Health Economics
Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
Tuition, per year
€300
Unverified. Not yet verified. A person has not opened the source for this cycle. Read off the institution own programme page on 13 September 2026 by a single research pass. It has NOT been independently re-checked: the verification stage of that run was stopped before it reached this record, so the record renders as unverified rather than claiming a receipt it does not have. The English requirement is held at unverified unless a per programme source URL was found. Figures here are a starting point for a reader, not a checked claim. Open questions: 1) The medium of instruction waiver conflicts. This programme's entry in the requirements sheet carries an uncapped line, 'Students holding a degree from an accredited institution where English is the main language of instruction', with no country limit. Only 4 of the 54 programme entries in that file carry it. Sapienza's university wide language sheet says the complete waiver applies only to the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, which excludes Pakistan. Which document governs for a Pakistani applicant is not settled on either page. 2) The 2026-2027 MoveIN pre-selection window has closed. It ran from 22 December 2025 to 15 May 2026 for non-EU candidates needing a visa, and to 31 July 2026 for everyone else. The dates for 2027-2028 are not yet published. 3) Whether the 300 euro Band A amount is the whole yearly cost. The fees page separately names a regional tax of 140 euro and stamp duty of 16 euro, but those figures appear in the section on distance learning programmes, so it is unclear whether they are added for an on campus student. 4) The tuition page is dated to the 2025-2026 cycle and says the maximum fees are unchanged from previous years. The 2026-2027 figures are not separately published. 5) The document list is Sapienza's general pre-selection list, introduced with 'Most programmes will ask pre-selection applicants to provide'. No list specific to this programme is published. 6) The catalogue does not print a total CFU figure for the degree, only the credits of each module. 7) The teaching timetable for 2026-2027 has not been published on the programme's timetable page. 8) The programme's presentation, educational objectives and professional opportunities pages are published in Italian only, even at their English addresses. Sapienza Università di Roma course catalogue
Application deadline
closed on 15 September 2026
English requirement
IELTS required
The university’s exact wording
“From Sapienza's per programme requirements sheet, entry "MSc Health Economics": "MINIMUM ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS / Upper Intermediate - Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B2 / The following test scores are accepted: IELTS 5.5 or higher; TOEFL iBT 80 or higher; Cambridge English B2 First or higher; Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English - ISE II or higher. / Please note that the above English language requirements are waived for: Native speakers of English; Students holding an English-taught diploma/degree from an accredited institution in the EU/EEA/Schengen or Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States; Students holding an International Baccalaureate, GCSE or comparable diplomas/certificates. Students holding a degree from an accredited institution where English is the main language of instruction." The programme's own call for applications adds: "a command of English at least at B2 level. This requirement is met if you hold an official CEF certificate or have acquired at least 3 CFU credits in the form of an 'English Language Proficiency' qualification."”
Unverified. Not yet verified. A person has not opened the source for this cycle. Read off the institution own programme page on 13 September 2026 by a single research pass. It has NOT been independently re-checked: the verification stage of that run was stopped before it reached this record, so the record renders as unverified rather than claiming a receipt it does not have. The English requirement is held at unverified unless a per programme source URL was found. Figures here are a starting point for a reader, not a checked claim. Open questions: 1) The medium of instruction waiver conflicts. This programme's entry in the requirements sheet carries an uncapped line, 'Students holding a degree from an accredited institution where English is the main language of instruction', with no country limit. Only 4 of the 54 programme entries in that file carry it. Sapienza's university wide language sheet says the complete waiver applies only to the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, which excludes Pakistan. Which document governs for a Pakistani applicant is not settled on either page. 2) The 2026-2027 MoveIN pre-selection window has closed. It ran from 22 December 2025 to 15 May 2026 for non-EU candidates needing a visa, and to 31 July 2026 for everyone else. The dates for 2027-2028 are not yet published. 3) Whether the 300 euro Band A amount is the whole yearly cost. The fees page separately names a regional tax of 140 euro and stamp duty of 16 euro, but those figures appear in the section on distance learning programmes, so it is unclear whether they are added for an on campus student. 4) The tuition page is dated to the 2025-2026 cycle and says the maximum fees are unchanged from previous years. The 2026-2027 figures are not separately published. 5) The document list is Sapienza's general pre-selection list, introduced with 'Most programmes will ask pre-selection applicants to provide'. No list specific to this programme is published. 6) The catalogue does not print a total CFU figure for the degree, only the credits of each module. 7) The teaching timetable for 2026-2027 has not been published on the programme's timetable page. 8) The programme's presentation, educational objectives and professional opportunities pages are published in Italian only, even at their English addresses. Sapienza Università di Roma course catalogue
- LevelMaster's degreeLaurea Magistrale
- SubjectBusiness and economics
- Taught inTaught in English
- Length2 years
- DeliveryOn campus
- StartsSeptember
- AdmissionOpen access
- Minimum mark85%
The money
What you pay, and what you must prove you have.
