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National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)

Public — autonomous university · Bangkok

Institution typePublic — autonomous university
CityBangkok
Official websitenida.ac.th
Programmes listed6

English-taught programmes & published fees

English-taught programmes & published fees

ProgrammeThai / resident rateForeign / non-resident rate Basis≈ per year
Accelerated MBA (Weekday Program)
NIDA Business School
฿227,300฿267,300whole programme—
NIDA Business School Accelerated MBA programme page: whole-programme totals — Thai 227,300; ASEAN 259,300; foreign 267,300 THB. Foreign figure recorded is the non-ASEAN foreign rate; the ASEAN tier is noted under surcharge_en.
Thai & foreign rates +18% foreign premium
Also published by the university: ASEAN rate 259,300 THB total (three-tier pricing).
English requirement: TOEFL 500 PBT / 61 iBT or IELTS 6.0 (as published)
Intakes: AY 1/2027 intake; classes open 9 Aug 2027 (as published)
Scholarships for international students:
How to apply: Weekday programme; page states teaching is in English; on campus at NIDA Business School, Bangkok.
Conflicting figure from the same university: Thai / resident rate ฿238,100 (Official source)
NIDA main-site programme page and the central NIDA tuition page both give a single whole-programme estimate of 238,100 THB (no tier split).
Academic year: AY 1/2027 schedule (checked Oct 2026) · Data checked 2026-10-08
International MBA (Weekend Program)
NIDA Business School
฿308,000฿348,000whole programme—
NIDA Business School programme page, Fees and Expenses section: approximate whole-programme totals — Thai approx. 308,000; ASEAN 340,000; foreign approx. 348,000 THB. Foreign figure recorded is the non-ASEAN foreign rate; the ASEAN tier is noted under surcharge_en.
Thai & foreign rates +13% foreign premium
Also published by the university: ASEAN rate 340,000 THB total (three-tier pricing).
English requirement: TOEFL 500 PBT / 61 iBT or IELTS 6.0 (as published on the programme page)
Intakes:
Scholarships for international students:
How to apply: Weekend programme, taught in English, on campus at NIDA Business School, Bangkok.
Conflicting figure from the same university: Thai / resident rate ฿306,500 · Foreign / non-resident rate ฿346,500 (Official source)
The AY2026 admission-schedule table on the same official programme page gives slightly different totals: Thai 306,500 / ASEAN 338,500 / foreign 346,500 THB.
Academic year: AY2026 admission schedule / current programme page (checked Oct 2026) · Data checked 2026-10-08
M.A. in English Language Studies and Teaching (International Program)
Graduate School of Language and Communication
฿94,200฿94,200whole programme≈ ฿47,100
published total ÷ 2 years
NIDA programme page, Tuition fees table (Track B): first year 54,600 + second year 39,600 = estimated expenses throughout the programme 94,200 THB, single rate. Year equivalent: 94,200 / 2 stated years = 47,100 THB per year. Note: the central NIDA tuition page gives 94,000 THB for this programme (minor discrepancy, 200 THB).
One rate for all nationalities
English requirement:
Intakes:
Scholarships for international students: Tuition scholarships for the weekday programme (as published).
How to apply: Office-hour (weekday) programme, 36 credits, 2 years, Bangkok. The page mentions opportunities to attend some classes online; it is an office-hour Bangkok programme, not a fully-online degree.
Conflicting figure from the same university: Thai / resident rate ฿179,700 (Official source)
The weekend (non-office-hour) track of the same programme is published separately at a higher whole-programme total: Track B first year 104,100 + second year 74,000 = 179,700 THB.
Academic year: Current programme page (checked Oct 2026; page last admission round shown was 2023) · Data checked 2026-10-08
Master of Management (English Program)
ICO NIDA International College
฿318,000฿358,000whole programme—
ICO NIDA International College programme page: whole-programme fee with three-tier pricing — Thai 318,000; ASEAN / low-income-country 350,000; non-Thai international 358,000 THB. Foreign figure recorded is the non-Thai international rate; the ASEAN tier is noted under surcharge_en because the schema has only thai/foreign fields.
Thai & foreign rates +13% foreign premium
Also published by the university: Third published tier: ASEAN / low-income-country students 350,000 THB total.
English requirement:
Intakes:
Scholarships for international students:
How to apply: Taught entirely in English; on campus at NIDA, Bangkok (International College).
Conflicting figure from the same university: Thai / resident rate ฿299,000 (Official source)
Older NIDA main-site programme page lists a lower whole-programme total of 299,000 THB.
Academic year: Current ICO programme page (checked Oct 2026) · Data checked 2026-10-08
Master of Public Administration (English Program)
Graduate School of Public Administration
฿97,000฿97,000whole programme≈ ฿48,500
published total ÷ 2 years
Graduate School of Public Administration programme page, Planned Budget: whole-programme total 97,000 THB, single rate. Year equivalent: 97,000 / 2 stated years = 48,500 THB per year.
One rate for all nationalities
Also published by the university: English Foundation courses +4,500 THB per course if required.
English requirement: TOEFL 500 / IELTS 5.5 / NIDA TEAP 500 (as published)
Intakes:
Scholarships for international students: Scholarship offers noted on the programme page.
How to apply: 2-year programme, Monday–Friday, on campus in Bangkok.
Academic year: Current programme page (checked Oct 2026) · Data checked 2026-10-08
Master of Public and Private Management (English Program)
Graduate School of Public Administration
฿97,000฿97,000whole programme≈ ฿48,500
published total ÷ 2 years
Graduate School of Public Administration programme page, Planned Budget: whole-programme total 97,000 THB, single rate. Year equivalent: 97,000 / 2 stated years = 48,500 THB per year.
One rate for all nationalities
Also published by the university: English Foundation courses +4,500 THB per course if required.
English requirement: TOEFL 500 / IELTS 5.5 / NIDA TEAP 500 (as published)
Intakes:
Scholarships for international students: Scholarship offers noted on the programme page.
How to apply: 2-year programme, Monday–Friday, on campus in Bangkok.
Academic year: Current programme page (checked Oct 2026) · Data checked 2026-10-08

Recognition: degrees are assessed by foreign credential services (including China's CSCSE) case by case, on how the programme was actually studied. A listing here is a record of published facts, not a promise that any authority will recognise a degree.

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