Country guide
Studying in Spain
Public master's charge per-credit (roughly €35–€45/ECTS), often €1,500–€3,000/yr end-to-end.
Programmes52English-taught master's
Universities5
Cities3
Tuition from€15,000/ yr (non-EU)
Studying in Spain, in short
Public master's charge per-credit (roughly €35–€45/ECTS), often €1,500–€3,000/yr end-to-end. Across 3 student cities and 5 universities, we hold receipted admission facts on 52 English-taught master’s in Spain we’ve verified so far. Cheapest international fee on record is €15,000/yr — the floor across Spain 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.
52 programmes on record across 5 universities
Where the programmes cluster
Top 1 fieldof study, by number of English-taught master’s programmes in Spain.
Business & Law
22 programmes
How this country compares
52English-taught master’s · 0.7% of SparkPath’s European corridor (7,053 programmes total).
€37,500 median+2481%vs European master's median (€1,453)
What it actually takes to study here
The four things every international applicant to Spain needs to understand before applying.
Student visa
Non-EU students need a study visa (Estancia por estudios) at the consulate; on arrival, apply for a TIE (foreigner identity card) at the local police. EU/EEA students just get a NIE + register residency.
Post-study work
12-month post-study residence permit (Ley 14/2013 art. 38 ter) — for job search OR entrepreneurship. Renewable if employed; leads to a work permit conversion.
Tuition
Public master's are set per-ECTS by each autonomous community: Madrid/Catalonia ~€35–45/credit, cheaper regions ~€15–20. A 60-ECTS master's = ~€1,000–€3,000/yr. Non-EU pay ~50% more in some regions. Private business schools (IE / ESADE / IESE) charge €30,000+.
Scholarships
MAEC-AECID (Spanish government scholarships for international students), La Caixa Fellowships (postgraduate, competitive), and 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.
Barcelona
28 programmes · €1,100/mo rent · €1,603/mo student budget
Madrid
23 programmes · €1,013/mo rent · €1,513/mo student budget
Universities in Spain
Sorted with verified, university-direct data first.
Want to see which of the 52 master's fit you?
Seven quick questions. A personal fit score against every English-taught master’s in Spain on file.