Two different things, kept apart on purpose: a bill you pay, and a balance a visa officer needs to see that never gets spent.
What you pay
Tuition, per year
€300
about PKR 96,000
Why this figure, and not a lower one
Italian state fees usually scale with an assessed household indicator. Where the call states one figure it appears above; where it states a scale, this page says so rather than averaging it.
Read off the institution own programme page on 13 September 2026 by a single research pass. It has NOT been independently re-checked: the verification stage of that run was stopped before it reached this record, so the record renders as unverified rather than claiming a receipt it does not have. The English requirement is held at unverified unless a per programme source URL was found. Figures here are a starting point for a reader, not a checked claim. Open questions: 1) The medium of instruction waiver conflicts. This programme's entry in the requirements sheet carries an uncapped line, 'Students holding a degree from an accredited institution where English is the main language of instruction', with no country limit. Only 4 of the 54 programme entries in that file carry it. Sapienza's university wide language sheet says the complete waiver applies only to the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, which excludes Pakistan. Which document governs for a Pakistani applicant is not settled on either page. 2) The 2026-2027 MoveIN pre-selection window has closed. It ran from 22 December 2025 to 15 May 2026 for non-EU candidates needing a visa, and to 31 July 2026 for everyone else. The dates for 2027-2028 are not yet published. 3) Whether the 300 euro Band A amount is the whole yearly cost. The fees page separately names a regional tax of 140 euro and stamp duty of 16 euro, but those figures appear in the section on distance learning programmes, so it is unclear whether they are added for an on campus student. 4) The tuition page is dated to the 2025-2026 cycle and says the maximum fees are unchanged from previous years. The 2026-2027 figures are not separately published. 5) The document list is Sapienza's general pre-selection list, introduced with 'Most programmes will ask pre-selection applicants to provide'. No list specific to this programme is published. 6) The catalogue does not print a total CFU figure for the degree, only the credits of each module. 7) The teaching timetable for 2026-2027 has not been published on the programme's timetable page. 8) The programme's presentation, educational objectives and professional opportunities pages are published in Italian only, even at their English addresses.
Unverified. Not yet verified. A person has not opened the source for this cycle. Read off the institution own programme page on 13 September 2026 by a single research pass. It has NOT been independently re-checked: the verification stage of that run was stopped before it reached this record, so the record renders as unverified rather than claiming a receipt it does not have. The English requirement is held at unverified unless a per programme source URL was found. Figures here are a starting point for a reader, not a checked claim. Open questions: 1) The medium of instruction waiver conflicts. This programme's entry in the requirements sheet carries an uncapped line, 'Students holding a degree from an accredited institution where English is the main language of instruction', with no country limit. Only 4 of the 54 programme entries in that file carry it. Sapienza's university wide language sheet says the complete waiver applies only to the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, which excludes Pakistan. Which document governs for a Pakistani applicant is not settled on either page. 2) The 2026-2027 MoveIN pre-selection window has closed. It ran from 22 December 2025 to 15 May 2026 for non-EU candidates needing a visa, and to 31 July 2026 for everyone else. The dates for 2027-2028 are not yet published. 3) Whether the 300 euro Band A amount is the whole yearly cost. The fees page separately names a regional tax of 140 euro and stamp duty of 16 euro, but those figures appear in the section on distance learning programmes, so it is unclear whether they are added for an on campus student. 4) The tuition page is dated to the 2025-2026 cycle and says the maximum fees are unchanged from previous years. The 2026-2027 figures are not separately published. 5) The document list is Sapienza's general pre-selection list, introduced with 'Most programmes will ask pre-selection applicants to provide'. No list specific to this programme is published. 6) The catalogue does not print a total CFU figure for the degree, only the credits of each module. 7) The teaching timetable for 2026-2027 has not been published on the programme's timetable page. 8) The programme's presentation, educational objectives and professional opportunities pages are published in Italian only, even at their English addresses. Sapienza Università di Roma course catalogue
To be considered, once
€30
about PKR 10,000
Paid to the university when you submit. Non-refundable, and separate from anything the visa itself costs.
