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Study in Madrid, Spain

191 schools in Madrid, Spain. Universities (71), Graduate schools (2), Language schools (31), Vocational schools (46), Primary and secondary schools (29), English courses (4), Online and distance learning (4).

Universities in Madrid 71

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Graduate schools in Madrid 2

  • CEF - Centro de Estudios Financieros

    The Centro de Estudios Financieros (CEF.-) is a training centre founded in Madrid in 1977, originally to prepare candidates for the Spanish tax administratio…

  • TtMadrid TEFL Certification Course

    TtMadrid is a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) teacher-training centre in central Madrid, founded in 2006. Its course leads to a Level 5 TEFL qu…

Language schools in Madrid 31

  • Academia Contacto

    Academia Contacto is a Spanish language school in Madrid that has been teaching since 2001 and is accredited by the Instituto Cervantes. Classes are held in…

  • Academia EUREKA

    EUREKA is a Spanish language school in the historic centre of Madrid, at Calle del Arenal 26, a few metres from the Puerta del Sol and the Royal Palace. It w…

  • Academia Paraninfo

    Academia Paraninfo is an academy in Madrid that has been teaching since 1973. Its main centre is at Calle Princesa 70, ten minutes' walk from Plaza de España…

  • Academia Sílabas

    Academia Sílabas (Sí.la.bas) is a language and tutoring school in the Chamberí district of Madrid, at Calle Cardenal Cisneros 82, close to the Quevedo, Igles…

  • AIL Madrid Spanish Language School

    AIL Madrid (Academia Internacional de Lenguas Madrid) is a Spanish language school in central Madrid. It opened its first school in Madrid in 2006, has been…

  • Alce. Aula de Lengua y Cultura Española

    Alce is an organization, specializing in the provision of courses in Spanish and other modern languages. It has been operating since 1983, and offers intensi…

  • Berlitz Idiomas

    Berlitz is a language training company that has taught languages since 1878. In Spain it has language centres across the country and works with both individu…

  • BEST Programs

    BEST Programs is an organisation based near Madrid that arranges study, internship and volunteer programmes abroad. It describes itself as a non-subsidised,…

  • Cálamo&Cran - Centro de Aplicaciones Profesionales del Lenguage y la Edición

    Cálamo & Cran is a Spanish company that started as an agency for editorial services and translation and today works as both an agency and a school. It specia…

  • Carpe Diem - Madrid

    Carpe Diem Madrid is a Spanish language school based in Madrid that now teaches entirely online, with live lessons given by native Spanish-speaking instructo…

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Vocational schools in Madrid 46

  • Academias ISA

    Escuela de Moda ISA (Academias ISA), which also presents itself as the Escuela Internacional de Diseño y Moda ISA, is a private fashion school in Madrid. Acc…

  • Aranda Formación

    Grupo Aranda (Aranda Formación) is a vocational training school in the Madrid region. It was founded in 1994 in Alcorcón and has more than 30 years of experi…

  • Ars Animation

    Ars Animation was founded in 1999 and is located in the city of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid. It is considered to be the best animation school in Spain and am…

  • arte4 estudio de actores

    Arte4 is a comprehensive training center that provides regular training for actors or people who want to obtain knowledge in the field of performing arts. Th…

  • ARTENEO Formación en Artes Visuales

    Arteneo is a private school situated in Madrid and it has been dedicated to the training of professionals in the fields of editorial and advertising design,…

  • BAI Escuela de Azafatas y Tripulantes

    BAI Escuela de Azafatas y Tripulantes is a private training school in central Madrid that prepares students for careers in air, rail and tourism transport. T…

  • BSI España

    BSI España is the Spanish branch of BSI Group, an organisation that works in standards development, certification, training and assessment. Through the BSI T…

  • Campus Training

    Campus Training is a private training centre focused on preparing adults for employment. It was founded in 2010 in A Coruña, where it has its headquarters, a…

  • CCC Centro de Estudios

    CCC is a Spanish training centre founded in 1939 by Juan Morera. It began with commercial and language courses in San Sebastián, later moved into distance an…

  • Centro de Estudios Adams

    Adams (Centro de Estudios Adams, also known as Adams Formación) is a private training centre founded in Madrid in 1957. It grew out of a family business that…

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Primary and secondary schools in Madrid 29

