Sun, world-famous cities, affordable public universities — and a funds requirement of only ≈ €600 a month.
Affordable public Master's, a low IPREM-based funds bar, and Europe's most liveable student cities.
The stages in the order they actually happen — and where we step in on each one.
Spain's English-taught public Master's are fewer than Germany's or Sweden's — concentrated at Carlos III, UAB, UB, UPV and the polytechnics. We check your field honestly before you commit.
IELTS 6.0–6.5 for English programmes. Learn basic Spanish in parallel — it matters more here than in Northern Europe for housing, jobs and paperwork.
Some universities ask non-EU applicants for a degree-equivalence declaration before applying. We identify which of your targets need it and start that early.
Apply directly on each university portal (windows roughly February–July, often rolling). SOP and transcripts in the requested format; some programmes interview.
Accept and pay the reservation fee where required. Public tuition for non-EU runs ≈ €1,500–7,000/year depending on region and credits.
Apply via BLS/consulate with admission, health insurance, medical certificate, police clearance (apostilled), and funds of ≈ €600/month (100% IPREM ≈ €7,200/year). Processing can take 4–8 weeks.
Apply for your TIE (foreigner ID card) within 30 days, register at the town hall (empadronamiento), and note students can work up to 30 h/week under the reformed rules.
A starting shortlist of Spain's best-known universities for English-taught Master's. Browse our directory for programme-level detail.
Europe's deadlines are staggered, so you can realistically apply across several countries in one cycle instead of betting everything on one. Here's every destination we cover.