Unverified. Not yet verified. A person has not opened the source for this cycle. Read off the institution own programme page on 13 September 2026 by a single research pass. It has NOT been independently re-checked: the verification stage of that run was stopped before it reached this record, so the record renders as unverified rather than claiming a receipt it does not have. The English requirement is held at unverified unless a per programme source URL was found. Figures here are a starting point for a reader, not a checked claim. Open questions: 1) The medium of instruction waiver conflicts. This programme's entry in the requirements sheet carries an uncapped line, 'Students holding a degree from an accredited institution where English is the main language of instruction', with no country limit. Only 4 of the 54 programme entries in that file carry it. Sapienza's university wide language sheet says the complete waiver applies only to the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, which excludes Pakistan. Which document governs for a Pakistani applicant is not settled on either page. 2) The 2026-2027 MoveIN pre-selection window has closed. It ran from 22 December 2025 to 15 May 2026 for non-EU candidates needing a visa, and to 31 July 2026 for everyone else. The dates for 2027-2028 are not yet published. 3) Whether the 300 euro Band A amount is the whole yearly cost. The fees page separately names a regional tax of 140 euro and stamp duty of 16 euro, but those figures appear in the section on distance learning programmes, so it is unclear whether they are added for an on campus student. 4) The tuition page is dated to the 2025-2026 cycle and says the maximum fees are unchanged from previous years. The 2026-2027 figures are not separately published. 5) The document list is Sapienza's general pre-selection list, introduced with 'Most programmes will ask pre-selection applicants to provide'. No list specific to this programme is published. 6) The catalogue does not print a total CFU figure for the degree, only the credits of each module. 7) The teaching timetable for 2026-2027 has not been published on the programme's timetable page. 8) The programme's presentation, educational objectives and professional opportunities pages are published in Italian only, even at their English addresses. Sapienza Università di Roma course catalogue
What you must prove you have
Funds you must show, per year
€10,179.85
Health cover, minimum
€30,000
How these two are decided
Funds you must show: in your own account, or evidenced by a sponsor or an award. Cash is refused.
Health cover: emergency treatment and repatriation, across the Schengen area, for as long as the visa lasts.
Universitaly (MUR)checked
Who may hold the money, and the refusal of cash, are the embassy’s own rules for a study visa rather than the university’s.
Embassy of Italy, Islamabadchecked
Rent, food and travel are in none of the figures above. What a month actually costs in Italy.
Amounts are in euro, as published. €1 = PKR 321.43, 30 August 2026.
Entry requirements
What this call asks of you.
The admission model first, because it is the one that closes a degree for a year. Everything below it is quoted from the university's call for applications for this cycle, in its order.
How it admits
Open access
accesso libero
The university's own wording
“Italian course page, field "Modalità di accesso": "Verifica dei requisiti e della preparazione personale". The English call for applications is headed "Admission procedure for the Master's degree programme with assessment of entry requirements and personal knowledge in: Health Economics", and describes the personal knowledge step as "a non-selective assessment designed to assess their individual knowledge". No number of places and no ranking list is published, so this is accesso libero with an entry requirement check, not accesso programmato.”
Entrance tests
Interview
What the call asks for
A Bachelor's degree in Italian class L-18 or L-33, or in the corresponding classes established pursuant to Ministerial Decree No. 509 of 3 November 1999.
Graduates of other classes need at least 60 CFU in the scientific disciplinary sectors listed in the call, with at least 12 CFU in the economic subject area and at least 9 CFU in the statistical and mathematical subject area, and coverage of at least three of these subject areas: economic, statistical and mathematical, business, law, and public health and hygiene.
Sectors accepted run from ECON-01/A to ECON-10/A, and include GIUR-01/A, GIUR-02/A, GIUR-03/A, GIUR-02/B, GIUR-04/A, GIUR-05/A, GIUR-06/A, GIUR-08/A, GIUR-09/A, GIUR-10/A, STAT-01/A, STAT-02/A, STAT-03/A, STAT-04/A, MATH-03/A, MATH-03/B, IEGE-01/A, GEOG-01/B, MEDS-24/A and MEDS-24/B.
