MSc in Management Engineering

Politecnico di Milano’s MSc in Management Engineering placed 51st worldwide in the Financial Times Masters in Management 2025, with a weighted three-year salary of about US$73,000, a 96% employment rate at three months, and a standout #34 careers service globally.³ It is delivered by Polimi’s Department of Management Engineering, within the university’s triple-crown School of Management.

Overview

Politecnico di Milano — founded in 1863 and Italy’s foremost technical university — offers the MSc in Management Engineering (Ingegneria Gestionale) as a two-year, 120-ECTS, fully English-taught Laurea Magistrale on its Milan Bovisa campus.¹ The programme blends the analytical rigour of an engineering school with management, operations and finance, and the School of Management holds triple-crown accreditation (EQUIS, AMBA, AACSB).³ Because it is a public-university degree, tuition is income-based rather than a flat private fee — a defining feature of its value.

For a wider view of the credential, see our guide on whether a MiM is worth it in 2026.

Curriculum & Structure

The four-semester programme builds on a quantitative core — operations and supply-chain management, financial engineering, strategy and analytics — and opens into elective tracks and a master’s thesis.¹ The engineering-management orientation differentiates it from a general MiM, and is reflected in the cohort’s strong placement into consulting, technology and industrial roles. Project work and an extensive corporate-partner network in the Milan economy support the applied focus.

Application & Deadlines

Admission runs in rounds, with September and February entry points.¹ For the September 2026 intake, an early round ran 1 October–1 December 2025 and a second 13 January–26 February 2026; a spring 2026 call covers the February 2027 entry. Selection evaluates curricular requirements and English certification rather than a GMAT. Non-EEA applicants should target the earliest round for visa processing — see how to build a MiM profile.

Tuition & Funding

Tuition is income-based (ISEE).² EU students pay on a sliding scale from about €167 a year, with a full waiver below a set income threshold; international students admitted without economic benefit pay the maximum all-inclusive contribution of about €3,943 per year for 2026/2027 — roughly €7,886 across the degree. For a triple-crown, FT-ranked programme in Milan, that is an exceptional value point, well below private alternatives. Need-based reductions and merit scholarships are available.

Two national routes reach this programme that do not reach Milan’s private business schools. Politecnico is a participating university for Invest Your Talent in Italy, MAECI’s scholarship-plus-internship scheme for Economics and Management master’s students, and its own scholarships page offers those awards to September-intake applicants from a named list of countries.⁵ It also runs the regional right-to-study (DSU) channel, whose national minimum grant for a relocating student is €7,171.11 for 2026/2027 against ceilings of €28,339.88 of ISEE and €61,608.48 of ISPE. The two cannot be combined — a MAECI government scholarship is incompatible with right-to-study benefits — and which one fits is worked through in our guide to scholarships for a MiM in Italy.

Career Outcomes

The Financial Times 2025 weighted three-year salary is approximately US$73,000, measured three years after graduation.³ The programme’s distinguishing strength is its #34 careers-service rank — higher than many better-paid schools — reflecting effective placement support. Polimi does not publish its own salary figure or industry breakdown, so the FT data are the cross-school benchmark; the 96% three-month employment rate signals strong recruiter demand, particularly from consulting and technology employers. For early-career context, see our career learnings from a MiM.

Campus & Reputation

Milan is Italy’s financial and industrial capital, and Politecnico di Milano’s Bovisa campus places students at the centre of its consulting, technology and manufacturing employer base. The Management Engineering degree is among the most selective management masters in Italy, and its place in the FT top 60 — paired with public-university tuition — makes it a rare combination of brand, outcomes and value. For how a MiM compares with an MBA, see our piece on MiM versus MBA.