How these courses are ranked
18 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #22 (Technical University of Munich) to #592 (Universität Bremen); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Heidelberg University has the largest research record in this group, with 44,319,490 citations and an h-index of 1,646. 13 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
What the courses look like
The most common subjects are Business & Management (232), Engineering (222), Computer Science & IT (103) and Social Sciences & Psychology (85). The usual length is 1–2 years and null. 94% are full-time and 12 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (67% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (67% of courses with a stated intake). Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen offers the widest choice, with 45 of these courses.