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#1Technical University Munich logo

Technical University Munich, Munich

Bavaria, Germany8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $8.6K/Yr (€8,000/Yr)Living$17.3K/Yr (€15,984/Yr)Admission M.A ArchitectureTOEFL88PTE65$8.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.2/10(12 Users)Ranked 30 by THE in 2024Ranked 28 by QS in 2025
#2Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich logo

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich

Bavaria, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $5.8K/Yr (€5,392/Yr)Living$783/Yr (€725/Yr)Admission M.A Quantitative EconomicsIELTS5.5$309.96/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
#3Heidelberg University logo

Heidelberg University, Heidelberg

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany27%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.2K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$8.6K/Yr (€7,978/Yr)Admission M.A Political ScienceIELTS6.5$3.2K/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
#4Humboldt University of Berlin logo

Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $5.3K/Yr (€4,951/Yr)Living$7.9K/Yr (€7,326/Yr)Admission M.A Global Studies ProgrammeIELTS6.5PTE53$1.7K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.7/10(1 User)Ranked 87 by THE in 2024Ranked 126 by QS in 2025
#5RWTH Aachen University logo

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $787.32/Yr (€729/Yr)Living$864/Yr (€800/Yr)Admission M.A Digital Media CommunicationTOEFL90$787.32/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
#6University of Bonn logo

University of Bonn, Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany36%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $659.88/Yr (€611/Yr)Admission M.A Applied LinguisticsIELTS6$659.88/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.5/10(6 Users)Ranked 91 by THE in 2024Ranked 76 by ARWU in 2022
#7University of Tuebingen logo

University of Tuebingen, Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany33%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.2K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$6.7K/Yr (€6,167/Yr)Admission M.A Computational Linguistics$3.2K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(1 User)Ranked 95 by THE in 2024Ranked 151 by ARWU in 2022
#8Free 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 EconomicsIELTS5.0$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
#9University of Goettingen logo

University of Goettingen, Gottingen

Lower Saxony, Germany20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $872.64/Yr (€808/Yr)Admission M.A Global BusinessTOEFL90PTE67$872.64/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 111 by THE in 2024Ranked 252 by QS in 2025
#10University of Freiburg logo

University of Freiburg, Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany33%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.2K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission M.A Business Administration (Pub...TOEFL100$3.2K/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
#11Technical University Berlin logo

Technical University Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany15%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $322.92/Yr (€299/Yr)Living$17.9K/Yr (€16,565/Yr)Admission M.A Design & ComputationTOEFL95$322.92/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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4.8/10(2 Users)Ranked 136 by THE in 2024Ranked 147 by QS in 2025
#12University of Hamburg logo

University of Hamburg, Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $734.4/Yr (€680/Yr)Admission M.A International Business and S...IELTS6.5$734.4/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
#13Karlsruhe Institute of Technology logo

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany25%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1.6K/Yr (€1,500/Yr)Admission M.A Art HistoryIELTS6$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
#14University of Cologne logo

University of Cologne, Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany20%Acceptance Rate
Living$15.3K/Yr (€14,172/Yr)Admission M.A Political ScienceTOEFL92--
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 160 by THE in 2024Ranked 285 by QS in 2025
#15Technical University Dresden logo

Technical University Dresden, Dresden

Saxony, Germany46%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $756/Yr (€700/Yr)Living$6.5K/Yr (€5,997/Yr)Admission M.A Politics and the Constitutio...IELTS6.5$756/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
#16University of Wuerzburg logo

University of Wuerzburg, Wurzburg

Bavaria, Germany43%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $35.2K/Yr (€32,580/Yr)Admission M.A Computer ScienceIELTS6.5$35.2K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 175 by THE in 2024Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#17University of Mannheim logo

University of Mannheim, Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.2K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission M.A Comparative Business LawTOEFL90$3.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 187 by THE in 2024Ranked 487 by QS in 2025
#18University of Muenster logo

University of Muenster, Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany15%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $342.36/Yr (€317/Yr)Admission M.A SociologyIELTS6$342.36/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 193 by THE in 2024Ranked 367 by QS in 2025
#19Goethe University Frankfurt logo

Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main

Hesse, Germany77%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $756/Yr (€700/Yr)Living$8.4K/Yr (€7,752/Yr)Admission M.A International Studies/Peace ...IELTS7$756/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 201 by THE in 2024Ranked 309 by QS in 2025
#20Friedrich Schiller University Jena logo

Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena

Thuringia, Germany8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $518.4/Yr (€480/Yr)Living$6.5K/Yr (€5,994/Yr)Admission M.A Sociology$518.4/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 201 by THE in 2024Ranked 322 by CWUR in 2022
#21University of Potsdam logo

University of Potsdam, Potsdam

Brandenburg, Germany53%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1K/Yr (€930/Yr)Admission M.A Computer ScienceTOEFL95PTE59$1K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.5/10(3 Users)Ranked 201 by THE in 2024Ranked 474 by QS in 2025
#22Ruhr University Bochum logo

Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $756/Yr (€700/Yr)Admission M.A International Humanitarian A...IELTS6$756/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
#23Technical University Darmstadt logo

Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt

Hesse, Germany29%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $467.64/Yr (€433/Yr)Admission M.A Political TheoryIELTS5$467.64/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 241 by QS in 2025
#24University of Duesseldorf logo

University of Duesseldorf, Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany17%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $648/Yr (€600/Yr)Admission M.A Art Mediation and Cultural M...$648/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 851 by QS in 2025
#25University of Konstanz logo

University of Konstanz, Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany55%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1.8K/Yr (€1,658/Yr)Living$7.8K/Yr (€7,192/Yr)Admission M.A Speech and Language Processi...IELTS6$1.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 466 by QS in 2025
#26Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz logo

Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $723.6/Yr (€670/Yr)Living$10.1K/Yr (€9,324/Yr)Admission M.A JournalismIELTS6$723.6/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 501 by QS in 2025
#27University of Hohenheim logo

University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany58%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.2K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission M.A Communication management and...TOEFL90$3.2K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 601 by QS in 2025
#28University of Stuttgart logo

University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany71%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.2K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$26.2K/Yr (€24,242/Yr)Admission M.A philosophyTOEFL79$3.2K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(14 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 314 by QS in 2025
#29University of Bremen logo

University of Bremen, Bremen

Bremen, Germany58%Acceptance Rate
Living$4.3K/Yr (€3,996/Yr)Admission M.A Public Health/Nursing Scienc...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
#30University of Kiel logo

University of Kiel, Kiel

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $576.72/Yr (€534/Yr)Admission M.A International Politics and I...IELTS6$576.72/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 301 by THE in 2024Ranked 611 by QS in 2025
#31University of Bayreuth logo

University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth

Bavaria, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $30.9K/Yr (€28,593/Yr)Admission M.A Media Culture and Media Econ...IELTS6.5$30.9K/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
#32Leibniz University of Hannover logo

Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover

Lower Saxony, Germany51%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $854.28/Yr (€791/Yr)Admission M.A Advanced Anglophone StudiesTOEFL79$854.28/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 351 by THE in 2024Ranked 426 by QS in 2025
#33Technical University Dortmund logo

Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany59%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $680.4/Yr (€630/Yr)Living$599.4/Yr (€555/Yr)Admission M.A Chemical Engineering - Proce...IELTS6.5$680.4/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 401 by THE in 2024Ranked 801 by QS in 2025
#34University of Greifswald logo

University of Greifswald, Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany32%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $267.84/Yr (€248/Yr)Living$5.5K/Yr (€5,061/Yr)Admission M.A Fine Arts$267.84/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 401 by THE in 2024Ranked 707 by CWUR in 2022
#35University of Passau logo

University of Passau, Passau

Bavaria, Germany70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $224.64/Yr (€208/Yr)Admission M.A Development StudiesIELTS6PTE59$224.64/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 401 by THE in 2024
#36University of Siegen logo

University of Siegen, Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $704.16/Yr (€652/Yr)Admission M.A Media Culture$704.16/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.7/10(3 Users)Ranked 601 by THE in 2024Ranked 1001 by QS in 2025
#37Technical University Ilmenau logo

Technical University Ilmenau, Ilmenau

Thuringia, Germany29%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $288.36/Yr (€267/Yr)Living$5.8K/Yr (€5,327/Yr)Admission M.A Media and Communication Scie...TOEFL79$288.36/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
#38University of Erlangen-Nuremberg logo

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen

Bavaria, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $311.04/Yr (€288/Yr)Admission M.A Physical Activity and HealthTOEFL61$311.04/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.5/10(2 Users)Ranked 224 by QS in 2025Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#39Leipzig University logo

Leipzig University, Leipzig

Saxony, Germany53%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $583.2/Yr (€540/Yr)Admission M.A Technical Translation Arabic...TOEFL79$583.2/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 527 by QS in 2025Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#40Saarland University logo

Saarland University, Saarbrucken

Saarland, Germany35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $781.92/Yr (€724/Yr)Living$648/Yr (€600/Yr)Admission M.A English Linguistics$781.92/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
#41Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg logo

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle

Saxony, Germany56%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $113.4/Yr (€105/Yr)Living$2.8K/Yr (€2,597/Yr)Admission M.A Sociology$113.4/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
#42University of Regensburg logo

University of Regensburg, Regensburg

Bavaria, Germany38%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $356.4/Yr (€330/Yr)Admission M.A Art History$356.4/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 741 by QS in 2025Ranked 401 by ARWU in 2022
#43University of Duisburg-Essen logo

University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany100%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1.1K/Yr (€1,038/Yr)Admission M.A Development and GovernanceTOEFL80$1.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.7/10(4 Users)Ranked 801 by QS in 2025Ranked 301 by ARWU in 2022
#44University of Rostock logo

University of Rostock, Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $501.12/Yr (€464/Yr)Admission M.A History$501.12/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 801 by QS in 2025Ranked 501 by ARWU in 2022
#45University of Kaiserslautern logo

University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany39%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $619.92/Yr (€574/Yr)Admission M.A EMECS - European Masters Pro...$619.92/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 1201 by QS in 2025Ranked 863 by CWUR in 2022
#46University of Kassel logo

University of Kassel, Kassel

Hesse, Germany20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $10.8K/Yr (€10,000/Yr)Admission M.A European Master in Business ...TOEFL72$10.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.3/10(1 User)Ranked 801 by ARWU in 2022Ranked 1109 by CWUR in 2022
#47University of Wuppertal logo

University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany59%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $70.6K/Yr (€65,404/Yr)Admission M.A PhilosophyTOEFL79$70.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 901 by ARWU in 2022Ranked 761 by CWUR in 2022
#48Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg logo

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg

Lower Saxony, Germany60%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $86.4K/Yr (€79,964/Yr)Admission M.A Philosophy$86.4K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 798 by CWUR in 2022
#49Paderborn University logo

Paderborn University, Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $734.4/Yr (€680/Yr)Living$5.5K/Yr (€5,062/Yr)Admission M.A Philosophy (Culture and Soci...IELTS6.5$734.4/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 1047 by CWUR in 2022
#50University of Augsburg logo

University of Augsburg, Augsburg

Bavaria, Germany59.2%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.3K/Yr (€17,850/Yr)Admission M.A European Cultures of Communi...IELTS6.5$19.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 1053 by CWUR in 2022