| Country | Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year) |
|---|---|
| Austria | free for EU/EEA citizens (only the ÖH fee of €25.20 per semester); non-EU: usually €751.92 per semester (2026) |
| Belgium | EU/EEA: Flanders €1,181.40 per 60 ECTS; French Community €0–1,194 depending on income (2026/27); non-EU: higher, e.g. University of Antwerp €7,800 a year (2026/27) |
| Bulgaria | EU citizens pay the same as Bulgarians – annual fee set by the government at the institution's proposal; non-EU students pay more (2026/27) |
| Croatia | free for EU citizens in full-time study – costs covered by the ministry (2026/27); non-EU students pay fees set by the institution |
| Cyprus | €4,100–10,250 a year at public universities, depending on the programme (ministry data 2020/21) |
| Czechia | free in Czech at public universities (any nationality); in English e.g. Charles University €40–30,620 a year (2026) |
| Denmark | free for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens; non-EU: usually €6,000–16,000 a year (2026) |
| Estonia | free in Estonian; at the University of Tartu 16 of 25 English-taught master's programmes are free for EU citizens; no tuition waivers for new non-EU students (2026/27) |
| Finland | free for EU/EEA citizens (student union fee approx. €50–70 a year); non-EU: English-taught programmes usually €8,000–20,000 a year (2026) |
| France | EU/EEA: €255 a year at public universities + CVEC €105; non-EU: €3,950 a year + CVEC (2026/27) |
| Germany | usually no tuition at public universities, only a semester contribution; some programmes charge fees, and non-EU students pay fees in Baden-Württemberg and at TU Munich (2026) |
| Greece | many programmes charge fees, set by the university; English-taught programmes charge fees (2026) |
| Hungary | free on state-funded places (Hungarian-taught programmes; EU/EEA citizens); otherwise set by the university; non-EU: fee-paying or Stipendium Hungaricum (2026) |
| Iceland | no tuition fees at public universities; University of Iceland registration fee ISK 100,000 a year (2026/27); tuition fees for non-EEA students planned from autumn 2027 |
| Ireland | set by the institution – master's programmes are not covered by the Free Fees Initiative; separate rates for EU and non-EU students (2026/27) |
| Italy | depends on family income (ISEE); no tuition fee with an ISEE up to €22,000 (since 2021/22), but everyone pays the regional tax; some universities charge reduced flat fees to students from certain non-EU countries, e.g. €600–1,200 plus €157.04 at Bologna (2026/27) |
| Latvia | state-funded places free; on fee-paying places the university sets the fee (2026) |
| Liechtenstein | CHF 950 per semester for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens, CHF 1,250 for other students, at the University of Liechtenstein (2026) |
| Lithuania | state-funded places free; fee-paying places from €2,300 a year (2026) |
| Luxembourg | usually €400 per semester at Uni.lu, extra fees on some programmes; the same for EU and non-EU students (2026) |
| Malta | usually fee-paying, approx. €2,000–12,000 a year; some professional master's programmes free for EU citizens (2026) |
| Netherlands | EU/EEA: statutory fee €2,694 a year (2026/27); non-EU: institutional fee, on average €12,000–30,000 a year |
| North Macedonia | set by the institution; e.g. UKIM Skopje, Faculty of Law: €1,000 per semester for foreign students, EU citizens included (2026/27) |
| Norway | free at public institutions for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens, semester fee e.g. NOK 690 at UiO; non-EU: tuition fees, e.g. NOK 100,500–351,000 a year at UiT (2026) |
| Poland | free for full-time Polish-taught programmes at public universities (EU/EEA citizens and some other foreigners); English-taught usually €2,000–6,000 a year (2026/27) |
| Portugal | set by the university; the €697-a-year cap applies only to master's degrees required for a profession (2025/26); higher fees for international (non-EU) students |
| Romania | state-funded places free; fee-paying places usually €2,000–10,000 a year (2026); non-EU: on average €2,000–5,000 a year |
| Serbia | set by the institution; e.g. University of Belgrade (ETF): €2,500 a year, €9,000 in English (2025/26) |
| Slovakia | free for full-time study in Slovak at public universities, whatever your nationality; in English €500–12,200 a year (2026) |
| Slovenia | free for EU citizens in full-time, publicly funded programmes; non-EU usually €2,000–11,000 (bachelor) or €2,000–15,000 (master) a year (2026/27) |
| Spain | on average €15.76–30.04 per ECTS credit at public universities, depending on the programme (2024/25); higher prices for non-EU students without Spanish residence at many universities (2026/27) |
| Sweden | free for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens, no application fee; non-EU: SEK 900 application fee and SEK 80,000–295,000 a year (2026) |
| Switzerland | set by each institution, the same for EU and non-EU students, e.g. ETH Zurich CHF 2,190, UNIL CHF 500 per semester for international students (2026/27) |
| Turkey | set by each university; e.g. METU (Ankara): USD 375 per semester for international students (2026/27) |
| United Kingdom | set by the university, separate rates for home and international students (2026/27) |
Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.
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