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University of Galway leads the 6 Education universities in Ireland at #273 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. It is followed by Dublin City University (QS World #410) and Technological University Dublin (#10 in Ireland). The universities on this list offer 23 matching courses between them.
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #273 (University of Galway) to #410 (Dublin City University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Galway has the largest research record in this group, with 3,119,581 citations and an h-index of 490.
The split is 6 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Connacht (1) and Leinster (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Galway, founded in 1845. Galway Mayo Institute of Technology is the largest, with 30,600 students.
By level: 16 bachelor's, 4 foundation, 1 diploma and 1 master's. The usual length is 4 Years and 4 years. 87% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (86% of courses with a stated intake). Dublin City University offers the widest choice, with 14 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Dublin City University is the least expensive at USD 20,000 a year and University of Galway the most at USD 22,000; the middle of the range is about USD 22,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Galway (QS World #273), Dublin City University (QS World #410) and Technological University Dublin (#10 in Ireland) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Dublin City University is the least expensive at about USD 20,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
6 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 Years, with 4 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Dublin City University, with 14, ahead of National College of Ireland (3).
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