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🇮🇪 Best Software 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 | National College of Ireland Computer Science. | 94.5 | €27,000 | 1 yrs | €11,000 |
| 2 | National College of Ireland Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 94.5 | €27,000 | 1 yrs | €11,000 |
| 3 | ATU - Sligo Campus Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 82.0 | €27,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 4 | SETU - Carlow Campus Computer Science. | 82.0 | €27,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 5 | ATU - Sligo Campus Computer Science. | 82.0 | €27,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 6 | Technological University Dublin Computer Science. | 77.1 | €27,000 | 1 yrs | €14,000 |
| 7 | CCT College Dublin Computer Science. | 76.0 | €45,197 | 1 yrs | €11,000 |
| 8 | Griffith College Cork Computer Science. | 75.7 | €45,197 | 1 yrs | €11,500 |
| 9 | CCT College Dublin Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 75.7 | €45,000 | 1 yrs | €11,000 |
| 10 | Dublin Business School Computer Science. | 74.7 | €45,197 | 1 yrs | €11,500 |
| 11 | Dublin Business School Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 74.3 | €45,000 | 1 yrs | €11,500 |
| 12 | Griffith College Dublin Computer Science. | 73.4 | €45,197 | 1 yrs | €12,000 |
| 13 | Institute of Art Design & Technology Computer Science. | 72.3 | €45,197 | 1 yrs | €12,500 |
| 14 | ATU - Donegal Campuses Computer Science. | 70.5 | €45,197 | 1 yrs | €12,500 |
| 15 | ATU - Donegal Campuses Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 70.2 | €45,000 | 1 yrs | €12,500 |
| 16 | Dundalk Institute of Technology Computer Science. | 69.5 | €45,197 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 17 | Dundalk Institute of Technology Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 69.2 | €45,000 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 18 | MTU - Kerry Campus Computer Science. | 68.7 | €45,197 | 1 yrs | €13,000 |
| 19 | ATU - Galway Campuses Computer Science. | 67.8 | €45,197 | 1 yrs | €13,500 |