Universities in Britain, Spain, France, Germany, Italy offer quality bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in economics. European universities often offer studies in English, the form of study is part-time. The duration of the programs varies from two years to five.

Programs in economics and econometrics cover a wide range of specialties:
- macroeconomics
- finance
- audit
- taxation
- Information Systems
- strategic management
- risk management and others.

TOP universities and business schools have business incubators to support the launch of student startups. Many courses include paid internships with large companies and government agencies.
Graduates of European universities become highly demanded specialists in the labor market - they find work in the first 3-6 months after receiving their diplomas.

Best Economics & Econometrics universities in Europe 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) |
| 2 | University of Oxford |
| 3 | University of Cambridge |
| 4 | UCL |
| 5 | Bocconi University |
| 6 | ETH Zurich |
| 7 | The University of Warwick |
| 8 | Imperial College London |
| 9 | Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) |
| 10 | University of Zurich |
| 11 | Paris School of Economics |
| 12 | London Business School |
| 13 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| 14 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne |
| 15 | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn |
| 16 | Institut Polytechnique de Paris |
| 17 | Stockholm School of Economics |
| 18 | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| 19 | Universität Mannheim |
| 20 | KU Leuven |
| 21 | University of Amsterdam |
| 22 | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) |
| 23 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| 24 | Université Toulouse 1 Capitole |
| 25 | The University of Manchester |
| 26 | Barcelona School of Economics |
| 27 | Université PSL |
| 28 | Tilburg University |
| 29 | Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna |
| 30 | The University of Edinburgh |
| 31 | Sciences Po |
| 32 | Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) |
| 33 | Queen Mary University of London |
| 34 | HEC Paris |
| 35 | University of Copenhagen |
| 36 | University of Nottingham |
| 37 | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| 38 | WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) |
| 39 | University of Bristol |
| 40 | University of Glasgow |
| 41 | HSE University |
| 42 | University of St.Gallen |
| 43 | King's College London |
| 44 | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| 45 | Copenhagen Business School |
| 46 | Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin |
| 47 | Maastricht University |
| 48 | Luiss University |
| 49 | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| 50 | Universitat de Barcelona |