Master's · Engineering · Milan
MSc Mechanical Engineering
Politecnico di Milano, Milan
What a first year actually costs
Tuition is rarely the number that decides anything. This is the whole first year, including the costs that usually surface late.
| TuitionPer year, as published by the university | $4,469 |
|---|---|
| Living costsAccommodation, food, transport — a working estimate | $12,500 |
| Student visaGovernment fee, one-off | $75 |
| Health insuranceTypically mandatory for international students | $150 |
| First year, all in | $17,194 |
Not in the table above: Consular ~€50 + visa-centre service charge. Permesso di soggiorno kit ~€126 due within 8 working days of arrival. CIMEA statement of comparability ~€150 (alternative to the Declaration of Value). Proof of funds ~€783/month. Health: the $150/yr figure is the mandatory private policy at visa stage (~€98/yr); voluntary SSN registration (~€700/yr) is a separate post-arrival option — students using both pay ~$940 in year-one health costs.
Politecnico di Milano publishes this fee as EUR 3,943 a year. The dollar figures above are converted, so treat them as approximate and quote the published amount when you apply.
Getting in
- English
- IELTS 6 overall
- Academic
- Not yet confirmed
- Application deadline
- 1 December 2026
- Intake
- Fall 2027
After you graduate
Graduates of this program are eligible for 12-mo job-search / entrepreneurship permit in Italy. Work rights are set by government policy rather than the university, and they change — check the current rules before you rely on them.
What the headline leaves outGET THE NAME RIGHT — most guidance online does not. The permit for graduates is the permesso di soggiorno per RICERCA LAVORO O IMPRENDITORIALITA DEGLI STUDENTI. The widely quoted 'attesa occupazione' is a different permit, for workers who have LOST a job, and asking for it at the Questura wastes the window. Apply from inside Italy, before your student permit expires — roughly two months before. It runs 12 months and is non-renewable: convert to a work permit within it or leave. The big advantage: since the 2023 Cutro Decree there is NO annual quota on converting a student permit to a work permit, so graduates escape the decreto flussi quota that constrains other applicants.
Where these numbers come from
Checked against Politecnico di Milano’s own published pages on 30 September 2026.
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