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#1Technical University Munich logo

Technical University Munich, Munich

Bavaria, Germany8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $10.4K/Yr (€9,333/Yr)Living$17.7K/Yr (€15,984/Yr)Admission M.S Communications EngineeringTOEFL88PTE65$13.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.2/10(12 Users)
#2Heidelberg University logo

Heidelberg University, Heidelberg

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany27%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$8.9K/Yr (€7,978/Yr)Admission M.A Political ScienceIELTS6.5$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(3 Users)
#3Humboldt University of Berlin logo

Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $5.5K/Yr (€5,000/Yr)Living$8.1K/Yr (€7,326/Yr)Admission M.A Social Sciences (TransAtlant...IELTS6.5PTE53$5.5K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.7/10(1 User)Ranked 42 by THE in 2024
#4RWTH Aachen University logo

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $809.19/Yr (€729/Yr)Living$965.7/Yr (€870/Yr)Admission M.P.A European StudiesTOEFL90$809.19/Yr
Course duration: 18 months
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5.8/10(14 Users)
#5University of Bonn logo

University of Bonn, Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany36%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $678.21/Yr (€611/Yr)Admission M.A Spanish Culture and European...IELTS6$678.21/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.5/10(6 Users)Ranked 201 by THE in 2024
#6University of Tuebingen logo

University of Tuebingen, Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany33%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$6.8K/Yr (€6,167/Yr)Admission M.A Comparative and Middle East ...IELTS6.5$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(1 User)
#7Free University of Berlin logo

Free University of Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany15%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $9.1K/Yr (€8,200/Yr)Living$3.2K/Yr (€2,920/Yr)Admission M.A Sociology – European Societi...IELTS5.0$9.1K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.3/10(1 User)Ranked 36 by THE in 2024
#8University of Goettingen logo

University of Goettingen, Gottingen

Lower Saxony, Germany20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $896.88/Yr (€808/Yr)Admission M.S Sustainable International Ag...TOEFL80$896.88/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 201 by THE in 2024
#9University of Freiburg logo

University of Freiburg, Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany33%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission M.S Sustainable Systems Engineer...TOEFL100$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.8/10(7 Users)Ranked 176 by THE in 2024
#10Technical University Berlin logo

Technical University Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany15%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $331.89/Yr (€299/Yr)Living$18.4K/Yr (€16,565/Yr)Admission M.S Urban and Regional PlanningTOEFL87$331.89/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
#11University of Hamburg logo

University of Hamburg, Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $754.8/Yr (€680/Yr)Admission M.A Journalism and Communication...IELTS6.5$754.8/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(7 Users)
#12Karlsruhe Institute of Technology logo

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany25%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1.7K/Yr (€1,500/Yr)Admission M.A European Culture and History...IELTS6$1.7K/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
#13University of Cologne logo

University of Cologne, Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany20%Acceptance Rate
Living$15.7K/Yr (€14,172/Yr)Admission M.A Political ScienceTOEFL92--
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 151 by THE in 2024
#14Technical University Dresden logo

Technical University Dresden, Dresden

Saxony, Germany46%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $777/Yr (€700/Yr)Living$6.7K/Yr (€5,997/Yr)Admission M.A Politics and the Constitutio...IELTS6.5$777/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.2/10(23 Users)
#15University of Wuerzburg logo

University of Wuerzburg, Wurzburg

Bavaria, Germany43%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $36.2K/Yr (€32,580/Yr)Admission M.A Philosophy and ReligionIELTS6.5$36.2K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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#16University of Mannheim logo

University of Mannheim, Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission M.A Political ScienceTOEFL90$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 54 by THE in 2024
#17University of Muenster logo

University of Muenster, Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany15%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $351.87/Yr (€317/Yr)Admission M.A SociologyIELTS6$351.87/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 251 by THE in 2024
#18Ulm University logo

Ulm University, Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany13%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$5.8K/Yr (€5,234/Yr)Admission M.S Sustainable ManagementIELTS7$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(1 User)
#19Goethe University Frankfurt logo

Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main

Hesse, Germany77%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $777/Yr (€700/Yr)Living$8.6K/Yr (€7,752/Yr)Admission M.A Political ScienceIELTS7$777/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 126 by THE in 2024
#20Friedrich Schiller University Jena logo

Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena

Thuringia, Germany8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $532.8/Yr (€480/Yr)Living$6.7K/Yr (€5,994/Yr)Admission M.A Sociology$532.8/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 176 by THE in 2024
#21University of Potsdam logo

University of Potsdam, Potsdam

Brandenburg, Germany53%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1K/Yr (€930/Yr)Admission M.A European media studiesTOEFL95PTE59$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:  $777/Yr (€700/Yr)Admission M.A Oriental Studies - Islamic S...IELTS6$777/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(1 User)Ranked 251 by THE in 2024
#23Technical University Darmstadt logo

Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt

Hesse, Germany29%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $480.63/Yr (€433/Yr)Admission M.A Political TheoryIELTS5$480.63/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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#24University of Duesseldorf logo

University of Duesseldorf, Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany17%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $666/Yr (€600/Yr)Admission M.A Philosophy$666/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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#25University of Konstanz logo

