Master's Degree in Management

Luiss University’s Master’s Degree in Management placed 32nd worldwide in the Financial Times Masters in Management 2025.² Taught entirely in English in Rome, the two-year programme reports an 88% employment rate at three months and an FT weighted three-year salary of about US$66,890.¹ ⁵

Overview

Luiss (Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli) is a private university in Rome, and its Department of Business and Management hosts the FT-ranked Master’s Degree in Management.¹ Luiss is triple-crown accredited — EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA — a status held by only a small share of business schools worldwide.² For a wider view of whether the credential fits your goals, see our guide on whether a MiM is worth it in 2026.

Curriculum & Structure

The two-year, English-taught programme pairs a management core with a chosen major and a thesis or project.¹ The major options lean into Italy’s distinctive economy — Entrepreneurship and Innovation, International Management, and Luxury, Fashion and Made in Italy — and Luiss’s location in the capital gives close access to corporate, institutional and consulting employers.

Application & Deadlines

The programme admits for a September start, through an annual cycle with an earlier window for non-EU applicants and a later one for EU and national candidates.³ ⁴ No GMAT is required: it is used only for an optional direct-admission route or for bonus points on the Luiss admission test. International applicants should apply early for visa processing — see how to build a MiM profile.

Tuition & Funding

Tuition is €17,000 per year for the 2027/28 intake — unchanged from 2026-27, and about €34,000 across the two-year programme — the same for all nationalities, paid in three instalments.¹ That two-year total is a published pattern rather than an assumption: Luiss’s fee schedules fix the rate at the level you enter on, so the 2026/27 sheet charges first-years €17,000 and second-years €15,300, which is exactly what the 2025/26 sheet charged its first-years.⁶ ⁷

The charge Luiss names and does not price. Every instalment on that schedule reads “and regional tax”, and the footnote explains why there is no number beside it: *“The amount of the regional student tax will be established by Lazio Region in June/July 2026.”*⁶ The Region has since set it, and it is small but not optional — €140 for each year you are enrolled, flat rather than income-banded, paid to DiSCo Lazio at the same time as enrolment, so roughly €280 across the two years. It is owed by every student at a university with its legal seat in Lazio; non-payment blocks your academic career until it is settled, and scholarship winners are refunded automatically rather than exempted up front.⁸ Worth noting how differently Italy’s public schools handle the same charge: Ca’ Foscari folds Veneto’s €192 regional tax into its published fee, so its headline number is complete and Luiss’s is not. A 20% reduction applies to siblings, and scholarships are available to strong candidates.

Career Outcomes

The Financial Times 2025 weighted three-year salary is about US$66,890, measured three years after graduation.⁵ Luiss reports its own university-level outcomes on a different basis — roughly 95% employment within a year and about a month on average to a first job — which is not directly comparable to the FT three-month figure.¹ For early-career context, see our career learnings from a MiM.

Campus & Reputation

Based in Rome, Luiss has deep ties to Italian business, finance and public institutions, and its triple-crown standing and FT-top-35 placement make the Master’s Degree in Management a recognised route into Italian and international management careers.² For how a MiM compares with an MBA, see our piece on MiM versus MBA.