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🇮🇪 Best Economics 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 | ATU - Donegal Campuses Economics. | 78.0 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €12,500 |
| 2 | ATU - Sligo Campus Economics. | 76.0 | €25,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 3 | Mary Immaculate College Economics. | 70.0 | €40,000 | 1 yrs | €12,000 |
| 4 | ATU - St. Angela's Economics. | 65.0 | €40,000 | 1 yrs | €12,000 |
| 5 | Maynooth University Economics. | 52.5 | €40,000 | 2 yrs | €16,000 |
| 6 | Dublin City University Economics. | 50.0 | €40,000 | 2 yrs | €17,000 |
| 7 | University of Limerick Economics. | 47.8 | €40,000 | 2 yrs | €18,000 |
| 8 | University College Cork Economics. | 44.0 | €40,000 | 2 yrs | €20,000 |
| 9 | University College Dublin Economics. | 37.5 | €40,000 | 2 yrs | €24,000 |
| 10 | Trinity College Dublin Economics. | 35.8 | €40,000 | 3 yrs | €26,000 |