For international applicants, a first cycle degree of at least three years (EQF Level 6) in Economics, Business Administration or equivalent, with 60 ECTS overall in the listed areas.
Minimum GPA 85/100, stated in Sapienza's requirements sheet for this programme.
Command of English at CEFR B2.
A non-selective assessment of personal knowledge, by individual interview or by assessment of your academic record. Graduates of classes 17, 28, L-18 and L-33 are exempt. Graduates of other classes with a final degree mark of at least 90/110 are also exempt.
Applicants who are short of credits may acquire the missing ones by passing single examinations at Sapienza.
The English rule
IELTS required
“From Sapienza's per programme requirements sheet, entry "MSc Health Economics": "MINIMUM ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS / Upper Intermediate - Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Level B2 / The following test scores are accepted: IELTS 5.5 or higher; TOEFL iBT 80 or higher; Cambridge English B2 First or higher; Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English - ISE II or higher. / Please note that the above English language requirements are waived for: Native speakers of English; Students holding an English-taught diploma/degree from an accredited institution in the EU/EEA/Schengen or Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States; Students holding an International Baccalaureate, GCSE or comparable diplomas/certificates. Students holding a degree from an accredited institution where English is the main language of instruction." The programme's own call for applications adds: "a command of English at least at B2 level. This requirement is met if you hold an official CEF certificate or have acquired at least 3 CFU credits in the form of an 'English Language Proficiency' qualification."”
The application file
- Passport
- High School and University Diploma
- Transcript of Records
- Language Certificate
- Reference Letter (optional)
- Additional supporting documents
English, accepted proofs
- IELTS
- TOEFL
- Medium of Instruction letter
- An interview
Only what this call names. A proof another degree at the same university accepts is not on this list unless this call says so too.
Before any of it counts
Start the legalisation chain first
A degree awarded outside Europe has to be attested and legalised before an Italian university reads it. That chain is decided by the country you apply from, and no office on it publishes a turnaround.
The study plan
What you would actually study.
Transcribed from the university's published study plan, in its order and its wording.
1st14 modules
- HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY9 CFU
- STATISTICS FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS9 CFU
- Health economics9 CFU
- Introductory Economics LaboratoryLab or workshop3 CFU
- Health Care Management6 CFU
- Pharmaeconomics and evaluation of health technologies9 CFU
- Elective courseChoose from a list6 CFU
- PUBLIC FINANCE OF HEALTH SYSTEMSChoose from a list6 CFU
- Population dynamicsChoose from a list6 CFU
- STATA LABORATORYLab or workshop3 CFU
- STATISTICS FOR POLICY EVALUATIONChoose from a list3 CFU
- PROGRAMMING TOOLS (PYTHON-R)Choose from a list3 CFU
- Further formative activitiesChoose from a list3 CFU
- EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICSChoose from a list3 CFU
2nd8 modules
- Health and development6 CFU
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION6 CFU
- ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS9 CFU
- Elective courseChoose from a list6 CFU
- Health Law6 CFU
- DISSERTATIONThesis18 CFU
- Economics of Healthcare MarketsChoose from a list6 CFU
- HEALTH DATA ANALYTICS AND MACHINE LEARNINGChoose from a list6 CFU
0 CFU for the whole degree, as the plan states it. 22 modules are listed here.
CFU is the Italian name for an ECTS credit. One is the same as the other, so 120 CFU is 120 ECTS.
The degree
About this degree.
A two year master's degree taught entirely in English that applies economics, statistics and management to health systems, covering health policy, pharmacoeconomics, epidemiology and health law. It suits economics or business graduates who want to work on healthcare funding, evaluation and regulation.
Health Economics is a two year master's degree at Sapienza Università di Roma. It is taught entirely in English. The degree class is LM-56. It is run by the Faculty of Economics, in the Department ECONOMIA E DIRITTO. The lesson mode is "Conventional - in Person". The campus is Roma.
