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    Master's programs in Netherlands

    928 master's programs across 52 universities. Median tuition runs €25,900. 8 fellowships can fund study here.

    €25,900
    Median tuition
    €2,601 to €423,400
    928
    Programs
    in our catalog
    52
    Universities
    50%
    Avg acceptance

    Post-study work rights

    The Netherlands offers international master's graduates a 1-year 'orientation year' (zoekjaar) residence permit to find skilled work or start a business.

    Language of instruction

    The Netherlands has the largest selection of English-taught master's programs in continental Europe. IELTS 6.5+ or TOEFL 90+ is standard; Dutch is not required for most programs.

    Most-offered fields

    78
    Business & Management
    63
    Law
    48
    Biology & Life Sciences
    45
    Education
    45
    Computer Science & IT
    40
    Environmental & Earth Sciences

    Notable programs

    A diverse sample across universities, drawn from our best-documented programs.

    Dentistry
    University of Groningen · Groningen
    €96,000
    36mo
    Data Science in Business and Entrepreneurship
    Eindhoven University of Technology · 's-Hertogenbosch
    €45,400
    24mo
    Master Industrial Engineering and Management
    Universiteit Twente · Enschede
    €423,400
    24mo
    Medicine
    Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam · Rotterdam
    €102,300
    24mo
    Medicine
    University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam
    €74,800
    24mo
    Medicine
    Leiden University · Leiden
    €73,500
    36mo
    Medicine - Clinical Research (research)
    Universiteit Maastricht · Maastricht
    €128,000
    48mo
    Master Construction Management and Engineering
    Delft University of Technology · Delft
    €51,366
    24mo
    Browse all 928 programs in Netherlands

    Lowest-tuition programs

    Sorted by listed international-student tuition, diversified across universities.

    Master Cartography
    Universiteit Twente
    €6,476
    Environmental and Infrastructure Planning
    University of Groningen
    €11,300
    Applied Physics
    Eindhoven University of Technology
    €43,400
    European Master of Law and Economics (joint degree)
    Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
    €12,000
    Language Teaching in Secondary Education
    University of Amsterdam
    €12,000
    Economie van de Publieke Sector
    Leiden University
    €2,694
    European Wind Energy Master - Wind Farms & Atmospheric Phys
    Delft University of Technology
    €41,000
    Psychology
    Universiteit Maastricht
    €13,200
    Annual living cost
    $16,056

    Median across programs in Netherlands, in USD for cross-country comparison. Major cities (Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam) run higher.

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