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Studying in Italy
Public master's tuition scales by household income — international fees rarely exceed €4,000/yr.
Programmes96English-taught master's
Universities7
Cities3
Tuition from€9,500/ yr (non-EU)
Studying in Italy, in short
Public master's tuition scales by household income — international fees rarely exceed €4,000/yr. Across 3 student cities and 7 universities, we hold receipted admission facts on 96 English-taught master’s in Italy we’ve verified so far. Cheapest international fee on record is €9,500/yr — the floor across Italy 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.
96 programmes on record across 7 universities
What Italy is strong in
English-taught master’s per field vs the average European country. A ratio above 1.0 means Italy runs more programmes in the field than the average European country holds.
Business & Law
34 here · EU average 91.7
0.4×
Computer Science & IT
6 here · EU average 36.3
0.2×
Social Sciences
5 here · EU average 30.2
0.2×
Arts & Humanities
4 here · EU average 50.4
0.1×
Natural Sciences
3 here · EU average 44.3
0.1×
Health & Medicine
2 here · EU average 29.2
0.1×
Strongest against the field: business & law at 0.4× the European average per country.
Where the programmes cluster
Top 6 fieldsof study, by number of English-taught master’s programmes in Italy.
Business & Law
34 programmes
Computer Science & IT
6 programmes
Social Sciences
5 programmes
Arts & Humanities
4 programmes
Natural Sciences
3 programmes
Health & Medicine
2 programmes
How this country compares
96English-taught master’s · 1.4% of SparkPath’s European corridor (7,053 programmes total).
€20,500 median+1311%vs European master's median (€1,453)
What it actually takes to study here
The four things every international applicant to Italy needs to understand before applying.
Student visa
Non-EU students apply for a study visa (type D) at the Italian consulate, then convert to a permesso di soggiorno per motivi di studio within 8 days of arrival. EU students only need a codice fiscale + local residency registration.
Post-study work
12-month permesso per attesa occupazione — a one-time job-seeker permit after graduation. Full labour-market access during it; convert to a work permit once employed.
Tuition
Publics scale tuition by ISEE family income: €150–€4,000/yr typical (median ~€1,000). Non-EU applicants use the same ISEE bands as EU — no international premium at most publics. Bocconi + LUISS + Cattolica charge €13,000–€16,000 flat.
Scholarships
MAECI Italian Government Scholarships (~€900/mo for master's/PhD), regional DSU grants that combine rent + meals + tuition waiver (means-tested), plus Erasmus Mundus for EU joint programmes.
Where you'd actually live
3 cities host English-taught master's; the 2 with the most programmes are listed here.
Milan
53 programmes · €1,040/mo rent · €1,679/mo student budget
Roma
23 programmes
Universities in Italy
Sorted with verified, university-direct data first.
Polimi School of ManagementBusiness School
Milan · 35 programmes
LUISS University
Roma · 23 programmes
Bocconi University
Milan · 18 programmes · ~14,993 students
SDA Bocconi School of ManagementBusiness School
Unknown · 17 programmes
EMJM Consortium – SEAS4.0
Unknown · 1 programme
EMJM Consortium – HYSET
Unknown · 1 programme
EMJM Consortium – CLE
Unknown · 1 programme
Want to see which of the 96 master's fit you?
Seven quick questions. A personal fit score against every English-taught master’s in Italy on file.