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.

PROGRAMMES
202
Launchable master's
UNIVERSITIES
112
AVG DURATION
21 mo
TUITION (NON-EU)
€332 – €37,500
/ yr, range

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.

Programmes by school

Up to three launchable programmes per top school — click through for admission facts and tuition.

Where in Europe

Top countries by programme count in this field.

Germany
118 programmes
Netherlands
64 programmes
France
6 programmes
Portugal
3 programmes
Spain
3 programmes

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