Latvia

Country: Latvia

EU citizens can compete for tuition-free state-funded places in Latvia; on fee-paying places the University of Latvia charges e.g. €2,600 a year for EU citizens and €3,500 for others on an English-taught bachelor's (2026/27). Study in Europe counts 29 higher education institutions and 24 colleges, with over 200 programmes in English. Discover how admission works and what a month costs (on average €450–700).

There are several types of degree, including professional ones:

Bachelor (bakalaurs) – 3–4 years; a professional bachelor's takes at least 4 years,
Master (maģistrs) – 1–2 years, also as a professional master's,
Doctorate (PhD) – usually 3–4 years,
long professional programmes – 5–6 years, single-cycle degrees leading straight to a master's-level qualification (e.g. dentistry – 5 years),
short-cycle programmes (first-level professional higher education) – 2–3 years.

Latvia counts credits its own way: 1 Latvian credit point equals 1.5 ECTS, and one year of study is 40 Latvian credit points, i.e. 60 ECTS.

The main intake is for the academic year starting in September. Some universities also have a spring intake, with classes starting in February.

Latvia – bachelor's programmes
Latvia – integrated (single-cycle) programmes
Latvia – master's programmes

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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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