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Of the 10 Master's Computer Science & IT universities in Switzerland, University of Zurich ranks highest at #100 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Universita della Svizzera Italiana (QS World #473) and BFH - Bern University of Applied Sciences (#16 in Switzerland). The universities on this list offer 24 matching courses between them.
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Public University · 7 courses in Master's Computer Science & IT
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Public University · 1 course in Master's Computer Science & IT
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Computer Science & IT
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Computer Science & IT
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Computer Science & IT
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #100 (University of Zurich) to #473 (Universita della Svizzera Italiana); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Zurich has the largest research record in this group, with 23,416,659 citations and an h-index of 1,137. 4 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 10 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Zurich (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Zurich, founded in 1833. University of Zurich is the largest, with 28,000 students.
The usual length is 1–2 years and 3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time). 88% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Spring (73% of courses with a stated intake) and Fall (64% of courses with a stated intake). FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz offers the widest choice, with 7 of these courses.
University of Zurich (QS World #100), Universita della Svizzera Italiana (QS World #473) and BFH - Bern University of Applied Sciences (#16 in Switzerland) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
10 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time) the next most common.
Spring is the main intake — 73% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Fall is the second.
1 of these courses are listed as online.
FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, with 7, ahead of Universita della Svizzera Italiana (4).
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