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#1Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich logo

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich

Bavaria, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $311.195/Yr (€286/Yr)Living$790.25/Yr (€725/Yr)Admission M.S Media InformaticsTOEFL99$309.56/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.2/10(4 Users)Ranked 38 by THE in 2024Ranked 59 by QS in 2025
#2Heidelberg University logo

Heidelberg University, Heidelberg

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany27%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$8.7K/Yr (€7,978/Yr)Admission M.A Communication, Literature an...IELTS6.5$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 47 by THE in 2024Ranked 84 by QS in 2025
#3RWTH Aachen University logo

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $566.8/Yr (€520/Yr)Living$948.3/Yr (€870/Yr)Admission M.A Digital Media CommunicationTOEFL90$566.8/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.8/10(14 Users)Ranked 90 by THE in 2024Ranked 99 by QS in 2025
#4Free University of Berlin logo

Free University of Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany15%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $8.9K/Yr (€8,200/Yr)Living$3.2K/Yr (€2,920/Yr)Admission M.A Media and Political Communic...IELTS5.0$8.9K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.3/10(1 User)Ranked 102 by THE in 2024Ranked 97 by QS in 2025
#5University of Freiburg logo

University of Freiburg, Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany33%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission M.A Media and Cultural ArtsTOEFL100$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.8/10(7 Users)Ranked 128 by THE in 2024Ranked 212 by QS in 2025
#6Technical University Berlin logo

Technical University Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany15%Acceptance Rate
Living$18.1K/Yr (€16,565/Yr)Admission M.S Digital Media and TechnologyTOEFL87--
Course duration: 2 years
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4.8/10(2 Users)Ranked 136 by THE in 2024Ranked 147 by QS in 2025
#7University of Hamburg logo

University of Hamburg, Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $741.2/Yr (€680/Yr)Admission M.A Journalism, Media and Global...IELTS6.5$741.2/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(7 Users)Ranked 136 by THE in 2024Ranked 191 by QS in 2025
#8Karlsruhe Institute of Technology logo

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany25%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1.6K/Yr (€1,500/Yr)Admission M.A Science - Media - Communicat...IELTS6$1.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 140 by THE in 2024Ranked 102 by QS in 2025
#9Technical University Dresden logo

Technical University Dresden, Dresden

Saxony, Germany46%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $287.76/Yr (€264/Yr)Living$6.5K/Yr (€5,997/Yr)Admission M.S Media Computer ScienceIELTS6.5$287.76/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.2/10(23 Users)Ranked 161 by THE in 2024Ranked 234 by QS in 2025
#10University of Wuerzburg logo

University of Wuerzburg, Wurzburg

Bavaria, Germany43%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $35.5K/Yr (€32,580/Yr)Admission M.S Media CommunicationIELTS6.5$35.5K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 175 by THE in 2024Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#11University of Mannheim logo

University of Mannheim, Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission M.A Media and Communication Stud...$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 187 by THE in 2024Ranked 487 by QS in 2025
#12Ulm University logo

Ulm University, Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany13%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$5.7K/Yr (€5,234/Yr)Admission M.S Media InformaticsIELTS7$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(1 User)Ranked 193 by THE in 2024Ranked 554 by QS in 2025
#13Goethe University Frankfurt logo

Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main

Hesse, Germany77%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $894.89/Yr (€821/Yr)Living$8.4K/Yr (€7,752/Yr)Admission M.A Filmculture - Archiving, Pro...IELTS7$894.89/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 201 by THE in 2024Ranked 309 by QS in 2025
#14Friedrich Schiller University Jena logo

Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena

Thuringia, Germany8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $523.2/Yr (€480/Yr)Living$6.5K/Yr (€5,994/Yr)Admission M.A Art History and Film Studies$523.2/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 201 by THE in 2024Ranked 322 by CWUR in 2022
#15Ruhr University Bochum logo

Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $763/Yr (€700/Yr)Admission M.A Media StudiesIELTS6$763/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(1 User)Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 396 by QS in 2025
#16University of Duesseldorf logo

