs.

Multi-Region Coverage

Extract data across all supported countries and regions listed on the platform.

// engagement pipeline

From search parameters to warehouse record

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Provide target countries, subject areas, or specific university IDs. We design the extraction schema together.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure Scrapy and Playwright crawlers, pagination logic, and data normalisation rules for findamasters.com.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation, null-rate checks, and fee outlier detection before full launch.

Delivery
ongoing

JSON, CSV, or Parquet pushed to your S3 bucket or warehouse on an agreed cadence.

Under the hood

How our FindAMasters pipeline handles extraction

Higher education directories present complex nested data and inconsistent formatting. Here is how we maintain reliable output.

pipeline-monitor · findamasters.com · live ● active
// fingerprinting
Identity rotation
TLS fingerprintrandomised
User-agentrotated
IP poolresidential
Challenges blocked0
// pagination
Page coverage
48,291 pages queued running
// observability
Pipeline health
99.9%
uptime
142ms
p99 lat
0.3%
null rate
2
alerts
Pagination handling
Deep traversal of search results

FindAMasters caps search result visibility. We use granular search facets and category iteration to bypass display limits and ensure 100% catalogue coverage.

Data normalisation
Text to structured types

Course fees and entry requirements are often free text. Our pipeline uses regex and NLP classifiers to extract numeric values, currencies, and standard grade formats.

Schema stability
Resilient CSS and XPath selectors

Directory layouts vary by university tier. We deploy fallback selector chains to handle sponsored listings, premium profiles, and standard course pages without breaking.

Anti-bot layer
Residential proxy rotation

We route requests through residential IPs with realistic browser fingerprints to prevent rate limiting during full catalogue extractions.

Change detection
Track academic year updates

We maintain a hash index of last-seen values per course. Subsequent runs only push diffs, allowing you to track fee increases and new programme launches precisely.

Applications

Who uses FindAMasters data

Teams across industries use findamasters.com data to build competitive products and smarter operations.

01
Competitor Benchmarking

Universities monitor competing programmes to align tuition fees, course structures, and entry requirements.

02
EdTech Lead Generation

Service providers identify departmental contacts and faculty sizes to target academic software sales.

03
Market Research

Analysts track the growth of specific subject areas, like Data Science or AI, across different geographical regions.

04
Student Counselling Platforms

Agencies ingest course catalogues to power internal search tools and advise prospective international students.

05
Pricing Strategy

Higher education consultants analyse domestic versus international fee disparities to advise on pricing models.

06
Academic Partnership Analysis

Institutions identify universities with complementary departments to propose joint degree programmes or research initiatives.

Why DataFlirt

"FindAMasters aggregates the largest catalogue of postgraduate degrees globally. Querying this data reveals macro trends in higher education pricing and demand."

Extracting higher education data requires precise normalisation. Course fees, durations, and entry requirements vary wildly in format. DataFlirt handles the extraction, standardisation, and pipeline maintenance so your team receives clean, queryable records.

Technical Spec

FindAMasters scraper technical specifications

Everything supported by our findamasters.com scraper — rendered SPA elements, auth walls, rate-limit evasion and beyond.

JavaScript rendering
Playwright sessions for dynamic content loading and tabbed interfaces
Supported
Pagination traversal
Deep crawl of all search result pages using facet iteration
Supported
Fee normalisation
Currency and numerical extraction from unstructured text strings
Supported
Change detection
Hash-based diffing for course updates and fee changes
Supported
Residential proxy rotation
ISP-grade IPs to prevent rate limiting during bulk extraction
Supported
Webhook delivery
HTTP POST per record or batch delivery
Supported
Saved courses
Requires user authentication and profile access
Partial
Direct application tracking
Gated behind applicant login portal
Partial
User profile data
Requires student account credentials
Partial
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the pipeline

Open-source tooling on proven cloud infra — no vendor lock-in, full observability.

ScrapyPlaywrightPython 3.12RedisPostgreSQLApache AirflowAWS LambdaS3CloudWatch2CaptchaCapSolverResidential ProxiesDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheusRegexBeautifulSoup
Scrapy + Playwright Stack

Scrapy handles crawl orchestration and deduplication. Playwright handles JavaScript rendering for dynamic course tabs.

Residential Proxy Infrastructure

Pools of residential ISP proxies ensure high success rates and prevent IP blocking during full directory sweeps.

Cloud-Native Orchestration

Pipelines run on AWS Lambda and ECS. Airflow handles scheduling, dependency management, and SLA alerting.

Output & Delivery

Your data, your destination

Data delivered to where your team already works — no new tooling required.

JSON
Newline-delimited or nested arrays
CSV
Flat file with typed columns
XLS
Excel compatible format for business teams
Parquet
Columnar format for data warehouses
AWS S3
Direct bucket delivery
Webhook
HTTP POST per record
API
REST endpoints for queryable access
PostgreSQL
Upsert into your existing schema
S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
// faq

Common questions.

About findamasters.com scraping, legality, and pipeline operations.

Ask us directly →
Can you extract tuition fees for both domestic and international students?

Yes. We extract both fee types where listed and normalise the text strings into numeric values and standard currency codes.

How often can the catalogue be updated?

We typically run FindAMasters extractions on a weekly or monthly cadence, which aligns with the frequency of university updates. Daily runs are available upon request.

Do you capture entry requirements in detail?

Yes. We extract the required degree classification, specific subject prerequisites, and language requirements like IELTS or TOEFL scores.

Can you track when a new course is added?

Yes. Our change detection system uses hash-based diffing to identify new course IDs and flag them in the output payload.

Do you scrape contact details for the departments?

We extract publicly listed department emails, phone numbers, and website URLs associated with the course or university profile.

Is this data legal to scrape?

We extract only publicly accessible directory information. We do not bypass authentication walls or extract personal applicant data.

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Tell us what
to extract.
We do the rest.

20-minute scoping call. Pilot dataset within the week. Production within two. Whether you need a one-off export of UK courses or continuous monitoring of global postgraduate fees, we build and operate the pipeline.

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