  • American School of Madrid

    The American School of Madrid (ASM) is a not-for-profit K-12 international school with an American curriculum, open to students of all nationalities since 19…

  • Hastings School

    Hastings School is a private British international school in central Madrid for children and young people aged 2 to 18. Founded in 1971, it is part of the Co…

  • Instituto Secundaria San Isidro

    IES San Isidro is a secondary school (Instituto de Educación Secundaria) in central Madrid, at Calle Toledo 39, close to the Tirso de Molina and La Latina me…

  • International School Of Madrid

    The International School of Madrid (ISM) is a private, family-owned British school in the Chamartín district of Madrid, founded in 1971. It has more than 800…

  • King's College Infant School

    King’s College Infant School is part of King’s School – an institution, dedicated to providing British education in the area of Madrid. King’s College was fo…

  • Orvalle

    Orvalle is a private school in Las Rozas de Madrid, on Avenida de Andraitx, with more than 45 years of history according to the school. It covers every stage…

  • Brewster Madrid

    Brewster Madrid is a K-12 American school in Madrid, opened in 2023 as part of the network of Brewster Academy, a school founded in 1820 in Wolfeboro, New Ha…

  • City Country School

    City Country School (CCS) is a small Montessori school in Madrid for children and young people aged 3 to 16. It was founded in 2012 by Sarah Cardelús, a Span…

  • Colegio Japonés de Madrid

    The Colegio Japonés de Madrid (Madrid Japanese School) is a Japanese school in Madrid, opened in 1981. In Spain it is registered as a private foreign school…

  • Dallington School

    Dallington School is a British school in the Parque Conde de Orgaz area of Madrid, founded and directed by Paola Recio and María Recio. It follows the Britis…

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English courses in Madrid 4

  • Easybit School of English

    Easybit School of English is an English language school in the Aluche district of Madrid, at Calle Camarena 256. According to the school, it has more than 35…

  • Fyne Formacion

    FYNE Formación is a language consultancy and language school in Madrid, located at Calle Conde de Peñalver 88, with more than 30 years of experience in langu…

  • Canterbury Consulting Spain SL

    Canterbury Consulting Spain S.L. is a language school in Madrid, active since 1994, that runs Canterbury TEFL, an international school for teachers of Englis…

  • EBC International

    EBC International (EBC TEFL) is a teacher training provider based in Madrid that trains people to teach English as a foreign language. EBC has offered Englis…

Online and distance learning in Madrid 4

  • Bureau Veritas Business School

    Bureau Veritas Business School is a registered brand of Bureau Veritas Formación in Spain, the training division of the international company Bureau Veritas.…

  • CESAE, Escuela de Negocios

    CESAE Business & Tourism School is a business school based in Madrid that specialises in hospitality and tourism management. All its master's degrees, progra…

  • Formación Técnico Profesional

    Formación Técnico Profesional is a learning centre, online, distance learning and in person, created 30 years ago. Courses are taught in various cities and a…

  • UDIMA - Universidad a Distancia de Madrid

    UDIMA (Universidad a Distancia de Madrid) is a private university that teaches online and describes itself as Spain's first private online university. It bel…

About Madrid

Study in Madrid, Spain
The Gran Vía in the center of Madrid

Madrid, the capital and largest city of Spain, is a truly captivating place—a city that is absolutely brimming with history, culture and an unlimited number of diversions. Madrid is home to a population of approximately 3.2 million, and its larger Madrid metropolitan area hosts a whopping 6.3 million permanent residents. It is the third-largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-largest in the European Union after Paris and London.

While Madrid is now a modern city in every sense of the word, its leaders and residents have gone to great lengths to preserve the look and feel of many of the city’s historic neighborhoods and streets. Its must-see landmarks include the Royal Palace of Madrid; the Royal Theatre, complete with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro Park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's most treasured historical archives; a large number of national museums; and the Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three art museums: the Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum, a museum of modern art, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, which completes the shortcomings of the other two museums.

Few cities can boast the artistic pedigree of Madrid, which has become a haven for art lovers the world over. For centuries, Spanish royals showered praise and riches upon the great artists of the day, from home-grown talents such as Goya and Velázquez to a stunning pantheon of Flemish and Italian masters. Masterpieces by these and other Spanish masters, such as Picasso, Dalí and Miró, now adorn the walls of the city’s aforementioned museums and world-class galleries.

