🇮🇪 Best Finance 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 | National College of Ireland Finance and Financial Management Services. | 91.0 | €26,000 | 1 yrs | €11,000 |
| 2 | Technological University Dublin Finance and Financial Management Services. | 74.3 | €26,000 | 1 yrs | €14,000 |
| 3 | Griffith College Cork Finance and Financial Management Services. | 68.6 | €41,000 | 1 yrs | €11,500 |
| 4 | SETU - Carlow Campus Finance and Financial Management Services. | 66.8 | €33,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 5 | Griffith College Dublin Finance and Financial Management Services. | 66.6 | €41,000 | 1 yrs | €12,000 |
| 6 | ATU - Donegal Campuses Finance and Financial Management Services. | 64.0 | €41,000 | 1 yrs | €12,500 |
| 7 | Dublin Business School Finance and Financial Management Services. | 61.7 | €55,000 | 1 yrs | €11,500 |
| 8 | ATU - Galway Campuses Finance and Financial Management Services. | 61.5 | €41,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 9 | ATU - Sligo Campus Finance and Financial Management Services. | 56.7 | €55,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 10 | SETU - Waterford Campus Finance and Financial Management Services. | 55.3 | €55,000 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |
| 11 | Maynooth University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 53.8 | €41,000 | 2 yrs | €16,000 |
| 12 | Dublin City University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 46.7 | €55,000 | 2 yrs | €17,000 |
| 13 | University College Cork Finance and Financial Management Services. | 45.1 | €41,000 | 2 yrs | €20,000 |
| 14 | University of Limerick Finance and Financial Management Services. | 44.6 | €55,000 | 2 yrs | €18,000 |
| 15 | University College Dublin Finance and Financial Management Services. | 38.4 | €41,000 | 2 yrs | €24,000 |
| 16 | Trinity College Dublin Finance and Financial Management Services. | 33.4 | €55,000 | 3 yrs | €26,000 |