Studying in France — English-Taught Master's Programmes

Studying in France, in short

Public master's national fee is ~€250/yr for EU students; ~€3,770/yr for non-EU. Across 19 student cities and 38 universities, we hold receipted admission facts on 277 English-taught master’s in France we’ve verified so far. Cheapest international fee on record is €250/yr — the floor across France programmes in our current corridor. EU/EEA students often pay less; see individual programme pages for their residency tier. The rest of this page breaks that coverage down: which fields cluster where, what a month of rent and living really costs, and which universities carry the highest QS or THE global rank on record.

277 programmes on record across 38 universities

What France is strong in

English-taught master’s per field vs the average European country. A ratio above 1.0 means France runs more programmes in the field than the average European country holds.

Business & Law

109 here · EU average 87.9

1.2×

Agriculture & Services

10 here · EU average 8.8

1.1×

Computer Science & IT

25 here · EU average 35.3

0.7×

Natural Sciences

23 here · EU average 43.3

0.5×

Arts & Humanities

25 here · EU average 49.3

0.5×

Health & Medicine

13 here · EU average 28.7

0.5×

Strongest against the field: business & law at 1.2× the European average per country.

Where the programmes cluster

Top 6 fieldsof study, by number of English-taught master’s programmes in France.

Business & Law

109 programmes

Arts & Humanities

25 programmes

Computer Science & IT

25 programmes

Natural Sciences

23 programmes

Health & Medicine

13 programmes

Social Sciences

10 programmes

What a month in France costs

Median across 11 student cities we hold receipted rent + living data for.

Median student city (Nantes): €596 rent + €835 living = €1,431 / month.

How this country compares

277English-taught master’s · 3.9% of SparkPath’s European corridor (7,053 programmes total).

€3,770 median+160%vs European master's median (€1,453)

What it actually takes to study here

The four things every international applicant to France needs to understand before applying.

Student visa

Non-EU students apply for a long-stay student visa (VLS-TS) at Campus France; validate it online with OFII within 3 months of arrival (~€200 fee). EU students only need a CAF/CROUS registration — no visa.

Post-study work

Autorisation Provisoire de Séjour (APS): 12-month non-renewable post-study permit for master's + PhD graduates. Full work rights during it; convert to a Talent-Passeport upon qualifying employment.

Tuition

Public universities charge a national statutory fee: ~€243–250/yr for EU/EEA/Swiss + French residents, and ~€3,770/yr for non-EU at master's level (introduced 2019). Grandes Écoles + private schools charge €10,000–€30,000/yr.

Scholarships

Eiffel Excellence (MAEE — €1,181/mo for master's students from partner countries), France Excellence (Campus France — bilateral programmes), and Erasmus Mundus for EU joint programmes.

Where you'd actually live

19 cities host English-taught master's; the 12 with the most programmes are listed here.

Paris

160 programmes · €1,028/mo rent · €1,568/mo student budget

Gif-sur-Yvette

33 programmes

Mont-Saint-Aignan

29 programmes

Lille

26 programmes · €625/mo rent · €1,152/mo student budget

Jouy-en-Josas

20 programmes

Cergy

20 programmes · €575/mo rent · €895/mo student budget

Marseille

20 programmes · €579/mo rent · €1,159/mo student budget

Toulouse

14 programmes · €597/mo rent · €1,104/mo student budget

Nantes

11 programmes · €597/mo rent · €1,102/mo student budget

Dijon

10 programmes

Lyon

10 programmes · €596/mo rent · €1,120/mo student budget

Angers

9 programmes

Universities in France

Sorted with verified, university-direct data first.

26 more universities have a page on record.

Want to see which of the 277 master's fit you?

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