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Of the 2 Master's Languages & Linguistics universities in Switzerland, University of Geneva ranks highest at #155 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by HfH – University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education (#43 in Switzerland). Across the whole list there are 2 courses to choose from.
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of Geneva at #155 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Geneva has the largest research record in this group, with 16,289,702 citations and an h-index of 1,017.
The split is 2 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Geneva (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Geneva, founded in 1559. University of Geneva is the largest, with 20,000 students.
The usual length is 1–2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). HfH – University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education offers the widest choice, with 1 of these courses.
University of Geneva (QS World #155) and HfH – University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education (#43 in Switzerland) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
2 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years.
Spring is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
HfH – University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education, with 1, ahead of University of Geneva (1).
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