40 Best Economics Master's Degree Programs in Italy for 2024

The EPS master's programme entirely taught in English aims at providing its students with advanced and complete training in both economics and political science. Graduates will not only be endowed with high-level analytical and operational skills, but they will also be characterised by such an open and critical vision of economic, political and social issues, and such a cultural depth.

The study program is designed to provide students with a solid background through the development of topics of economic theory, analysis of financial markets and the theory of decision making. Students will all follow the compulsory courses during the first year while specialize either in quantitative finance or quantitative economics during their second year. The whole programme is taught in English.

The 2-year Master’s Degree in Economics and Innovation Management aims to train young managers and successful professionals, in line with market demands. The programme provides students with both specific knowledge to generate concrete skills and transversal knowledge to create an overview. The programme offers knowledge and methods to manage, transform and evaluate projects, products and services in constantly evolving organizational and productive contexts and in a strongly international perspective. The programme uses practical and theoretical approaches and studies, integrating business, economic, legal, managerial and quantitative disciplines with particular attention to the growth and training of the individual.

The Master’s Degree in Economy, Technology, and Innovation provides students with a strong theoretical background as well as practical skills. The Master’s Degree in Economy, Technology, and Innovation offers an interdisciplinary program that blends and applies economics, managerial, legal, and quantitative approaches to innovation studies; the unique opportunity to study at a prestigious university located in the center of Rome; a strong formal training and practical experience.

The Master's Degree Course in Economics will provide graduates with in-depth knowledge of economic issues, good command of analysis tools and the principles and institutions of the legal system, in order to enable them to use economic logic to address the problems of economic systems, companies and national and international institutions.

The European University Institute’s Master of Research in Economics offers a foundational year of economics where you will gain a clear understanding of core and modern economics and a chance to engage with a range of economic issues facing Europe today. The program offers an immersion into a scholarly environment with the chance to interact with and learn from leading professors and advanced doctoral researchers. The Master of Research is a chance to test yourself out, to see if a Ph.D. could be something for you.

The Master’s degree in Economics and Data Analysis, entirely taught in English, provides students with the main theoretical and empirical tools for economic and data analysis, necessary in an ever-changing and open international economic environment. The program trains graduates to be able to critically interpret economic phenomena at a local and international level, and use the main modern empirical techniques for business and market analysis. Students will be able to develop such skills upon completion of an interdisciplinary program which includes, in the first year, core modules on microeconomic theory and its applications, mathematical and computational tools, public economics and international economic regulation, as well as on advanced data analysis and management, and econometrics.

The Master's Degree in Economics, Development, and Innovation is a post-graduate course open to Italian and foreign students aiming to pursue advanced studies in the field of applied economics and finance from an international perspective.

Would you like to learn how to sail into the water of global markets? To use Economics to understand how the global economy works and why and how firms decide to go international? To practice Management, Logistics, and Law to manage such multinational firms? To master Accounting tools to account for and analyze their performances? Born and grown in a region with a strong international vocation, the two-year Master's degree (MSc) in International Economics and Business (IEB) aims to train post-graduate students in the fields of International Economics, International Business, and International Law. The MSc is entirely taught in English in Vicenza, a close-by subsidiary of the University of Verona. Verona is the top European freight village. Vicenza is the third Italian province for total export and the first in terms of export per capita. In such an area, many Small and Medium Enterprises – very open to international markets, i.e., they are referred to as ’pocket-size multinationals’ – operate with a core specialization in the ‘well-done’ and ‘well-designed’ sectors that form the backbone of the ‘Made in Italy’ label. Among the main topics of the MSc courses are the followings: causes and consequences of international trade and development; macroeconomic dynamics of open economies and international financial markets; export, offshoring, and outsourcing decisions by heterogeneous firms and their participation into global value chains; international marketing and logistic decisions; networks and groups of firms as means for firm internationalization; consolidated reporting, performance analysis, and cost accounting; international and European law; international business law.

The MSc in Economics and Development offers lessons and research projects in the heart of Florence. With its interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of economics and an excellent student to staff ratio, this MSc offers an international environment thanks to its students which come from all over the world, and its teaching staff from the Department of Economics and Management, the Department of Statistics, the Department of Law, and the Department of Political Science of the University of Florence together with visiting professors from other universities around the world.

The Joint Master is focused on how to assess, manage and enhance private and public institutions’ governance with a wide range of economic and digital intelligence tools. The one-year programme is taught by renowned researchers and experienced professionals who combine second to none practical expertise and academic credentials. It combines on-site teaching, case studies, consulting missions, research thesis, and distant learning tools.

The master's program in Global Entrepreneurship, Economics, and Management (GEEM) aims at providing wanna-be managers, entrepreneurs, and analysts with in-depth skills in management, innovation, internationalization, and economics.

International Business and Development (IBD) is the first-degree course to be taught and examined entirely in English at the University of Parma, in Italy. The university is actively seeking to raise its international profile in teaching and research and for several years has played a key role in projects with developing countries.

The Master's degree, entirely in English, aims to provide knowledge and experience for professional development in the public and private sectors, with particular reference to central and local government bodies, consultancy companies operating internationally, and agencies non-governmental, and international. For those who already have a reasonable knowledge of the English language, the Master also provides the opportunity to improve their language skills.

Upon successful completion of the study program students receive an international private Master in International Management (MIM) degree with a specialization in Global Economics, awarded by the school's main campus in Zurich, Switzerland, based on the recommendation of the faculty of the local campuses where credits were earned, and upon the recommendation of the school's Academic Council.

The course offers advanced interdisciplinary training in economics, with a strong focus on quantitative methods and economic theory. You will acquire skills to analyze economic and social dynamics in both theoretical and practical ways, with customization of the study plan and access to research events and seminars. Collaborations with the faculty and Bocconi research centers enrich the experience, including the possibility of participating in research projects and optional PhD courses. Career prospects include business research, international organizations, consulting, regulation, and academia in social sciences, economics, and applied mathematics.

The program combines Bocconi's academic excellence, the dynamic environment of Milan, and the rich Italian cultural tradition to train leaders in the global creative sector. It offers advanced courses and industry workshops that blend theory and practice, preparing graduates for managerial and entrepreneurial roles in the fields of visual arts, performing arts, media, fashion, and design, with a focus on economics, management, and innovation.

The program prepares professionals for the public sector, focusing on the analysis and evaluation of public policies using advanced techniques, as well as the development of management skills through complementary courses and international study opportunities. The in-depth paths are customized to meet market needs. Direct interaction with the world of work facilitates the development of specialized professional profiles, preparing students for leadership roles in government and public administrations, at both local and global levels.

This master's program provides advanced skills in the economic and operational management of transport, infrastructure, and supply chains. Students learn to design, manage, and optimize transport systems and infrastructure, analyze and improve logistics and supply chain, and manage complex projects. The program combines economic theory, management techniques, and analytical tools to prepare professionals capable of addressing the challenges of the sector and promoting efficiency and sustainability.