Field guide
MSc Sustainability & ESG — programmes in Europe
The fastest-growing family of master's in Europe — sustainable business, ESG, climate, circular economy — with tuition and admission facts on record.
Programmes334on record
Universities177across 19 countries
Duration24 mo198 of 334
Tuition (non-EU)€3 – €98,500recorded fees, 244 of 334
How this compares
€0 median−100%vs English-taught European corridor median (€1,453)
24 mo medianevenvs English-taught European corridor median (24 mo)
About MSc Sustainability
European Master's programmes in sustainability, ESG, climate and circular economy span three fairly different families: applied environmental science (Wageningen, ETH, Lund), sustainable business and ESG finance (INSEAD, HEC, Esade, Bocconi), and interdisciplinary climate policy (SciencesPo, Utrecht, Copenhagen). Tuition ranges from near-zero at Dutch and Nordic public universities to €30k+ at private business schools. Most programmes are open to bachelor's graduates from any discipline that shows quantitative competence and a demonstrated interest in sustainability. This is a fast-moving field — new tracks launch every application cycle, and coverage is uneven; we list what we have on record and flag gaps honestly.
Top schools by rank
Ranked using FT / QS / THE where available; fallback to QS, THE and ARWU.
Imperial College London
London · 4 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #2
HEC Paris
Jouy-en-Josas · 1 programme
FT MiM #2
University of Cambridge
Cambridge · 1 programme
THE #3
ESSEC Business School - Masters at ESSEC Business School - Paris
Cergy · 1 programme
FT MiF #4
SDA Bocconi School of Management
Unknown · 1 programme
FT EBS #6
Esade
Barcelona · 2 programmes
FT MBA #7
ETH Zurich
Zurich · 1 programme
QS_WORLD_2025 #7
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette · 2 programmes
ARWU #12
Bocconi University
Milan · 1 programme
FT MiM #13
Prague University of Economics and Business
Prague · 1 programme
FT MiM #17
University of Vienna
Vienna · 1 programme
FT MiM #18
GEM Alpine Business School
Unknown · 1 programme
FT MiM #20
LUISS University
Roma · 1 programme
FT MiF #20
University College Dublin
Dublin · 9 programmes
FT EBS #23
NEOMA Business School
Mont-Saint-Aignan · 1 programme
FT MiF #24
Programmes by school
Up to three programmes per top school — click through for admission facts and tuition.
Where in Europe
Top countries by English-taught programme count in this field, on record.
Germany
118 programmes
Netherlands
64 programmes
Ireland
41 programmes
Finland
32 programmes
Norway
14 programmes
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