🇮🇪 Best Engineering 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 | Dundalk Institute of Technology Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | 89.2 | €29,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 2 | ATU - Sligo Campus Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | 88.1 | €29,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 3 | ATU - Galway Campuses Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 88.0 | €44,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 4 | TUS - Limerick Campuses Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | 85.9 | €29,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 5 | SETU - Waterford Campus Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | 85.9 | €29,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 6 | MTU - Cork Campuses Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 85.9 | €44,000 | 1 yrs | €14,000 |
| 7 | ATU - Sligo Campus Civil Engineering. | 85.1 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 8 | TUS - Athlone Campus Mechanical Engineering. | 85.1 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 9 | ATU - Sligo Campus Engineering, General. | 85.1 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 10 | TUS - Athlone Campus Civil Engineering. | 85.1 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 11 | TUS - Athlone Campus Engineering, General. | 85.1 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 12 | SETU - Carlow Campus Engineering, General. | 85.1 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 13 | ATU - Galway Campuses Engineering, General. | 84.0 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 14 | SETU - Waterford Campus Mechanical Engineering. | 83.0 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 15 | TUS - Limerick Campuses Engineering, General. | 83.0 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 16 | SETU - Waterford Campus Engineering, General. | 83.0 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 17 | TUS - Limerick Campuses Civil Engineering. | 83.0 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 18 | Technological University Dublin Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | 82.9 | €29,000 | 1 yrs | €14,000 |
| 19 | Technological University Dublin Engineering, General. | 80.0 | €28,000 | 1 yrs | €14,000 |
| 20 | SETU - Carlow Campus Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | 72.9 | €36,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 21 | ATU - Donegal Campuses Civil Engineering. | 72.8 | €35,000 | 1 yrs | €12,500 |
| 22 | ATU - Donegal Campuses Mechanical Engineering. | 72.8 | €35,000 | 1 yrs | €12,500 |
| 23 | Dundalk Institute of Technology Civil Engineering. | 71.8 | €35,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |