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University College Cork leads the 4 Master's Business & Management universities in Ireland at #246 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Galway (QS World #273) and National College of Ireland (#14 in Ireland). Across the whole list there are 13 courses to choose from.
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how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Master's Business & Management
Public University · 1 course in Master's Business & Management
Public University · 7 courses in Master's Business & Management
Public University · 4 courses in Master's Business & Management
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #246 (University College Cork) to #273 (University of Galway); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University College Cork is cited most (4,698,948 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
4 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Munster (1) and Connacht (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University College Cork, founded in 1845. University College Cork is the largest, with 24,000 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Business & Management (3), Finance (2), Marketing (2) and Business Administration (MBA) (1). The usual length is 2 years and 1 year. 67% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (80% of courses with a stated intake). National College of Ireland offers the widest choice, with 7 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. University of Galway is the least expensive at USD 22,000 a year and University College Cork the most at USD 23,000; the middle of the range is about USD 23,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University College Cork (QS World #246), University of Galway (QS World #273) and National College of Ireland (#14 in Ireland) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Galway is the least expensive at about USD 22,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
4 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 2 years, with 1 year the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
National College of Ireland, with 7, ahead of Technological University of the Shannon (4).
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