Financing your Part-time MBA
The Part-time MBA at ESMT Berlin is an investment in yourself that will impact your long-term career trajectory.
Here you can find out everything about the program’s tuition cost, and the award, scholarship, and loan options that might be available to you to help finance your studies.
Tuition costs for the Part-time MBA starting September 2027
The total tuition for an ESMT Part-time MBA starting September 6, 2027 is €42,000. Tuition fees include access to the learning platform and content, required case study licenses, and a Smart Certificate. Tuition also includes the study fees for curriculum trips or exchanges, but does not include any travel or accommodation costs.
Your tuition will be paid in three installments over two academic years. Most students fund their studies with a mix of personal funds, loans, and scholarships. There is no change in fee for those whose studies are fully funded by their companies.
Early application deadlines & awards
Application are now open for the Part-time MBA starting September 6, 2027.
Successful applications (those accepted for admission into EMST) made by October 31, 2026, qualify for an automatic Early Application Award that reduces the cost of tuition by €7,000.
You can explore our Part-time MBA admissions page for a more detailed timeline, including more information about all Early Application Awards and our key application deadlines.
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 other related costs to count as tax-deductible expenses.
Possible deductions might include:
- Tuition fees
- Travel required by the program
- Temporary housing expenses
- Cost of prep courses - English, special courses, etc.
You can find out more about potential tax deductions and further financial advice on our dedicated degree program study loans page. However, we do also recommend that individual students check with their tax advisor to assess each personal situation.
Meet us on campus & get an application fee waiver
Join us on our historical campus for a one-on-one Coffee Chat or come to an ESMT Open House and receive a full waiver on your degree program application fee
