301 Best Master's Programs in Switzerland

There are 301 Master's programs in Switzerland, spread across 35 universities; the most common length is 1–2 years. The list starts with courses at EPFL, EPFL - EPF Lausanne and University of Zurich.

Subject

Level

University type

Location

Reset

Universities 35 Programs 301 Scholarships 9

25Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Analytical Chemistry

University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB ) — The Master of Science in Life Sciences – Analytical Chemistry focuses on understanding biological systems at the molecular level using modern analytical methods. Students...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full‑time)/6 semesters (part‑time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

Science

View program → About the university

26Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Analytical Chemistry

University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland — The Master of Science in Life Sciences – Analytical Chemistry is a specialist program for understanding biological systems at the molecular level and using modern analyti...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full‑time)/6 semesters (part‑time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

Science

View program → About the university

27Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Analytische Chemie

University of Applied Sciences Aargau — The Master in Life Sciences in Analytical Chemistry is a Master of Science in Life Sciences. It focuses on modern analytical methods for investigating and characterizing...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

FebruaryIntake

View program → About the university

28Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Analytische Chemie

University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB ) — The Master in Life Sciences – Analytische Chemie (Analytical Chemistry) develops skills for working with modern analytical methods to study and characterize complex biolo...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

View program → About the university

29Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Analytische Chemie

University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland — The Master in Life Sciences - Analytische Chemie (Master of Science in Life Sciences) focuses on analytical chemistry for studying and characterising complex biological s...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

View program → About the university

30Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Angewandte Zellbiologie

University of Applied Sciences Aargau — The Master in Life Sciences in Applied Cell Biology prepares students for applied work in cell engineering and high-throughput assays. Students work with single-cell assa...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 Semester (Vollzeit) / 6 Semester (Teilzeit)Duration

Full TimeMode

FebruaryIntake

Law

View program → About the university

31Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Angewandte Zellbiologie

University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB ) — The Master in Life Sciences – Applied Cell Biology prepares students for practice- and research-oriented work in applied cell biology. Students apply methods in the labor...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

FebruaryIntake

Law

View program → About the university

32Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Angewandte Zellbiologie

University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland — The Master in Life Sciences – Applied Cell Biology trains you to use applied methods in the lab. You work with single-cell assays, complex microphysiological systems, aut...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

Law

View program → About the university

33Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Applied Cell Biology

University of Applied Sciences Aargau — The Master in Life Sciences Applied Cell Biology is a Master of Science in Life Sciences. It trains you to apply methods directly in the laboratory, including single-cell...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

FebruaryIntake

Life Sciences

View program → About the university

34Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Applied Cell Biology

University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB ) — The Master in Life Sciences – Applied Cell Biology (Master of Science in Life Sciences) trains you to apply applied cell biology methods in laboratory practice. You work...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

Life Sciences

View program → About the university

35Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Applied Cell Biology

University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland — The Master’s degree in Life Sciences – Applied Cell Biology (Master of Science in Life Sciences) trains you to apply methods in the laboratory, including single-cell assa...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

22.2.Intake

Life Sciences

View program → About the university

36Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Bioanalytics

University of Applied Sciences Aargau — The Master in Life Sciences Bioanalytics at FHNW is a Master of Science in Life Sciences with a Bioanalytics specialisation. It focuses on biomarker analytics, using adva...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

View program → About the university

37Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Bioanalytics

University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB ) — The Master in Life Sciences with a Bioanalytics specialization (Master of Science in Life Sciences) trains you to analyse biomarkers and modern biological materials. You...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

View program → About the university

38Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Bioanalytics

University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland — The Master in Life Sciences – Bioanalytics (Master of Science in Life Sciences) is a full-time or part-time/work-study programme that trains you to specialise in modern b...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

View program → About the university

39Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Bioanalytik

University of Applied Sciences Aargau — The Master in Life Sciences – Bioanalytik (Master of Science in Life Sciences) at University of Applied Sciences Aargau combines modern key technologies such as proteomic...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

