Europe

LL.M. in Europe

For many international students, doing an LL.M. in Europe can be a highly rewarding experience. After all, what would be better than studying in one of Europe's culturally significant cities while also advancing your career thorough the study of law?

Fortunately, there are a number of law schools offering LL.M. programs in continental Europe. Many of these are world-class law schools, in countries like Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, which offer Master of...

For many international students, doing an LL.M. in Europe can be a highly rewarding experience. After all, what would be better than studying in one of Europe's culturally significant cities while also advancing your career thorough the study of law?

Fortunately, there are a number of law schools offering LL.M. programs in continental Europe. Many of these are world-class law schools, in countries like Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, which offer Master of Laws degrees aimed at international students looking to study in Europe. Widening their appeal, these LL.M.s are often offered in the English language, although there are also countless law degree programs in French, German, Dutch, and all the other languages of continental Europe.

In deciding where to study in, many students gravitate to Europe's cultural and financial capitals: LL.M. programs can be found in cities such as Paris, Berlin, Geneva, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Zurich, Brussels, and more. Studying in a city like one of those puts law students in close proximity to important institutions such as the United Nations, the World Bank, and the European Council, not to mention a plethora of NGOs and governmental institutions. 

In terms of the LL.M. programs in Europe listed below, many of them are general programs, aimed at helping legal professionals develop additional skills that will help them in their careers. Many European law schools also offer specialized LL.M. programs, in areas such as finance, business law, human rights law, environmental law, tax law, and more, which can help students develop focus areas that they can put to use in their practice.

For those who graduate with a European LL.M. degree, the options are countless. Many choose to stay in Europe after graduation and work for law firms, NGOs, and other organizations. Other international students opt to go back to their home countries and apply their new legal knowledge back home.

See a complete list of LL.M. programs in Europe, sorted by law school, below. 

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For many international students, doing an LL.M. in Europe can be a highly rewarding experience. After all, what would be better than studying in one of Europe's culturally significant cities while also advancing your career thorough the study of law?

Fortunately, there are a number of law schools offering LL.M. programs in continental Europe. Many of these are world-class law schools, in countries like Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, which offer Master of...

For many international students, doing an LL.M. in Europe can be a highly rewarding experience. After all, what would be better than studying in one of Europe's culturally significant cities while also advancing your career thorough the study of law?

Fortunately, there are a number of law schools offering LL.M. programs in continental Europe. Many of these are world-class law schools, in countries like Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, which offer Master of Laws degrees aimed at international students looking to study in Europe. Widening their appeal, these LL.M.s are often offered in the English language, although there are also countless law degree programs in French, German, Dutch, and all the other languages of continental Europe.

In deciding where to study in, many students gravitate to Europe's cultural and financial capitals: LL.M. programs can be found in cities such as Paris, Berlin, Geneva, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Zurich, Brussels, and more. Studying in a city like one of those puts law students in close proximity to important institutions such as the United Nations, the World Bank, and the European Council, not to mention a plethora of NGOs and governmental institutions. 

In terms of the LL.M. programs in Europe listed below, many of them are general programs, aimed at helping legal professionals develop additional skills that will help them in their careers. Many European law schools also offer specialized LL.M. programs, in areas such as finance, business law, human rights law, environmental law, tax law, and more, which can help students develop focus areas that they can put to use in their practice.

For those who graduate with a European LL.M. degree, the options are countless. Many choose to stay in Europe after graduation and work for law firms, NGOs, and other organizations. Other international students opt to go back to their home countries and apply their new legal knowledge back home.

See a complete list of LL.M. programs in Europe, sorted by law school, below. 