Madrid is also home to some of the most beautiful and historic architecture in the world and the broad sweep of this architectural history provides a glorious backdrop to city life. The wide range of architectural sights to behold while visiting Madrid include the city’s medieval mansions and royal palaces, the creative angles of Spanish contemporary architecture, the sober brickwork and slate spires of the Madrid baroque style and the extravagant Andalusian structures. Put simply, this is one majestic city.

If food is your passion, you can rest assured in the knowledge that Madrid has evolved into one of the richest culinary capitals of Europe. While the city has wholeheartedly embraced the creativity and innovation of its current chefs, its gastronomy as a whole is forever wedded to the enduring traditions of Spanish cuisine.  From the very traditional tapas restaurants and cafes to the scores of modern and international food options in the city, eating in Madrid is always a genuine pleasure.

Last but not least, those looking to let loose and party during their stay will quickly discover that the nightlife in Madrid is truly the stuff of legend, and the perfect complement to the more sedate charms of its grand arts and fine dining. The city is absolutely loaded with after-dark hotspots—a collection of storied cocktail bars and nightclubs that combine a hint of glamour with non-stop action. Throughout its many neighborhoods and enclaves, guests of this great city will find themselves swept along on a tide of people, a blissful crowd intent on dancing until dawn.

If there is one city that understands the meaning of a ‘good time,’ Madrid is it. The party-capital of Spain is reputably the most fun-loving, passionate and playful place in Europe – a fiery celebration of life, love and Spanish pride; and there is certainly a lot to be proud of. From its influential ties in the global market to the attractive student life on dozens of campuses, Madrid raises the international bar on what it means to live and learn.
 
The city isn’t shy about its higher education. It proudly boasts the most prestigious schools in Spain, including some of the oldest universities in the entire world. In fact, the very infrastructure of Spain’s higher education system is ranked in the top ten among all other nations. Despite its national public schools, the city also includes a number of private institutions, as well as foreign schools from countries like Britain, Italy and the United States. Also famous for its business schools, the city houses some of the highest-ranking business programs in the entire world. From the largest universities of 100,000 students, to the small schools of only 5,000, the sheer size of Madrid’s student body is mind-boggling. Madrid is truly not just a city for parties and festivities; it offers some of the best higher education programs in the world, and the massive number of schools and students is the evidence.
 
There may be no architectural icon in Madrid, but the unimaginable number of gorgeous plazas, medieval cathedrals, art galleries, museums, monuments and historical treasures provide students with an inexhaustible list of sightseeing options. If individuals tire of touring, Madrid has a world-famous nightlife, complete with bars, dancing and live music performances. Madrid is also an excellent place to take a flamenco class, enjoy a bicycle ride and even relax at a day spa – and don’t miss the traditional, Spanish tapas menu, either.
 
Some other considerations for future students in Madrid include:
  • Majority of courses taught in Spanish.
  • Sometimes overwhelming nightlife.
 
Major Fields of Study in Madrid
 
There are so many schools in Madrid and so many educational programs that selecting several major fields of study that reflect the city’s education is next to impossible. Students should feel relatively at ease with almost any desired course selection.
 
The only way to determine the most prevalent fields of study in Madrid is to take into account the type and number of specialty schools, available programs, research focuses and environmental effects on the student body. If some major fields were selected from the vast range of those available, they would likely be the following:
  • Business
  • Spanish language and literature
  • Physics
 
There are also many technical schools in Madrid that specialize in areas of technology, engineering and computing science. Coupled with major research initiatives, these courses enjoy significant popularity in Madrid.
 
Schools of Madrid
 
The schools in Madrid are impressively diverse. There are institutions focusing in music, international schools of business and private universities with a range of general studies. Each school is unique, and students should carefully consider all options before selecting a university or other institution.
 
  1. The Complutense University of Madrid is the oldest university in Madrid, and one of the oldest in the world. This public institution offers a wide range of studies, though several of its schools are more respected. With foreign campuses and hundreds of famous alumni, it is a top choice for many students.
  2. IE Business School is another famous institution in Madrid. This private graduate school is one of the most respected business institutions in the world, with a focus in international issues. Multiple schools affiliate with the school, which offers degrees in anything from management to tourism.
  3. The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is a public university known for intensive academic programs. It offers some bilingual programs for non-native Spanish speakers. The most popular courses undertaken at this school include economics, business and certain science and technical studies.

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