University of Duesseldorf, Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany17%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $654/Yr (€600/Yr)Admission M.A Art Mediation and Cultural M...$654/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 851 by QS in 2025
#17University of Konstanz logo

University of Konstanz, Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany55%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.7K/Yr (€3,358/Yr)Living$7.8K/Yr (€7,192/Yr)Admission B.A Literature - Art-MediaIELTS6$3.7K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 466 by QS in 2025
#18Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz logo

Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $730.3/Yr (€670/Yr)Living$10.2K/Yr (€9,324/Yr)Admission M.A JournalismIELTS6$730.3/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 501 by QS in 2025
#19University of Stuttgart logo

University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany71%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$26.4K/Yr (€24,242/Yr)Admission B.S Media informaticsTOEFL79$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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9.3/10(12 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 314 by QS in 2025
#20University of Bremen logo

University of Bremen, Bremen

Bremen, Germany58%Acceptance Rate
Living$4.4K/Yr (€3,996/Yr)Admission M.A Media Culture and Globalizat...TOEFL95--
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 301 by THE in 2024Ranked 592 by QS in 2025
#21University of Bayreuth logo

University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth

Bavaria, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.2K/Yr (€28,593/Yr)Admission M.A Media Culture and Media Econ...IELTS6.5$31.2K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.3/10(1 User)Ranked 351 by THE in 2024Ranked 527 by QS in 2025
#22Technical University Dortmund logo

Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany59%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $686.7/Yr (€630/Yr)Living$604.95/Yr (€555/Yr)Admission M.A Economics and journalism$686.7/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 401 by THE in 2024Ranked 801 by QS in 2025
#23Leuphana University of Luneburg logo

Leuphana University of Luneburg, Luneburg

Lower Saxony, Germany72%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $64.3K/Yr (€58,994/Yr)Living$7.3K/Yr (€6,660/Yr)Admission M.S Management and En­tre­pre­ne...IELTS5.5$64.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 501 by THE in 2024Ranked 1411 by CWUR in 2022
#24University of Siegen logo

University of Siegen, Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $710.68/Yr (€652/Yr)Admission M.A Media Culture$710.68/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.8/10(2 Users)Ranked 601 by THE in 2024Ranked 1001 by QS in 2025
#25Technical University Ilmenau logo

Technical University Ilmenau, Ilmenau

Thuringia, Germany29%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $291.03/Yr (€267/Yr)Living$5.8K/Yr (€5,327/Yr)Admission M.A Media and Communication Scie...TOEFL79$291.03/Yr
Course duration: 18 months
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7.0/10(2 Users)Ranked 1001 by THE in 2024Ranked 1443 by CWUR in 2022
#26Leipzig University logo

Leipzig University, Leipzig

Saxony, Germany53%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $588.6/Yr (€540/Yr)Admission M.A Global Mass CommunicationTOEFL79$588.6/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 527 by QS in 2025Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#27Saarland University logo

Saarland University, Saarbrucken

Saarland, Germany35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $645.28/Yr (€592/Yr)Living$654/Yr (€600/Yr)Admission M.S Media Informatics$645.28/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.8/10(3 Users)Ranked 601 by QS in 2025Ranked 501 by ARWU in 2022
#28Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg logo

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle

Saxony, Germany56%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $114.45/Yr (€105/Yr)Living$2.8K/Yr (€2,597/Yr)Admission M.A Media and Communication Scie...$114.45/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(1 User)Ranked 671 by QS in 2025Ranked 601 by ARWU in 2022
#29University of Regensburg logo

University of Regensburg, Regensburg

Bavaria, Germany38%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $359.7/Yr (€330/Yr)Admission B.A Media InformaticsIELTS6$359.7/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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Ranked 741 by QS in 2025Ranked 401 by ARWU in 2022
#30University of Duisburg-Essen logo

University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany100%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1.1K/Yr (€1,038/Yr)Admission M.S Applied informatics - major ...IELTS6.0$1.1K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.7/10(4 Users)Ranked 801 by QS in 2025Ranked 301 by ARWU in 2022
#31Paderborn University logo

