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University of Padua tops our list of 8 Public Master's Social Sciences & Psychology universities in Italy at #233 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Calabria (#35 in Italy) and Basilicata University Potenza (#50 in Italy). Across the whole list there are 22 courses to choose from.
8 universities · ranked best first
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Public University · 6 courses in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 8 courses in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of Padua at #233 — so it heads the list. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Padua is cited most (20,305,183 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
8 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Veneto (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Padua, founded in 1222. University of Padua is the largest, with 63,000 students.
The usual length is 1–2 years and 2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (95% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (95% of courses with a stated intake). Pontificia Università della Santa Croce offers the widest choice, with 8 of these courses.
University of Padua (QS World #233), University of Calabria (#35 in Italy) and Basilicata University Potenza (#50 in Italy) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
8 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 95% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, with 8, ahead of University of Calabria (6).
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