Course
Economics
Offered by Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting
QS Economics
Well-regarded economics programme with small classes and strong student support
Maynooth University offers a rigorous economics master’s with small classes and close faculty contact in a friendly campus town near Dublin.
Key advantages
- Small classes
- Close faculty contact
- Friendly campus town
- Close to Dublin
- Lower fees than central Dublin universities
- Strong student support
- Programme & duration
- MSc Economics / MA Economics: 1 year (full-time)
- Tuition (international)
- Approx. €16,000 – €22,000 total programme fee (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- September (main intake); selected programmes also start in January
- English requirement
- IELTS: 6.5 overall (min 6.0 in each band)TOEFL iBT: 90PTE: 61+
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (2:1 / 60%+ equivalent) in economics or a related field with mathematics. CV, personal statement and references.
Employability & placement
Graduates work in government, financial services and consulting roles, or progress to PhD study.
Student experience
Maynooth is a friendly campus town close to Dublin, with small class sizes and a strong reputation for student support and the humanities, social sciences and computer science.
Research strengths
Research in macroeconomics, labour economics and applied econometrics.