Fees & Total Cost

EM Strasbourg Business School MiM Fees

Master in Management (Programme Grande École) · Strasbourg, France · FT #45

Verified against official sources · last checked September 2026 · see sources

Tuition for the EM Strasbourg Master in Management (Programme Grande École) is €10,500 per year for the Master cycle — about €21,000 across the two-year M1–M2 master — and EM Strasbourg does not vary tuition by nationality. Two statutory French charges sit on top and are now quantified: university registration fees of €255 for the 2026 intake, and the CVEC student-life contribution of €105 for 2026/2027. CROUS scholarship holders are exempt from both, and for French students the tuition itself is modulated by CROUS grant level down to €3,500 a year — which is why the school's French-language fee page leads with a €3,500–€10,500 range while its English page leads with the flat €10,500. Non-EU applicants should note that EM Strasbourg says registration fees can vary by nationality and asks them to make contact; France's differentiated master's registration fee for non-EU students at ministry-supervised institutions is €3,950 for 2026-2027, and the school does not say publicly which figure applies to this programme. The Programme Grande École can also be taken on a work–study / apprenticeship (alternance) track, on which a partner employer pays the tuition and the student earns a salary — the school is explicit that on that track only the CVEC remains payable by the student, so the honest floor is €105 a year rather than zero. A professional-development year is charged at €800. At around €21,000, this is one of the lower-cost triple-accredited French grande-école MiMs, well below the €36,000–€44,000 the top private écoles charge.

Tuition for the EM Strasbourg Business School Master in Management is €21,000 (two years, €10,500/year) plus €255 university registration and €105 CVEC a year; €0 tuition on the work–study/apprenticeship track, where the €105 CVEC is still the student's to pay for the 2 years program.

Total tuition€21,000 (two years, €10,500/year) plus €255 university registration and €105 CVEC a year; €0 tuition on the work–study/apprenticeship track, where the €105 CVEC is still the student's to pay
Tuition (numeric)€21,000
Program length2 years
Median tuition (80 euro-priced MiMs we track) €23,157

On tuition, the EM Strasbourg Business School MiM ranks #38 of 80 euro-priced MiMs we track — at or below the €23,157 median. See how it stacks up on our cheapest MiMs in Europe and best-value shortlists.

Tuition figures are the published rate for the 2026–27 cycle and exclude living costs, travel, and optional exchange fees. Scholarships and need-based aid can materially reduce the net cost — see the FAQs below.

Frequently asked questions

How much does the EM Strasbourg Master in Management cost?
Tuition is €10,500 per year — roughly €21,000 across the two-year Master cycle — and EM Strasbourg does not charge different tuition by nationality. Two statutory French charges are added on top: university registration fees of €255 for the 2026 intake and the €105 CVEC student-life contribution for 2026/2027. CROUS scholarship holders are exempt from both, and French students have their tuition modulated by CROUS grant level down to €3,500 a year, which is why the school's French page quotes a €3,500–€10,500 range where its English page quotes a flat €10,500. Non-EU applicants are told registration fees may vary by nationality and asked to contact the school; France's differentiated master's registration fee for non-EU students at ministry-supervised institutions is €3,950 for 2026-2027, and EM Strasbourg does not say publicly whether it applies here. On the work–study (alternance) track a partner employer pays the tuition and you earn a salary — but the school states that only the CVEC then remains payable by the student, so the floor is €105 a year, not zero. A professional-development year costs €800. Confirm the current figures on EM Strasbourg's own page, as they change every cycle.
Is EM Strasbourg accredited and well ranked?
Yes — strongly. EM Strasbourg holds the 'triple crown' of international business-school accreditations (EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA), a status reached in 2022 that fewer than 1% of the world's business schools hold. Its Programme Grande École ranks #45 in the world in the 2025 Financial Times Masters in Management table — its first time in the global top 50, up 39 places since 2022. It is also an EFMD-accredited master and a member of France's Conférence des Grandes Écoles. As a faculty of the University of Strasbourg, it combines grande-école selectivity with a major research university's standing.
What makes EM Strasbourg distinctive?
Two things. First, its model: EM Strasbourg is the only French grande école de management embedded in a traditional research university — the University of Strasbourg — so it pairs grande-école selectivity and triple accreditation with a major university's research depth. Second, its location: Strasbourg is a seat of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe and sits on the Franco-German border, giving the school a strongly European, cross-border orientation (200-plus partner universities, multilingual study). Add an affordable fee — €10,500 a year, or tuition-free on the apprenticeship track — and it is a credible, value-led route into a triple-accredited French MiM.

