Master in Economics

For Master in Economics, tuition fees are 7,200 EUR per year, while applications for the Mar 2027 intake are due by Jan 31, 2027.

Programme Profile

The Master's programme in Economics equips students with the essential tools of economics at an advanced level, and teaches them how to apply these principles to important, real-life policy tasks. The programme focuses on economic issues and policy orientation, aiming to develop economic generalists while offering the possibility of specialisation in well-defined focus areas.

The programme develops and tests students' economic intuition and analytical skills, with emphasis on policy orientation and empirical applicability, culminating in a dissertation.

Career Prospects

Graduates gain recognition and further career aspirations as economists in local and international organisations, with the ability to identify the economic dimensions of current policy issues and address future questions through independent economic research. The programme opens opportunities for doctoral study.

The University of Malta traces its origins to the Collegium Melitense, founded by papal charter in 1592, making it one of the oldest universities in the Mediterranean. It has around 12,000 students, including about 2,800 from more than 144 countries, spread across fourteen faculties. Its main campus is at Msida, with further campuses at Valletta, Marsaxlokk and Gozo.

How tuition works

This catalogue lists 20 of its master's and doctoral programmes, almost all taught in English. Full-time postgraduate fees follow published bands: €10,800 a year for arts and business-related programmes, €13,400 for science-based ones, €14,400 for the Executive MBA, and €11,000 for doctorates. Part-time and extended versions of the same degrees spread the same total cost over more years, which is why their published annual figure is lower.

Malta

You will study on an island in the Mediterranean, with English as the university's language of instruction throughout. The University of Malta ranks in the world's top 700 by QS and the top 300 in Europe, and around 3,600 students graduate across its faculties each year.