🇮🇪 Best Business Programs in Ireland by ROI
Ranked by ROI score — net salary after rent and living costs, weighted by graduation rate, relative to total degree tuition. Salary figures are median graduate earnings from government data (2026).
| # | University | ROI | Salary (€) | Payback | Tuition (€/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TUS - Limerick Campuses International Business. | 112.6 | €38,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 2 | National College of Ireland Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 87.5 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €11,000 |
| 3 | Dublin Business School Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 82.6 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €11,500 |
| 4 | TUS - Thurles Campus Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 80.2 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €12,000 |
| 5 | ATU - Donegal Campuses Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 78.0 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €12,500 |
| 6 | SETU - Wexford Campus Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 78.0 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €12,500 |
| 7 | TUS - Athlone Campus Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 76.0 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 8 | ATU - Sligo Campus Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 76.0 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 9 | SETU - Carlow Campus Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 76.0 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 10 | ATU - Galway Campuses Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 75.0 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 11 | SETU - Waterford Campus Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 74.1 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 12 | TUS - Limerick Campuses Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 74.1 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 13 | MTU - Cork Campuses Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 73.2 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €14,000 |
| 14 | Technological University Dublin Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 71.4 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €14,000 |
| 15 | Mary Immaculate College Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 66.5 | €38,000 | 1 yrs | €12,000 |
| 16 | Griffith College Dublin Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 65.0 | €30,000 | 1 yrs | €12,000 |
| 17 | CCT College Dublin Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 63.9 | €38,000 | 1 yrs | €11,000 |
| 18 | Griffith College Cork Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 63.6 | €38,000 | 1 yrs | €11,500 |