University of Konstanz, Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany55%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1.8K/Yr (€1,658/Yr)Living$8K/Yr (€7,192/Yr)Admission M.S Political EconomyIELTS6$1.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 95 by THE in 2024
#26Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz logo

Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $743.7/Yr (€670/Yr)Living$10.3K/Yr (€9,324/Yr)Admission M.S International Economics and ...IELTS6$743.7/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 251 by THE in 2024
#27University of Hohenheim logo

University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany58%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Admission M.A Communication management and...TOEFL90$3.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 301 by THE in 2024
#28University of Stuttgart logo

University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany71%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.3K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$26.9K/Yr (€24,242/Yr)Admission M.S Integrated Urbanism and Sust...TOEFL79$3.3K/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$4.4K/Yr (€3,996/Yr)Admission M.S Communication and Informatio...TOEFL95--
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 151 by THE in 2024
#30University of Kiel logo

University of Kiel, Kiel

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $592.74/Yr (€534/Yr)Admission M.A International Politics and I...IELTS6$592.74/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 501 by THE in 2024
#31University of Bayreuth logo

University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth

Bavaria, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.7K/Yr (€28,593/Yr)Admission M.A Development StudiesIELTS6.5$31.7K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.3/10(1 User)Ranked 301 by THE in 2024
#32Leibniz University of Hannover logo

Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover

Lower Saxony, Germany51%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $878.01/Yr (€791/Yr)Admission M.S European Master in Territori...TOEFL79$878.01/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 301 by THE in 2024
#33Technical University Dortmund logo

Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany59%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $699.3/Yr (€630/Yr)Living$616.05/Yr (€555/Yr)Admission M.S Architecture and Urbanism$699.3/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 201 by THE in 2024
#34University of Greifswald logo

University of Greifswald, Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany32%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $275.28/Yr (€248/Yr)Living$5.6K/Yr (€5,061/Yr)Admission M.A Organizational Communication$275.28/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:  $230.88/Yr (€208/Yr)Admission M.A Development StudiesIELTS6PTE59$230.88/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 401 by THE in 2024
#36Otto von Guericke University logo

Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg

Saxony, Germany46%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.6K/Yr (€3,238/Yr)Admission M.S Social SciencesIELTS6$3.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.5/10(1 User)Ranked 601 by THE in 2024
#37University of Siegen logo

University of Siegen, Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $723.72/Yr (€652/Yr)Admission M.A Roads to Democracies$723.72/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.8/10(2 Users)Ranked 601 by THE in 2024
#38Technical University Ilmenau logo

Technical University Ilmenau, Ilmenau

Thuringia, Germany29%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $296.37/Yr (€267/Yr)Living$5.9K/Yr (€5,327/Yr)Admission M.A Media and Communication Scie...TOEFL79$296.37/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
#39University of Erlangen-Nuremberg logo

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen

Bavaria, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $319.68/Yr (€288/Yr)Admission M.S Information and Communicatio...TOEFL80$319.68/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.5/10(2 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2024
#40Leipzig University logo

Leipzig University, Leipzig

Saxony, Germany53%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $599.4/Yr (€540/Yr)Admission L.L.M European Private LawTOEFL79$599.4/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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#41Saarland University logo

Saarland University, Saarbrucken

Saarland, Germany35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $803.64/Yr (€724/Yr)Living$666/Yr (€600/Yr)Admission M.A Philosophy$803.64/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
#42Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg logo

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle

Saxony, Germany56%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $116.55/Yr (€105/Yr)Living$2.9K/Yr (€2,597/Yr)Admission M.A Sociology$116.55/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
#43University of Regensburg logo

University of Regensburg, Regensburg

Bavaria, Germany38%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $366.3/Yr (€330/Yr)Admission M.A Philosophy$366.3/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 741 by QS in 2025Ranked 401 by ARWU in 2022
#44University of Duisburg-Essen logo

University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany100%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1.2K/Yr (€1,038/Yr)Admission M.A Development and GovernanceTOEFL80$1.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.7/10(4 Users)
#45University of Kassel logo

University of Kassel, Kassel

Hesse, Germany20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $11.1K/Yr (€10,000/Yr)Admission M.S Electrical Communication Eng...TOEFL72PTE59$11.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.3/10(1 User)Ranked 801 by ARWU in 2022Ranked 1109 by CWUR in 2022
#46University of Wuppertal logo

University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany59%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $72.6K/Yr (€65,404/Yr)Admission M.A PhilosophyTOEFL79$72.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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#47Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg logo

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg

Lower Saxony, Germany60%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $88.8K/Yr (€79,964/Yr)Admission M.A Philosophy$88.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 798 by CWUR in 2022
#48Paderborn University logo

Paderborn University, Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $754.8/Yr (€680/Yr)Living$5.6K/Yr (€5,062/Yr)Admission M.A Philosophy (Culture and Soci...IELTS6.5$754.8/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 1047 by CWUR in 2022
#49University of Augsburg logo

University of Augsburg, Augsburg

Bavaria, Germany59.2%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.8K/Yr (€17,850/Yr)Admission M.A European Cultures of Communi...IELTS6.5$19.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 1053 by CWUR in 2022
#50Chemnitz University of Technology logo

Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz

Saxony, Germany71%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $555/Yr (€500/Yr)Admission M.A Information and Communicatio...$555/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 1118 by CWUR in 2022