Study in France

Grandes écoles, luxury management and paid internships

France pairs low public tuition with elite grandes écoles. Most master's programmes include a paid internship semester, so students earn while they qualify.

Tuition

€2,770 – €25,000 / year

Living cost

€615 – €1,100 / month

Part-time wage

€11.88 / hour (SMIC)

Post-study work

12 months (renewable job search permit)

Intakes

September · January

Visa route

VLS-TS Étudiant — 964 hours of work per year

Why France

APS residence permit of 12 months after master's
Paid internship (stage) semesters built into degrees
Low public university fees for non-EU students
Luxury, culinary and business schools of global rank

Popular universities

ESSEC Business School
Université Paris-Saclay
SKEMA Business School
EM Lyon
Institut Paul Bocuse
EPITA

Popular courses

Luxury Brand ManagementCulinary ArtsInternational BusinessAerospace EngineeringFashion Management

Programmes we place students into

Global MBA — Luxury Management

ESSEC Business School · MBA

€49,000 totalFall 2026 · Fall 2027

MSc International Business

SKEMA Business School · Master's / MS

€23,500 / yearFall 2026 · Spring 2027 · Fall 2027

BA Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management

Institut Paul Bocuse · Bachelor's

€18,900 / yearFall 2026 · Fall 2027

MSc Artificial Intelligence

Université Paris-Saclay · Master's / MS

€3,879 / yearFall 2026 · Fall 2027

MSc Data Science & Analytics

EPITA · Master's / MS

€15,500 / yearFall 2026 · Spring 2027 · Fall 2027

MSc Aerospace Engineering

ISAE-SUPAERO · Master's / MS

€16,000 / yearFall 2026 · Fall 2027

MSc Sustainable Architecture

École des Ponts · Master's / MS

€9,800 / yearFall 2026 · Fall 2027

Master in International Governance

Sciences Po · Master's / MS

€19,000 / yearFall 2026 · Fall 2027

Fees are the published international rate for the 2026–27 cycle and are indicative. The university offer letter is always the final word.

France country briefing

Education system

87 universities alongside the Grandes Écoles and technical institutes
Several French business schools rank in Europe's top 10
Home to 39 Fortune Global 500 headquarters

Cost of study & living

Master's in engineering: about €13,500 for the full programme
Master's in business: about €15,200 for the full programme
Living cost from €8,000 per year

Test requirements

IELTS or TOEFL per institution; free French language classes are commonly bundled

Work rights & stay-back

20 hours/week part-time work
2-year post-study stay-back for graduates of government institutions
Paid, curriculum-integrated internships

Intakes: February and September intakes.

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