View program → About the university

40Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Bioanalytik

University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB ) — The Master in Life Sciences – Bioanalytik leads to a Master of Science in Life Sciences. It combines modern key technologies such as proteomics, genomics, chromatography,...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

FebruaryIntake

View program → About the university

41Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Bioanalytik

University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland — The Master in Life Sciences – Bioanalytik prepares students to combine modern key technologies such as proteomics, mass spectrometry, and biomarker analytics with practic...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

FebruaryIntake

View program → About the university

42Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Biotechnologie

University of Applied Sciences Aargau — The Master in Life Sciences – Biotechnologie (Master of Science in Life Sciences) develops advanced knowledge in biotechnology and related natural science methods. Studen...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

Life Sciences

View program → About the university

43Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Biotechnologie

University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB ) — The Master in Life Sciences – Biotechnologie is a Master of Science in Life Sciences. It deepens students’ natural science knowledge and expands their methods skills for...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

Life Sciences

View program → About the university

44Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Biotechnologie

University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland — The Master in Life Sciences – Biotechnologie (Master of Science in Life Sciences) helps you deepen scientific knowledge and expand your methods skills in biotechnology. Y...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

Life Sciences

View program → About the university

45Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Chemical Engineering

University of Applied Sciences Aargau — The Master in Life Sciences – Chemical Engineering (Master of Science in Life Sciences) is an interdisciplinary programme that combines (bio-)chemistry, pharmaceutical sc...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

Engineering

View program → About the university

46Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Chemical Engineering

University of Applied Sciences Basel (FHBB ) — The Master in Life Sciences – Chemical Engineering is a Master of Science in Life Sciences in the FHNW School of Life Sciences. It combines (bio-)chemistry, pharmaceutica...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

Engineering

View program → About the university

47Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Chemical Engineering

University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland — The Master of Science in Life Sciences - Chemical Engineering develops practical expertise for designing sustainable, safe, and efficient processes. It combines (bio-)che...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

Engineering

View program → About the university

48Master's Degree

Switzerland

Master in Life Sciences Chemieingenieurwesen

University of Applied Sciences Aargau — The Master in Life Sciences – Chemieingenieurwesen at the University of Applied Sciences Aargau (FHNW) is a Master of Science in Life Sciences. It combines (Bio-)Chemistr...

Master's DegreeLevel

3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time)Duration

Full TimeMode

—Intake

View program → About the university

Programs at other levels

Bachelor's Programs PhD Programs Professional Programs

Browse by subject

Business & Management Engineering Computer Science & IT Medicine & Health Sciences

Popular collections

Bachelor's Programs Business & Management Programs Programs in Zurich Bachelor's Programs in Zurich Engineering Programs Computer Science & IT Programs Master's Business & Management Programs Medicine & Health Sciences Programs Bachelor's Engineering Programs Social Sciences & Psychology Programs

How these courses are ranked

6 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #22 (EPFL) 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. 6 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".

Inside the course list

The most common subjects are Business & Management (64), Medicine & Health Sciences (25), Computer Science & IT (24) and Engineering (20). The usual length is 1–2 years and 3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time). 92% are full-time and 5 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Spring (68% of courses with a stated intake) and Fall (64% of courses with a stated intake). FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz offers the widest choice, with 62 of these courses.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best university in Switzerland for Master's?

EPFL (QS World #22), EPFL - EPF Lausanne (QS World #22) and University of Zurich (QS World #100) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.

Which is the cheapest university for Master's in Switzerland?

Of those with published fees, University of Geneva is the least expensive at about USD 1,200 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.

How long does a Master's course take in Switzerland?

Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 3 semesters (full-time) / 6 semesters (part-time) the next most common.

When do Master's courses start in Switzerland?

Spring is the main intake — 68% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Fall is the second.

Can I study Master's online with a university in Switzerland?

5 of these courses are listed as online.

Which university has the most Master's courses in Switzerland?

FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, with 62, ahead of University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland (28).

Get your destination country university & scholarship updates

New scholarships, application deadlines and admission guides — a couple of emails a month, no spam.