To provide a method for manufacturing, at high purity and high quality, a (meth)acrylic acid ester possessing an aryl ether group.

In the provided method for manufacturing a (meth)acrylic acid ester possessing an aryl ether group, an alcohol possessing an aryl ether group and a (meth)acrylic acid ester are esterified by using a metal alkoxide compound as a catalyst; titanium alkoxide compounds or zirconium alkoxide compounds are desirable as the metal alkoxide compound.