Field guide · Ireland
Engineering master's in Ireland
Mechanical, electrical, civil, biomedical and energy engineering master's at Trinity College Dublin, UCD, University of Galway and UCC — English-taught, HEA-regulated.
Programmes63in Ireland
Universities24
Duration12 mo39 of 63
Tuition (non-EU)€630 – €29,500recorded fees, 61 of 63
About engineering master’s in Ireland
Ireland's engineering master's coverage sits at Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, University of Galway, University College Cork and the University of Limerick — all regulated under the Higher Education Authority (HEA). Sub-fields with the deepest English-taught coverage: mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, energy engineering, computer engineering, sustainable energy and electronic engineering. UCD's School of Mechanical & Materials Engineering and Trinity's School of Engineering carry the strongest research base; Galway leads in biomedical engineering (adjacent to the country's medical-devices cluster). Non-EU tuition typically runs €22k–€32k; EU/EEA €7k–€10k. Master's are one to two years. The Third-Level Graduate Programme permits 24 months of post-study stay. IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL 88 is standard.
Top schools in Ireland
Ranked using THE / QS /ARWU where available.
University College Dublin
Dublin · 15 programmes
FT EBS #23
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin · 4 programmes
THE #139
University College Cork
Cork · 5 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #273
Dublin City University
Dublin · 3 programmes
THE #301
University of Limerick
Limerick · 3 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #422
Technological University Dublin
Dublin · 4 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #877
University of Galway
Unknown · 7 programmes
Dundalk Institute of Technology
Dundalk · 3 programmes
College of Science at University of Galway
Galway · 2 programmes
Cork - Bishopstown at Munster Technological University
Cork · 2 programmes
E3 - Engineering, Environment, and Emerging Technologies at Trinity College Dublin
Dublin · 2 programmes
College of Engineering and Informatics at University of Galway
Galway · 1 programme
Cork Institute of Technology at Munster Technological University
Unknown · 1 programme
Dublin Business School
Dublin · 1 programme
Faculty of Science and Engineering at University of Limerick
Limerick · 1 programme
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
Dublin Business SchoolDublin