Overview

Learn to understand and apply psychological and economic insights to understand consumer behavior, financial decision-making, and marketing with the Economic Psychology program at Tilburg University .

Specialist in Economic Psychology since 1972.
Diverse and highly international setting with small groups and a lot of interaction.
Courses and supervision are done by a team of international, young, and enthusiastic researchers and internationally renowned scholars from dynamic research institutes like TIBER and Netspar.
Internship in an organization chosen by you.

The program focuses on the critical and valid application of theory in practice, with an emphasis on how economic psychology can be applied to companies, non-profits, and policy making.

The program has the highest student satisfaction of all the psychology programs in the Netherlands (Keuzegids Masters, 2025).

Career prospects

Prepare for both academic and practical careers in the fields of economic psychology, consumer behavior, marketing, communication, policy, consulting, or research. Alumni are often employed by management consultancies, and trade unions as well as in the consumer products industry and at market research institutes.

Example positions of graduates:

Research Scientist at Cito
Product Marketing Manager at Philips
Campaign Operations Specialist at Greenhouse

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Rational Thinking and Decision-Making
Financial Decision Making
Consumer Analytics Using Big Data
Psychology and Marketing

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tilburg, Netherlands

Disciplines

Economics Psychology View 101 other Masters in Economics in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be admitted to our Master's track in Economic Psychology, you must have the following academic background:

Bachelor's and/or a Master's degree in psychology, e.g., Psychology and Sociology, but not with a degree in, for example, Marketing and Communication, Economics, or Business Studies. No exemptions can be made.
Advanced knowledge in research methods and statistics, specifically quantitative research.
Knowledge of relevant subjects in the field of Social Psychology, Economic Psychology, or Work and Organizational Psychology.

Experience with first-hand empirical research (i.e., collecting, analyzing and reporting quantitative data).
You need to demonstrate proficiency in English (TOEFL iBT, IELTS Academic, Cambridge C1 advanced or C2 Proficiency).

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

19900 EUR / year

≈ 19900 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

2695 EUR / year

≈ 2695 EUR / year

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Fees are indicative only and may be subject to change.

Living costs

Tilburg

Netherlands

700 - 1100 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Committed to financially supporting talented and motivated students, Tilburg University offers scholarships for both prospective and current students. On our Scholarships’ page - www.tilburguniversity.edu/scholarships - , you will find an overview of general scholarships (mainly offered by Tilburg University) and an overview of external scholarships per country. Please note that the number of scholarships is limited and mainly targeted at students with excellent study results.

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