Fees & Total Cost

Goethe University Frankfurt MiM Fees 2026

M.Sc. in Management Science · Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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

Goethe University Frankfurt is a public university, so its M.Sc. Management Science charges no tuition for either EU or non-EU students — the only mandatory cost is the per-semester student contribution (Semesterbeitrag) of roughly €334, which bundles a nationwide student transit pass and student-services access. Over the two-year (four-semester) degree that is on the order of €1,300 in total fees, which makes Goethe one of the genuinely lowest-cost routes to a notable European management master — far below the German private schools (Mannheim aside, also public) and an order of magnitude below the Parisian grandes écoles or the UK. The application itself is free (no uni-assist processing fee for Goethe master's programmes). What you do budget for is living in Frankfurt, a comparatively expensive German city; the contribution amount is also revised periodically, so confirm the current Semesterbeitrag on Goethe's own page. For the wider picture, see how much a MiM in Europe costs, the tuition-free routes round-up and the cheapest-MiM shortlist.

Tuition for the Goethe University Frankfurt Master in Management is No tuition fees — ~€334 per semester student contribution (incl. nationwide transit pass) — 2025–26 for the 24 months (4 semesters; max 8) — autumn (winter-semester) intake program.

Total tuitionNo tuition fees — ~€334 per semester student contribution (incl. nationwide transit pass) — 2025–26
Tuition (numeric)Free (EU/EEA)
Program length24 months (4 semesters; max 8) — autumn (winter-semester) intake
Median tuition (69 euro-priced MiMs we track) €24,500

Tuition is free for EU/EEA students at Goethe University Frankfurt, placing the Goethe University Frankfurt MiM among the most affordable Master's in Management in Europe. 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 Goethe University Frankfurt M.Sc. Management Science cost?
There is no tuition fee — Goethe is a public university and the M.Sc. Management Science charges nothing for either EU or non-EU master's students. The only mandatory cost is the per-semester student contribution (Semesterbeitrag) of roughly €334, which includes a nationwide student transit pass; across the four-semester degree that is on the order of €1,300 in total. The application is free as well. That makes Goethe one of the lowest-cost routes to a notable European management master — the real budget item is living in Frankfurt rather than tuition. The contribution is revised periodically, so confirm the current figure on Goethe's own page.
Is the Goethe M.Sc. Management Science taught in English, and is it really a Master in Management?
Yes on both counts. The programme — formerly called International Management — is taught in English, with students permitted to take up to 24 ECTS (about four modules) in German if they wish. Despite the 'Management Science' name it is a flexible general-management master, not a narrowly quantitative one: aside from a single management module and an ethics module there are no mandatory courses, and you build the 120-ECTS degree from electives, two seminars and a thesis across four concentration fields — Finance, Accounting, Information Management and Marketing Analytics. It sits in the same Master-in-Management family as the other European programmes we profile.
What makes Goethe University Frankfurt distinctive for a management master?
Two things: it is tuition-free, and it sits in Frankfurt — continental Europe's banking capital and the home of the European Central Bank and the Deutsche Bundesbank. The Faculty of Economics and Business is built around finance and economics (its Finance concentration alone spans roughly 15 chairs), so a student aiming at banking, asset management, consulting or corporate finance studies in the city where those employers are concentrated, with the elective freedom to weight the degree heavily toward Finance. The cohort is small (about 42), roughly 80% international and academically selective, so it is a focused, globally-mixed class rather than a large lecture programme.

Sources

  • Goethe University Frankfurt — M.Sc. Management Science (programme overview: English-taught, four semesters, ~80% international, cohort limited to ~42) ↗ — Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business
  • Goethe University Frankfurt — M.Sc. Management Science: Application (degree requirements, English thresholds, GMAT/GRE optional, APS, 15 Jan–15 May window, autumn intake) ↗ — Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business
  • Goethe University Frankfurt — M.Sc. Management Science: Programme content (120 ECTS structure; Accounting / Finance / Information Management / Marketing Analytics concentrations; up to 24 ECTS in German) ↗ — Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business
  • Goethe University Frankfurt — M.Sc. Management Science: FAQ (no tuition fees for EU and non-EU master's students; ~€334 per-semester contribution incl. transit pass) ↗ — Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business
  • Goethe University Frankfurt — Wikipedia (founded 1914, public research university in Frankfurt am Main, ~42,000 students, finance-and-economics focus) — corroborating context ↗ — Wikipedia

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