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Rank Full Profile School Popularity
1 Leiden University - Leiden Law School
2 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
3 University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Law School
4 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Sorbonne Law School
5 Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
6 University of Groningen - Faculty of Law
7 University of Oslo - Faculty of Law
8 Utrecht University School of Law
9 Maastricht University
10 UNICRI - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
11 Freie Universität (FU) Berlin - Institute for German and European Business, Competition and Regulatory Law
12 Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
13 ILF Institute for Law and Finance at Frankfurt University
14 Turin School of Development - WIPO Academy
15 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München - University of Munich
16 Università degli Studi di Bologna · University of Bologna
17 Erasmus University Rotterdam - Erasmus School of Law
18 University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Law
19 Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
20 Tilburg University - Tilburg Law School
21 Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE)
22 University of Milan
23 University of Vienna - Universität Wien - Postgraduate Center
24 Goethe Universität Frankfurt
25 The Brussels School of Governance - Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
26 Stockholm University · Stockholms Universitet - Faculty of Law
27 Bucerius Law School - Hochschule für Rechtswissenschaft
28 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover - EULISP Program
29 KU Leuven - Faculty of Law
30 Université du Luxembourg - University of Luxembourg
31 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)
32 MIPLC - Munich Intellectual Property Law Center
33 Lund University - Faculty of Law
34 Universität zu Köln - University of Cologne
35 IE Law School
36 KU Leuven - Centre for IT and IP Law
37 University of Zurich · Universität Zürich - Faculty of Law
38 Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies · L'Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
39 College of Europe
40 Ghent University - Universiteit Gent
41 Lyon Catholic University
42 Universidad de Alicante - Magister Lvcentinvs
43 Universität Wien - University of Vienna
44 Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) - Paris
45 Bocconi University
46 ESADE - Law School
47 University of Helsinki - Faculty of Law
48 Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
49 Université de Strasbourg / Dresden University of Technology (Germany)
50 Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg - Heidelberg University
51 CEIPI - Université de Strasbourg
52 Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
53 Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas - LL.M. in European Law
54 Fribourg University Law Faculty
55 Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam - Faculty of Law
56 Universidade NOVA de Lisboa - NOVA School of Law
57 Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB)
58 European University Institute Florence (EUI)
59 Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod - National Research University (UNN) · Нижегородский государств
60 Sciences Po
61 Brussels School of Competition (BSC)
62 Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali - LUISS Guido Carli
63 Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas - LL.M. Programmes in Dubai, Mauritius, Paris and Singapore
64 Universität Mannheim - Fakultät Rechtswissenschaft
65 Saarland University – Europa-Institut, International Law School
66 Université Jean Moulin Lyon III - Lyon Law School
67 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon (UCP) - Católica Global School of Law
68 Universität Hamburg - EMLE Program
69 Université de Genève - University of Geneva - Faculty of Law
70 Technische Universität Dresden - Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden)
71 Universität Hamburg - University of Hamburg
72 Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza - Sapienza University of Rome
73 Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien - WU Executive Academy
74 Central European University (CEU)
75 Université Toulouse Capitole - European School of Law
76 Global Campus of Human Rights
77 Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona - Pompeu Fabra University
78 Université de Lausanne (UNIL)
79 Uppsala Universitet - Faculty of Law
80 Université Catholique de Lille - Faculté Libre de Droit
81 Radboud University - Faculty of Law
82 Technische Universität (TU) Berlin
83 University of Warsaw - Faculty of Law and Administration
84 Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
85 The Graduate Institute / Geneva Law School - International Dispute Settlement Program (MIDS)
86 University of Neuchâtel
87 Universität Bonn - University of Bonn
88 Charles University in Prague - Faculty of Law
89 University of Liège - Liege Competition and Innovation Institute
90 Università degli Studi di Bologna - EMLE Program
91 Universität Lüneburg
92 University of Kent - Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS)
93 University of Lapland
94 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Athens Law School
95 University of Barcelona - Observatorio de la Globalización
96 International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI)
97 Koç University Law School
98 Universität Augsburg
99 Istanbul Bilgi University · Ýstanbul Býlgý University
100 Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
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