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Of the 18 Public Master's universities in Spain, University of Barcelona ranks highest at #160 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Complutense University of Madrid (QS World #187) and Universidad Politécnica de Cataluna (QS World #392). Across the whole list there are 550 courses to choose from.
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #160 (University of Barcelona) to #392 (Universidad Politécnica de Cataluna); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Barcelona has the largest research record in this group, with 17,237,350 citations and an h-index of 1,022. 5 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 18 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Catalonia (1) and Community of Madrid (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Barcelona, founded in 1450. Complutense University of Madrid is the largest, with 86,000 students.
The most common subjects are Business & Management (132), Computer Science & IT (32), Engineering (32) and Social Sciences & Psychology (21). The usual length is 9 to 12 months and Duration ranges from 9 to 12 months.. 97% are full-time and 4 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (74% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (61% of courses with a stated intake). Bircham International University offers the widest choice, with 282 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Complutense University of Madrid is the least expensive at USD 3,000 a year and University of Barcelona the most at USD 3,500; the middle of the range is about USD 3,500. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Barcelona (QS World #160), Complutense University of Madrid (QS World #187) and Universidad Politécnica de Cataluna (QS World #392) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Complutense University of Madrid is the least expensive at about USD 3,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
18 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 9 to 12 months, with Duration ranges from 9 to 12 months. the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 74% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
4 of these courses are listed as online.
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