Universities
The State-supported universities all award their own degrees and other awards. University students qualify with:
- Ordinary bachelor degrees (NFQ Level 7)
- Honours bachelor degrees (NFQ Level 8)
- Master degrees (NFQ Level 9)
- Doctoral degrees (NFQ Level 10)
Technological universities (TUs)
- Higher certificates (NFQ Level 6)
- Ordinary bachelor degrees (NFQ Level 7)
- Honours bachelor degrees (NFQ Level 8)
- Postgraduate diplomas (NFQ Level 9)
- Higher doctorate (NFQ Level 10)