The university's full description
The programme applies economics, statistics and management to health care. The first year covers hygiene and epidemiology, statistics for health economics, health economics, and health care management. It also covers pharmacoeconomics and the evaluation of health technologies. The second year covers health and development, performance evaluation, advanced econometrics and health law. The degree ends with an 18 credit dissertation, written in English. Students also take 6 credits from a group called Health I, 6 credits from a group called FURTHER KNOWLEDGE, and 6 credits from a group called Health II. The FURTHER KNOWLEDGE group includes a Stata laboratory and a Python and R programming course.
Access is open. The Italian course page records the access mode as "Verifica dei requisiti e della preparazione personale", which means a check on your requirements and on your personal preparation. No number of places is published. There is no ranked entrance examination.
You need at least a three year bachelor's degree. If your degree is in Italian class L-18 or L-33 you meet the requirement directly. If it is in another class, you need 60 credits in the subject areas listed in the call. That must include at least 12 credits in the economic area and at least 9 credits in the statistical and mathematical area. Sapienza's requirements sheet for international applicants sets a minimum mark of 85 out of 100 for this programme. That is higher than the mark most Sapienza programmes ask for.
The English level is CEFR B2. This programme names four certificates: IELTS 5.5 or higher, TOEFL iBT 80 or higher, Cambridge English B2 First or higher, and Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English ISE II or higher. Duolingo is not accepted. Pearson PTE is on Sapienza's university wide list but is not named in this programme's own entry.
Students who declare their income outside Italy pay a fixed yearly amount, set by country band. Pakistan is printed in Band A, which is 300 euro a year. Students who declare income in Italy pay on the ISEE scale instead, where the standard rate for Faculty of Economics programmes is 2,821 euro. International applicants pay a 30 euro fee for each pre-selection application, and no waiver is available. The programme itself charges 10 euro for the check on your entry requirements.
Teaching for master's degrees in the Faculty of Economics runs from 15 September 2026 to 11 December 2026 in the first semester, and from 22 February 2027 to 31 May 2027 in the second.
Where it leads
As the university states it on its own page. Not a placement rate and not a promise.
- Specialista della valutazione economica nell'assistenza sanitaria
- Economista della salute
- Specialista dei programmi di cooperazione nell'assistenza sanitaria
- Specialista del finanziamento e dei sistemi di pagamento della salute
- Government agencies and regulatory authorities operating in the healthcare sector
- Ministries and other bodies responsible for health planning
- National and international organizations such as, among others, ISTAT, OECD, WHO, WORLD BANK, regulatory and programming bodies, NGOs, universities
Asked about this programme
The questions this one gets.
What English score does this programme ask for?
CEFR B2. Sapienza's requirements sheet for this programme names IELTS 5.5 or higher, TOEFL iBT 80 or higher, Cambridge English B2 First or higher, and Trinity College London ISE II or higher. Duolingo is not accepted.
Can a Pakistani applicant use an English medium degree instead of a test?
Do not plan on it. This programme's own entry carries a line waiving the requirement for a degree from an accredited institution where English is the main language of instruction, with no country limit. Sapienza's university wide language sheet says the requirement is completely waived only for the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The two documents disagree, so a test score is the reliable route. Ask the programme office before relying on the waiver.
What mark do I need in my bachelor's degree?
85 out of 100. That is the minimum GPA printed for this programme in Sapienza's requirements sheet for international applicants, and it is higher than most Sapienza programmes ask for.
Is there a cap on places?
No. The Italian course page records the access mode as verification of requirements and personal preparation. No number of places and no ranking list is published.
How much does it cost per year?
Students who declare income outside Italy pay a fixed amount set by country band. Pakistan is in Band A, which is 300 euro a year. Students who declare income in Italy pay on the ISEE scale instead, where the standard Faculty of Economics rate is 2,821 euro.
Why are there two fees?
They pay for different steps. The 30 euro fee is for each pre-selection application through Sapienza's MoveIN platform, and no waiver is available. The 10 euro fee is charged by the programme for the check on your entry requirements.
When does teaching start?
The Faculty of Economics teaching calendar sets the first semester for master's degrees from 15 September 2026 to 11 December 2026. The second semester runs from 22 February 2027 to 31 May 2027.
One programme, one university, once a year.
That is what Universitaly allows. Three questions tell you where you stand before you spend that choice: the degree level, what the visa wants in the bank, and how much calendar is left.
Universitaly (MUR)checked
The shortlist is a conversation
An advisor reads your documents against what this call asks for and tells you whether the file will clear, and if it will not, what to fix.
Tuition a year€300
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