Sources

  • EM Strasbourg Business School — Programme Grande École ↗ — EM Strasbourg Business School
  • EM Strasbourg Business School — Tuition and fees (re-read 2 September 2026 in both languages, which do not lead with the same figure. English: "€10,500 per year for the Programme Grande École"; French: "entre 3 500 € et 10 500 €/an" on a card marked "Modulables… selon votre échelon boursier". Common footnote: "university registration fees are added (€255 for the 2026 intake), as well as the CVEC student services contribution (€105 for the 2026 intake). In the co-op track, only the CVEC remains payable by the student"; CROUS scholarship holders exonerated from both; professional-development year €800; "university registration fees may vary depending on students' nationality. Non-EU applicants are invited to contact us"; "EM Strasbourg does not apply different tuition rates based on students' nationality") ↗ — EM Strasbourg Business School
  • EM Strasbourg enters the Financial Times' global top 50 (Masters in Management 2025, #45) ↗ — EM Strasbourg Business School
  • EM Strasbourg Business School — Our story (history, IECS 1919, 2007 formation) ↗ — EM Strasbourg Business School
  • CVEC — official contribution site ("L'acquittement est actuellement possible pour l'année universitaire 2026-2027. Elle est de 105 €"; "Chaque étudiant inscrit en formation initiale dans un établissement d'enseignement supérieur doit obligatoirement obtenir, préalablement à son inscription, son attestation d'acquittement"; exemptions for CROUS and equivalent grant holders, refugees and asylum seekers; refund campaign for 2026-2027 open until 31 May 2027) ↗ — Cnous / Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
  • Service-Public.fr — Coût d'une inscription dans l'enseignement supérieur, "Frais d'inscription pour l'année 2026-2027" (licence €178, master €255, doctorat €398 at the standard rate; reduced rate €118/€167/€265; "Le montant de la CVEC pour la rentrée 2026-2027 est de 105 €"; not subject to the CVEC: BTS/DMA/accountancy students in a lycée, students in formation continue funded by an employer or collecting body, and incoming exchange students paying no French registration fee; "si vous renoncez à votre inscription après avoir payé la CVEC… vous ne pourrez pas obtenir le remboursement"; governing text the arrêté du 19 avril 2019) ↗ — Direction de l'information légale et administrative (France)
  • Campus France — Tuition fees in France (page dated 25 June 2026; 2026-2027 EU/EEA/Swiss rates licence €178, master €255, doctorat €397; differentiated non-EU rates licence €2,902, master €3,950, doctorat €398 at institutions under the higher-education ministry; exemptions for Québec residents, long-term residents, two-year French tax households, refugees and doctoral candidates; automatic waivers for French-government scholarship holders and reciprocal exchange agreements; "Decree No. 2026-385 of May 19, 2026, amended the rules governing tuition fee waivers granted by higher education institutions") ↗ — Campus France
  • EM Strasbourg Business School — Choisir l'alternance. ALTERNANCE CHECKED 2026-09-07 (P44): the Programme Grande École runs work-study as a 'parcours flexibilité' (PGE5, one year) or a 'parcours immersif' (PGE4 + PGE5, two years); 'Bénéficiez d'une prise en charge totale des frais de scolarité par l'entreprise d'accueil', with a monthly salary throughout; both contract types are used; ~700 EM Strasbourg students a year take alternance and the immersive route reaches up to 43 months in a company across the cursus; and students have until roughly three months after the start of training (early December) to secure a contract. NEGATIVE RECORDED: no age, language or nationality condition is published on the page ↗ — EM Strasbourg Business School

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