Paderborn University, Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $741.2/Yr (€680/Yr)Living$5.5K/Yr (€5,062/Yr)Admission M.A Popular Music and MediaIELTS6.5$741.2/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 1047 by CWUR in 2022
#32University of Augsburg logo

University of Augsburg, Augsburg

Bavaria, Germany59.2%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $26.3K/Yr (€24,173/Yr)Admission M.S Computer Science and Multime...IELTS6.5$19.5K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 1053 by CWUR in 2022
#33Chemnitz University of Technology logo

Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz

Saxony, Germany71%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $545/Yr (€500/Yr)Admission B.A Media Communication$545/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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Ranked 1118 by CWUR in 2022
#34University of Trier logo

University of Trier, Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany60%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $327/Yr (€300/Yr)Admission M.A Media and Cultural SociologyTOEFL80$327/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 1576 by CWUR in 2022
#35Bauhaus University logo

Bauhaus University, Weimar

Thuringia, Germany32%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $348.8/Yr (€320/Yr)Admission M.A International Media Architec...IELTS6$348.8/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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#36Berlin University of the Arts logo

Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin

Berlin, Germany12%Acceptance Rate
Admission M.A Theatre Education/DramaIELTS5--
Course duration: 2 years
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#37Ansbach University of Applied Sciences logo

Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, Ansbach

Bavaria, Germany49%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $146.06/Yr (€134/Yr)Admission B.A Visualization and Interactio...$146.06/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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#38Berlin School of Business and Innovation logo

Berlin School of Business and Innovation, Berlin

Berlin, Germany70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.1K/Yr (€19,375/Yr)Admission B.Sc Digital Marketing and Socia...IELTS6$21.1K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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9.0/10(1 User)
#39Macromedia University of Applied Sciences logo

Macromedia University of Applied Sciences, Munich

Bavaria, Germany90%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $11.6K/Yr (€10,600/Yr)Admission B.A JournalismIELTS6$11.6K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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#40Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences logo

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt

Hesse, Germany29%Acceptance Rate
Admission M.A International Media Cultural...IELTS5.0--
Course duration: 2 years
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8.8/10(1 User)
#41Fulda University of Applied Sciences logo

Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Fulda

Hesse, Germany70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $654/Yr (€600/Yr)Living$199.47/Yr (€183/Yr)Admission B.S Digital MediaIELTS5.5$654/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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#42Furtwangen University logo

Furtwangen University, Furtwangen im Schwarzwald

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany42%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$381.5/Yr (€350/Yr)Admission M.A Interactive Media DesignTOEFL95$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#43Hamburg University of Applied Sciences logo

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany24%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $855.65/Yr (€785/Yr)Admission B.A Media and InformationIELTS6.5$855.65/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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#44Hof University of Applied Sciences logo

Hof University of Applied Sciences, Hof

Bavaria, Germany25%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $272.5/Yr (€250/Yr)Living$2.9K/Yr (€2,700/Yr)Admission B.S Media InformaticsTOEFL80$272.5/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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#45Kiel University of Applied Sciences logo

Kiel University of Applied Sciences, Kiel

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Tuition:  $53.6K/Yr (€49,200/Yr)Living$301.93/Yr (€277/Yr)Admission B.A Public Relations and Corpora...TOEFL70$53.6K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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#46Neu Ulm University of Applied Sciences logo

Neu Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm

Bavaria, Germany13%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $7.8K/Yr (€7,200/Yr)Admission M.A International Corporate Comm...IELTS6$7.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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#47Hochschule Pforzheim logo

Hochschule Pforzheim, Pforzheim

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission B.S Marketing Communication and ...TOEFL87$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 42 months
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7.3/10(1 User)
#48Reutlingen University logo

Reutlingen University, Reutlingen

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany25%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission B.S Media and Communication Info...$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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#49City University of Applied Sciences logo

City University of Applied Sciences, Bremen

Bremen, Germany30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $414.2/Yr (€380/Yr)Living$5.1K/Yr (€4,662/Yr)Admission B.A Public AdministrationTOEFL57$414.2/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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