Best Law Master's Programmes in the Netherlands

We rank 13 Law master's programmes across 7 Dutch universities by verified national student-survey (NSE) satisfaction. Overall ratings range from 3.6 to 4.5 out of 5.

  1. 1
    International Crimes, Conflict and Criminology

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam

    Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 3.7/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 4.5/5
    4.5/5
    25 students surveyed
  2. 2
    European Master in Law and Economics

    Erasmus University Rotterdam · Rotterdam

    Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 4.2/5
    4.3/5
    26 students surveyed
  3. 3
    International and European Law

    Tilburg University · Tilburg

    Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.4/5Career prep 2.9/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    4.1/5
    29 students surveyed
  4. 4
    Public Policy and Human Development

    Maastricht University · Maastricht

    Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 3.5/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    4.0/5
    64 students surveyed
  5. 5
    International Business Taxation

    Tilburg University · Tilburg

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.8/5
    4.0/5
    36 students surveyed
  6. 6
    International and European Law

    Radboud University · Nijmegen

    Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.1/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    4.0/5
    33 students surveyed
  7. 7
    International Relations and Diplomacy

    Leiden University · Leiden

    Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 4.2/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    4.0/5
    29 students surveyed
  8. 8
    European Law

    Utrecht University · Utrecht

    Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    4.0/5
    74 students surveyed
  9. 9
    Public International Law

    Utrecht University · Utrecht

    Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 3.6/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    3.9/5
    40 students surveyed
  10. 10
    Bestuurskunde (Public Administration)

    Erasmus University Rotterdam · Rotterdam

    Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    3.9/5
    54 students surveyed
  11. 11
    Law and Technology

    Tilburg University · Tilburg

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.8/5
    3.8/5
    66 students surveyed
  12. 12
    Commercial Law

    Erasmus University Rotterdam · Rotterdam

    Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    3.8/5
    49 students surveyed
  13. 13
    MSc. Public Administration

    Leiden University · Leiden

    Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 2.8/5Would choose again 3.4/5
    3.6/5
    59 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 Law graduates

Median starting salary
€3,591/mo
Graduate employment
82%
On a permanent contract
44%

Field-group estimate from national graduate surveys (Studiekeuzedatabase), not measured per programme — individual programmes vary.

Frequently asked questions

Which university has the highest-rated Law master's in the Netherlands?

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ranks first by overall student satisfaction (NSE) among the 13 Law master's programmes we rank.

How many Law master's programmes are ranked here?

We rank 13 Law master's programmes that each have at least 20 NSE survey respondents.

How are these Law 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.

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