BachelorEconomics and finance

Bachelor in Economics

IE University · Madrid · Spain

A 4-year bachelor's programme, taught in English, in Madrid.

Price€27,300/ year · 2027/28 · all nationalities
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LanguageEnglish⁠Requires IELTS 7
Duration4 years⁠

✓ 6 official sources · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

38 modules published

Across 4 years of study.

Where will you be?

8 semesters, one by one

Each block is what the institution publishes for that semester.

Year 1
5 modules30 ECTS
6 modules30 ECTS
Year 2
6 modules30 ECTS
7 modules30 ECTS
Year 3
7 modules24 ECTS
1 module30 ECTS
Year 4
1 module30 ECTS
Final project12 ECTS
StudyFinal projectYear known, semester not
How does study run?

9 lines through 4 years

One line per theme. Hollow stop: the semester isn't stated. Our classification by module titles.

How does the focus shift?

Business and management all the way

Share of modules by theme in each semester. Our classification by module titles.

Specialist subjectsMaths and foundationsData and computingBusiness and managementSociety, ethics and lawResearch methodsProjects and labsThesisFree electives
Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
What are all the subjects?

All 38 modules

Year 1 · 11 modules · 60 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· Sem 2Compulsory3
· Sem 2Compulsory3
· Sem 2Basic6
· Sem 1Basic6
· Sem 1Basic6
· Sem 1Basic6
· Sem 1Basic6
· Sem 2Basic6
· Sem 2Basic6
· Sem 1Basic6
· Sem 2Compulsory6

Source: public-api.thesaurus.ie.edu, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 2 · 13 modules · 60 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· Sem 2Compulsory3
· Sem 2Compulsory3
· Sem 2Compulsory3
· Sem 1Compulsory3
· Sem 2Compulsory3
· Sem 1Compulsory3
· Sem 1Basic6
· Sem 1Basic6
· Sem 2Compulsory6
· Sem 2Compulsory6
· Sem 1Compulsory6
· Sem 1Compulsory6
· Sem 2Compulsory6

Source: public-api.thesaurus.ie.edu, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 3 · 8 modules · 54 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· Sem 1Compulsory3
· Sem 1Compulsory3
· Sem 1Compulsory3
· Sem 1Compulsory3
· Sem 1Compulsory3
· Sem 1Compulsory3
· Sem 2Elective30
· Sem 1Compulsory6

Source: public-api.thesaurus.ie.edu, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 4 · 6 modules · 60 ECTS
ModuleTypeECTS
· Sem 2Fp12
· Sem 2Compulsory3
· Sem 2Compulsory3
· Sem 1Elective30
· Sem 2Compulsory6
· Sem 2Compulsory6

Source: public-api.thesaurus.ie.edu, checked 31 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelBachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
QualificationOfficial bachelor's degree⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
Study modeFull time⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More projects and labs than 5 of 6 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmeBachelor in Economics IE38
Double Bachelor's Degree in Economics - Mathematics and Statistics Plan 2019 (Plan Being Phased Out) Complutense Madrid41
Dual Bachelor Degree in Economics & Applied Mathematics IE59
Bachelor's Degree in Economics UB84
Bachelor's Degree in Economics Complutense Madrid66
Bachelor's Degree in Economics (in English) Complutense Madrid66
International Double Degree: Bachelor's Degree in Economics with Université Paris 1 Pantheón Sorbonne Complutense Madrid66
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More projects and labs, less business and management

Share here against the average of 6 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

More here than typical

Projects and labs
5% here
1% typical

Less here than typical

Business and management
41% here
61% typical
Maths and foundations
5% here
12% typical

About the same as typical: data and computing, thesis, society, ethics and law, specialist subjects, research methods, languages and communication, internship.

Which year differs most?

Year 4 stands out most

The same mix of themes, cut by year of study. Our classification by module titles.

Year 1

More research methods 9% against 0% at most

This programme
IE University
Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Year 2

More projects and labs 8% against 0% at most

This programme
IE University
Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Year 3

More data and computing 25% against 14% at most

This programme
IE University
Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Year 4

More thesis 17% against 4% at most

This programme
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
IE University
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
What is only here?

11 modules not found at 6 similar programmes

Matched by title, so treat it as a hint to check.

Business and management

5
  • ECONOMETRIC APPLICATIONS
  • ECONOMIC MODELING&SIMULATION
  • ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: MARKETS AND CONSUMERS
  • ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: REGIONS AND SECTORS
  • INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION AND STRATEGY

Data and computing

2
  • Computational Macroeconomics
  • MACHINE LEARNING FOR ECONOMISTS

Maths and foundations

2
  • FUNDAMENTALS OF PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
  • MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMISTS

Society, ethics and law

1
  • MARKET, AUCTION AND CONTRACT DESIGN

Specialist subjects

1
  • INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND MONETARY SYSTEM
Where you'll study

Studying in Madrid

What is the campus like?
RankingQS World University Rankings: International Students 2026: #1, world⁠
FacilitiesLibrary⁠
SupportCounselling⁠, Student clubs⁠

The rest of what we hold on IE is on its page.

What it costs

At least €27,450 for the first year

What does the first year cost?

≥ €27,450 first year · 2027/28 · all nationalities · our sum

Tuition 2027/28€27,300
Application fee€150

Not published: living costs

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Every fee as the institution publishes it (1)
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
TuitionAll applicants2027/28€27,300 / year
What changes the price?

3 things that move it

Grant

Direct Awards: merit

Grant

Direct Awards: merit

Grant

IE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

Is that expensive?

