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Technical University of Munich tops our list of 51 Master's Engineering universities in Germany at #22 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Heidelberg University (QS World #80) and Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (QS World #98). The universities on this list offer 222 matching courses between them.
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9 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #22 (Technical University of Munich) to #487 (Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Heidelberg University is cited most (44,319,490 citations). 4 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
51 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Bavaria (1) and Baden-Württemberg (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Heidelberg University, founded in 1386. Technical University of Munich is the largest, with 52,000 students.
The usual length is 1–2 years and 3 Semester. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (69% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (68% of courses with a stated intake). Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen offers the widest choice, with 17 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Technical University of Munich is the least expensive at USD 1,500 a year and Heidelberg University the most at USD 3,000; the middle of the range is about USD 3,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Technical University of Munich (QS World #22), Heidelberg University (QS World #80) and Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (QS World #98) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Technical University of Munich is the least expensive at about USD 1,500 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
51 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 3 Semester the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 69% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, with 17, ahead of Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (16).
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