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#1Trinity College Dublin logo

Trinity College Dublin, Dublin

Dublin, Ireland34%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $26.9K/Yr (€23,398/Yr)Living$16K/Yr (€13,925/Yr)Admission MS FinanceDuolingo120IELTS6.5PTE69$31.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 173 by THE in 2026Ranked 75 by QS in 2026
#2University College Dublin logo

University College Dublin, Belfield

Dublin, Ireland42%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.2K/Yr (€28,842/Yr)Living$10.2K/Yr (€8,863/Yr)Admission MSc Business AnalyticsDuolingo130IELTS7.0PTE65$30.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 201 by THE in 2026Ranked 118 by QS in 2026
#3Dublin City University logo

Dublin City University, Dublin

Dublin, Ireland49%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.1K/Yr (€16,643/Yr)Living$6.8K/Yr (€5,888/Yr)Admission M.S Human Resource ManagementDuolingo120IELTS6.5PTE63$22.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 301 by THE in 2026Ranked 410 by QS in 2026
#4University College Cork logo

University College Cork, Cork

Cork, Ireland48%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.5K/Yr (€21,313/Yr)Living$5.7K/Yr (€4,970/Yr)Admission M.S Computing ScienceDuolingo120IELTS6.5PTE63$31K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 351 by THE in 2026Ranked 246 by QS in 2026
#5National University of Ireland, Galway logo

National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway

Galway, Ireland86%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.4K/Yr (€20,362/Yr)Living$18.4/Yr (€16/Yr)Admission M.S Computer Science - Artificia...TOEFL88PTE61$32.8K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 351 by THE in 2026Ranked 501 by ARWU in 2022
#6University of Limerick logo

University of Limerick, Limerick

Limerick, Ireland51%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.8K/Yr (€18,970/Yr)Admission M.S Business AnalyticsDuolingo120TOEFL90PTE61$23.8K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 501 by THE in 2026Ranked 401 by QS in 2026
#7Maynooth University logo

Maynooth University, Maynooth

Kildare, Ireland73%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.3K/Yr (€16,795/Yr)Admission M.S Data Science and AnalyticsDuolingo120IELTS6.5PTE63$19.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 501 by THE in 2026Ranked 771 by QS in 2026
#8Technological University Dublin logo

Technological University Dublin, Dublin

Dublin, Ireland46%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $15.4K/Yr (€13,357/Yr)Admission M.S Business and Entrepreneurshi...Duolingo120IELTS6PTE62$10.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 1200 by THE in 2026Ranked 781 by QS in 2026
#9Smurfit Graduate Business School logo

Smurfit Graduate Business School, Dublin

Dublin, Ireland30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $47.3K/Yr (€41,132/Yr)Living$14.3K/Yr (€12,426/Yr)Admission MBAGMAT600IELTS7$44.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 73 by Financial Times in 2025
#10Dublin City University Business School logo

Dublin City University Business School, Dublin

Dublin, Ireland50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $18.8K/Yr (€16,373/Yr)Admission M.S Human Resource ManagementDuolingo120IELTS6.5PTE63$22.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#11Dundalk Institute of Technology logo

Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dundalk

Louth, Ireland45%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $12K/Yr (€10,463/Yr)Admission M.S Data AnalyticsIELTS6.5$13.8K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#12Waterford Institute of Technology logo

Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford

Waterford, Ireland66%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $16.8K/Yr (€14,625/Yr)Admission MS Construction Project Manageme...IELTS6.0PTE55$17.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#13Griffith College Dublin logo

Griffith College Dublin, Dublin

Dublin, Ireland50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $16.8K/Yr (€14,639/Yr)Living$32.2/Yr (€28/Yr)Admission M.B.A International BusinessGMAT120TOEFL79PTE56$18.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#14National College of Ireland logo

National College of Ireland, Dublin

Dublin, Ireland52%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $16.2K/Yr (€14,091/Yr) M.Sc Artificial IntelligenceDuolingo120IELTS6.0PTE50$19.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#15South East Technological University logo

South East Technological University, Waterford

Waterford, Ireland66%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $17.1K/Yr (€14,873/Yr) M.BusIELTS6PTE55$18.1K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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#16South East Technological University logo

South East Technological University, Wexford

Wexford, Ireland66%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $17.2K/Yr (€15,000/Yr) Master of Science [M.S] Data Sci...IELTS6PTE55$17.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#17University of Galway logo

University of Galway, Galway

Galway, Ireland
Tuition:  $28.3K/Yr (€24,640/Yr) MS Business AnalyticsTOEFL88PTE61$24.3K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#18Munster Technological University logo

Munster Technological University, Bishoptown

Cork, Ireland
Tuition:  $17.2K/Yr (€15,000/Yr) MS Artificial IntelligenceDuolingo105TOEFL80PTE59$17.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#19Technological University of the Shannon logo

Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone

Westmeath, Ireland
Tuition:  $20.1K/Yr (€17,500/Yr) MS Data AnalyticsDuolingo120TOEFL79PTE58$20.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#20Atlantic Technological University - Sligo logo

Atlantic Technological University - Sligo, Sligo

Sligo, Ireland
Tuition:  $16.1K/Yr (€14,000/Yr) MS BioprocessingDuolingo100TOEFL80PTE55$16.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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