Tuition & financing
The Part-time MBA at ESMT Berlin is an investment that will impact your long-term career trajectory. Here you can find out everything about the programβs cost and the options that might be available to you to help finance your studies.
Total tuition fee for an ESMT Part-time MBA is β¬40,000
This includes access to the learning platform and content, required case study licenses and a Smart Certificate.
It excludes travel costs for study trips or exchanges. There is no change in fee for those whose studies are fully funded by their companies.
Tuition is payable in three installments throughout the length of the program.
Options for financing a part-time MBA
The ESMT MBA is an excellent investment into your future. Most students fund their studies with a mix of personal funds, loans and scholarships.
To help make studying for an MBA a reality, ESMT Berlin offers scholarships and access to loan programs for part-time MBA students. You can find out more here about the options that might be available to you.
September 2025 intake deadlines
The program will start in September 2025. Get your application in before the following deadlines:
- February 10, 2025 - 1st round application deadline
Applications received by this deadline will qualify for an award of β¬ 6,000, in addition to any scholarships awarded.
- April 14, 2025 - 2nd round application deadline
Applications received by this deadline will qualify for an award of β¬3,000, in addition to any scholarships awarded.
- June 9, 2025 - 3rd round application deadline
Applications received by this deadline will qualify for an award of β¬1,000, in addition to any scholarships awarded.
- August 18, 2025 - 4th round application deadline
Applications submitted after this deadline will be considered on a space-available basis.
Employer support
There are multiple ways in which your employer can support your studies:
Tuition support
Ask your manager and/or HR department if learning and development budgets could be used to support your studies. Alternatively, some employers are prepared to pay all or part of your tuition as an employee benefit.
Expenses reimbursement
Your employer may be prepared to cover travel and accommodation expenses related to coming to campus and/or study trips.
Salary deductions at source
In this scenario, your employer initially pays your tuition but then deducts it from your gross salary over a certain period (so that you pay them back in full). This may be preferable to asking your employer to directly contribute as you are not locked into employment for a specific period (though you will have to pay the outstanding amount if you leave earlier).
Non-financial support
Your employer can also support your studies in other, non-financial ways such as offering study leave, work schedule changes or flexibility, and/or opportunities to combine study trips with work engagements to reduce your costs.
If the above do not work, you may wish to consider selling your time back to your employer as you approach the end of your program. All ESMT MBA programs conclude with a work-based consulting project so that you help your company answer a pressing strategic question.
Given they would otherwise have to pay an external consultant to answer it, why not you? With your insider insights, you are also likely to create much greater value.
Pay your tuition fees with Flywire
ESMT Berlin is pleased to partner with Flywire to provide international students with a secure and convenient way to pay tuition fees directly from their home country. With Flywire, you can make payments from over 240 countries and territories in 140+ currencies.
Tax deductions
Many countries allow tuition for higher education, and related costs, to count as tax-deductible expenses. You can learn more about the requirements in Germany, for example, here. Please check with your tax advisor to assess your personal situation.
Possible deductions might include:
- Tuition fees
- Travel required by the program
- Temporary housing expenses
- Cost of prep courses - English, special courses, etc.
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