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The most successful degrees and Universities in Spain

A brief insight into the recently published report from El Mundo Newspapers about the 50 most demanded degrees and Universities in Spain.  Furtherdown you have a link to the report (in Spanish) but here is BC Spain summary for you:

TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES (and location).  When the University is private, this is highlighted.

  1. Business Administration (ADE) - Carlos III (Madrid), Pompeu Fabra (Madrid), Pontificia de Comillas (Madrid), Ramón Llull (Barcelona), Deusto (Bilbao)
  2. Law - Autónoma (Madrid), Carlos III (Madrid), Ramón Llull - ESADE (Barcelona), Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), Comillas-ICADE (Madrid)
  3. Physiotherapy - Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid), Complutense (Madrid), A Coruña (Galicia), Europea (Madrid)
  4. Industrial Engineering - Politécnica (Madrid), Politécnica (Barcelona), University of Seville, Politécnica (Valencia), Pontificia Comillas-ICAI (Madrid)
  5. Journalism - Universidad de Navarra, Complutense (Madrid), CEU SAN Pablo (Madrid-Valencia), Pompeu-Fabra (Barcelona), Autónoma (Barcelona)
  6. Arquitecture - Politécnica (Madrid), Politécnica (Catalunya), Navarra, Europea (Madrid), Universidad de Seville
  7. Economics - Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), Carlos III (Madrid), Autónoma (Madrid), Autónoma (Barcelona), Universidad de Barcelona
  8. History - Complutense (Madrid), Autónoma (Madrid), Universidad de Valencia, Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Seville
  9. ICT and Telecommunications - Politécnica (Madrid), Politécnica (Catalunya), Politécnica (Valencia),  Carlos III (Madrid), Universidad de Oviedo
  10. Psychology - Complutense (Madrid), Autónoma (Madrid), Universidad de Barcelona, Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Valencia

13% of Spanish graduates choose private Universisites (just under 200,000 students this year) at 33 Universities (40% of the total 83 Universities in Spain).  On average, public Universities charge between 1-2,000 euros while Private Universities (over 30% of the total) charge around 5,000 (Comillas - Ramón Llull) to 9,000 (Universidad de Navarra - Ramón Llull) or above (CEU San Pablo).  The guide lists the "best" of these private Universities, as follows:

  1. Universidade de Navarra (campus in Pamplona, San Sebastián, Barcelona, Madrid, New York & Munich)
  2. Pontificia de Comillas (Madrid)
  3. Europea de Madrid
  4. International de Catalunya
  5. Ramón Llull (Catalunya)
  6. CEU San Pablo (Madrid)
  7. Deusto (Bilbao, San Sebastián & Madrid)
  8. Alfonso X (Madrid)

   If you are planning to enter into agreements with Spanish Universities, we hope the outlines above will be helpful.