Best Business & Economics Bachelor's Programmes in the Netherlands
We rank 42 Business & Economics bachelor's programmes across 21 Dutch universities by verified national student-survey (NSE) satisfaction. Overall ratings range from 3.4 to 4.2 out of 5.
- 1Industrial Engineering & Management
University of Twente · Enschede
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.5/5Career prep 4.0/5Would choose again 4.0/54.2/576 students surveyed - 2Econometrics and Operations Research
Tilburg University · Tilburg
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 4.2/54.1/592 students surveyed - 3Economics
Tilburg University · Tilburg
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.5/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.1/54.1/589 students surveyed - 4Business Analytics
Maastricht University · Maastricht
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 4.1/54.1/557 students surveyed - 5Econometrics and Operations Research
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 2.9/5Would choose again 4.2/54.0/541 students surveyed - 6Economics and Business Economics
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.9/54.0/5111 students surveyed - 7International Business Administration
Erasmus University Rotterdam · Rotterdam
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 4.0/54.0/5317 students surveyed - 8Human Resource Management
Saxion University of Applied Sciences · Enschede
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 4.2/5Would choose again 4.0/53.9/5200 students surveyed - 9Public Administration
University of Twente · Enschede
Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.1/5Would choose again 3.8/53.9/535 students surveyed - 10Econometrics and Operations Research
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 4.1/53.9/5125 students surveyed - 11Global Project and Change Management
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences · Zwolle
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 4.3/5Would choose again 3.9/53.9/5104 students surveyed - 12International Business Administration
University of Twente · Enschede
Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.9/53.9/5124 students surveyed - 13Economics and Business Economics
Radboud University · Nijmegen
Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.1/5Would choose again 3.9/53.9/5160 students surveyed - 14Economics and Business Economics
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 4.0/53.9/5231 students surveyed - 15Industrial Engineering and Management
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 3.5/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.9/53.8/5110 students surveyed - 16International Business Administration
Tilburg University · Tilburg
Teachers 3.5/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/5242 students surveyed - 17Finance & Control (international)
Avans University of Applied Sciences · Breda
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/5160 students surveyed - 18International Business
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 3.5/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/5222 students surveyed - 19International Business
HZ University of Applied Sciences · Vlissingen
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/588 students surveyed - 20Economie en Bedrijfseconomie (geen numerus fixus)
Erasmus University Rotterdam · Rotterdam
Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.9/53.8/5637 students surveyed - 21Business Administration
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 3.9/53.8/5300 students surveyed - 22Creative Business
Breda University of Applied Sciences · Breda
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/5232 students surveyed - 23International Business Administration
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.7/53.8/5186 students surveyed - 24Economics and Business Economics
Utrecht University · Utrecht
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 3.8/53.7/5312 students surveyed - 25International Business
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences · Leeuwarden
Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 3.6/53.7/5178 students surveyed - 26International Business
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences · Leeuwarden
Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 3.6/53.7/5178 students surveyed - 27International Human Resource Management
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences · Leeuwarden
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 3.7/53.7/5104 students surveyed - 28International Business
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences · Zwolle
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 3.7/53.7/598 students surveyed - 29Business Innovation
Inholland University of Applied Sciences · Rotterdam
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 3.7/53.7/5103 students surveyed - 30International Business
Hanze University of Applied Sciences · Groningen
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.5/53.7/5263 students surveyed - 31International Business
Saxion University of Applied Sciences · Enschede
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.5/53.7/5263 students surveyed - 32International Hospitality Management
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences · Leeuwarden
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 4.1/5Would choose again 3.7/53.7/5615 students surveyed - 33International Business
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences · Heerlen
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 4.1/5Would choose again 3.5/53.7/5148 students surveyed - 34International Business
The Hague University of Applied Sciences · Den Haag
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.6/53.6/5519 students surveyed - 35Finance & Control
Saxion University of Applied Sciences · Enschede
Teachers 3.5/5Facilities 3.7/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 3.5/53.6/5110 students surveyed - 36Marketing Management
Hanze University of Applied Sciences · Groningen
Teachers 3.5/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.4/53.6/5384 students surveyed - 37International Business
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences · Rotterdam
Teachers 3.5/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.5/53.6/5787 students surveyed - 38Business Administration
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences · Leeuwarden
Teachers 3.5/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 3.4/53.5/5164 students surveyed - 39International Business
Avans University of Applied Sciences · Breda
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 3.4/53.5/5246 students surveyed - 40International Business
Avans University of Applied Sciences · Breda
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 3.4/53.5/5246 students surveyed - 41International Business
HAN University of Applied Sciences · Arnhem
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 3.7/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.5/53.5/5298 students surveyed - 42International Business
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht · Utrecht
Teachers 3.4/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 3.4/53.4/5195 students surveyed
How we rank these programmes
Programmes are ranked by overall student satisfaction from the Nationale Studenten Enquête (NSE), the Dutch national student survey, sourced via the Studiekeuzedatabase.
Only programmes with at least 20 survey respondents are ranked, so the scores are statistically meaningful. Ties are broken by the number of respondents. We do not use paid placements — the order reflects students' own ratings.
Career outcomes for Business & Economics graduates
- Median starting salary
- €2,913/mo
- Graduate employment
- 94%
- On a permanent contract
- 54%
Field-group estimate from national graduate surveys (Studiekeuzedatabase), not measured per programme — individual programmes vary.
Frequently asked questions
Which university has the highest-rated Business & Economics bachelor's in the Netherlands?
University of Twente ranks first by overall student satisfaction (NSE) among the 42 Business & Economics bachelor's programmes we rank.
How many Business & Economics bachelor's programmes are ranked here?
We rank 42 Business & Economics bachelor's programmes that each have at least 20 NSE survey respondents.
How are these Business & Economics programmes ranked?
By overall student-satisfaction scores from the Nationale Studenten Enquête (NSE), the Dutch national student survey, with ties broken by the number of respondents.