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Institut Polytechnique de Paris leads the 71 Public Master's universities in France at #38 in the QS World University Rankings. Next come Sorbonne University (QS World #63) and Université Paris-Saclay (QS World #71). Across the whole list there are 416 courses to choose from.
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Universities at other levels
By university type
4 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #38 (Institut Polytechnique de Paris) to #319 (Sciences Po); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Sorbonne University has the largest research record in this group, with 37,965,256 citations and an h-index of 1,502. 17 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 71 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Île-de-France (4) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Sciences Po, founded in 1872. Université Paris-Saclay is the largest, with 48,000 students.
The most common subjects are Business & Management (148), Computer Science & IT (62), Engineering (58) and Science (16). The usual length is 1–2 years and 1 year. 99% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (96% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (95% of courses with a stated intake). SKEMA Business School offers the widest choice, with 50 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 4 of these universities. Sorbonne University is the least expensive at USD 4,000 a year and Sciences Po the most at USD 15,000; the middle of the range is about USD 13,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Institut Polytechnique de Paris (QS World #38), Sorbonne University (QS World #63) and Université Paris-Saclay (QS World #71) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Sorbonne University is the least expensive at about USD 4,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
71 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 1 year the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 96% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
1 of these courses are listed as online.
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