Field guide · Ireland
Business, administration and law master's in Ireland
MSc, MIM, MBA and LL.M. programmes at Trinity College Dublin, UCD Smurfit, University of Galway, UCC and Irish business schools — English-taught, with tuition and rankings on record.
Programmes220in Ireland
Universities39
Duration12 mo165 of 220
Tuition (non-EU)€600 – €37,300recorded fees, 211 of 220
About business, administration & law master’s in Ireland
Ireland's business master's ecosystem is anchored by Trinity College Dublin, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, the University of Galway J.E. Cairnes School, and UCC Cork University Business School — all regulated under the Higher Education Authority (HEA). Smurfit and Trinity carry the deepest FT-ranked MSc in Management, Finance and MBA coverage; Galway and UCC lead in international business, marketing and analytics. LL.M. tracks in international law, human rights law and business law sit at Trinity, UCD and Galway. Non-EU tuition typically runs €15k–€30k; EU/EEA rates €7k–€19k. English is the working language of instruction. Post-study, the Third-Level Graduate Programme permits up to 24 months of stay for master's graduates.
Top schools in Ireland
Ranked using THE / QS /ARWU where available.
University College Dublin
Dublin · 37 programmes
FT EBS #23
Trinity Business School at Trinity College Dublin
Dublin · 3 programmes
FT MiF #33
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin · 10 programmes
THE #139
University College Cork
Cork · 19 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #273
Dublin City University
Dublin · 13 programmes
THE #301
University of Limerick
Limerick · 8 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #422
Technological University Dublin
Dublin · 15 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #877
University of Galway
Unknown · 23 programmes
Griffith College
Dublin · 16 programmes
Dublin Business School
Dublin · 11 programmes
UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School at University College Dublin
Dublin · 6 programmes
College of Business and Law at University College Cork
Cork · 5 programmes
Institute of Public Administration
Dublin · 5 programmes
College of Business, Public Policy and Law at University of Galway
Galway · 4 programmes
Cork - Bishopstown at Munster Technological University
Cork · 4 programmes
Programmes by school
Up to three programmes per top school — click through for admission facts and tuition.
Trinity College DublinDublin
Dublin City UniversityDublin
University of LimerickLimerick
University of GalwayUnknown
Griffith CollegeDublin
Dublin Business SchoolDublin