More expensive than most

Among 41 similar programmes, in euros / year

This programme €27,300

Costs more than 39 of 40 similar programmes. Half of them cost between €11,730 and €21,537.

Same level, field and language. Years differ; euros are approximate (ECB).

All 41, cheapest first
International Finance & Control (Hanze University of Applied Sciences)2026/27≈ €2,694
Orientation Year Economic Programmes (Hanze University of Applied Sciences)2026/27≈ €2,694
Risk and Security Management (Distance Learning) BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €4,517
Business Management and Finance (Masarykova univerzita)2026/27≈ €4,936
BA (Hons) Accounting and Management with Foundation Year (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €6,902
BSc (Hons) Economics and Finance with Foundation Year (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €6,902
BSc (Hons) Economics with Foundation Year (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €6,902
Economics and Finance (Univerzita Karlova)2027/28≈ €7,000
International Finance and Accounting (Saxion University of Applied Sciences)2026/27≈ €9,360
Finance & Control (Fontys University of Applied Sciences)2026/27≈ €10,210
Accounting and Finance (Extended), BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2027/28≈ €11,730
Accounting and Business Management BSc (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
Accounting and Finance (FinTech pathway) BSc (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
Banking and Finance BSc (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
Economics BSc (Hons) (University of East London)2027/28≈ €19,770
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year (University of West London)2027/28≈ €20,669
Accountancy and Financial Management (Top-up) BA (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €21,268
Accounting with International Finance (Top-up) BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €21,268
Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027≈ €21,447
BA (Hons) Accounting and Management (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BA (Hons) International Business with Finance (Top Up) (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BSc (Hons) Business and Finance (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BSc (Hons) Business and FinTech (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BSc (Hons) Economics (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
BSc (Hons) Economics and Finance (University of Hertfordshire)2027/28≈ €21,531
Accounting and Finance, BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Business Management (Finance), BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Business Management (Finance) with Foundation Year, BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Business with Accounting (Year 3 Direct Entry), BA Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Economics, BSc Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Finance and Investment Banking, BSc Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Financial Mathematics, BSc Hons (University of Greenwich)2026/27≈ €21,537
Economics BSc (Econ) (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
Economics, Finance and Banking BSc (Econ) (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
Accounting with Finance BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
Mathematics for Finance and Management BSc (Hons) (University of Portsmouth)2027/28≈ €22,526
This programme2027/28≈ €27,300
Dual Bachelor Degree in Economics & Applied Mathematics (IE University)2027/28≈ €31,800
And the whole degree?

≈ €109,200

Tuition only.

At today's rate. Later years may cost more. Every Program estimate

How to start

Apply by 6 Nov 2026

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  • Application deadline
Jan 2027
  • Application deadline
Mar 2027
  • Application deadline
Is my language good enough?
English requirement7 IELTS overall4 tests accepted
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All 4 accepted proofs
Cambridge C1 Advanced · CEFR from: C1 · Language: English
Duolingo English Test 130 · Language: English
IELTS 7 · Language: English · Recommended score: 7.5
TOEFL 100 · Language: English · Recommended score: 105
What do they ask for?
Prior educationUnknown
How to applyUnknown
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

4 of 6 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, Spain

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.

This programmeBachelor in Economics IESimilarDouble Bachelor's Degree in Economics - Mathematics and Statistics Plan 2019 (Plan Being Phased Out) Complutense MadridSimilarDual Bachelor Degree in Economics & Applied Mathematics IE
Price€27,300 / year · 2027/28Not published€31,800 / year · 2027/28
Duration4 years6 years5 years
LanguageEnglishSpanish and EnglishEnglish
Next date6 Nov 2026Not published6 Nov 2026

1 of 6 publish a next date.

UBSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

Grado en EconomíaTranslated

€17.69 / credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities

63% business and management · 16% maths and foundations

BachelorThesisTaught in EnglishCatalanSpanish

Complutense Madrid · Pozuelo de AlarcónSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

Grado en EconomíaTranslated

€16.92–€113.71 / credit · 2026/27 · by citizenship

79% business and management · 8% maths and foundations

BachelorPart-timeTaught in EnglishSpanishEnglish

Complutense Madrid · Pozuelo de AlarcónSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Economics (in English)

Grado en Economía (en inglés)Translated

€16.92–€113.71 / credit · 2026/27 · by citizenship

79% business and management · 8% maths and foundations

BachelorPart-timeTaught in EnglishSpanishEnglish
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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Bachelor in Economics is a bachelor's programme in economics and finance at IE University in Madrid, Spain. It takes 4 years. It carries 240 ECTS credits. Teaching is in English.

The institution publishes 38 modules, of which 2 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are business and management (41%), free electives (26%) and data and computing (6%).

How much does Bachelor in Economics cost?

€27,300 / year · 2027/28 · all nationalities.

When is the next deadline or start?

6 Nov 2026 (Apply by).

What language is it taught in?

English (Requires IELTS 7).

How long does it take?

4 years.

Where is it?

IE University, Madrid, Spain.

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Everything we hold

All 13 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Dates · 1 with values
Start datesTerm: September · Month: 9 · 2027 · 2027/28Inferred
Admission · 1 with values
Language requirementCambridge C1 Advanced · CEFR from: C1 · Language: English⁠Duolingo English Test 130 · Language: English⁠IELTS 7 · Language: English · Recommended score: 7.5⁠TOEFL 100 · Language: English · Recommended score: 105⁠
Programme · 8 with values
QualificationOfficial bachelor's degree⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Duration4 years⁠
Language of instructionEnglish⁠
LevelBachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
LocationMadrid, Spain⁠Segovia, Spain⁠
Study modeFull time⁠

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