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EPFL tops our list of 6 Master's Science universities in Switzerland at #22 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Zurich (QS World #100) and FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (#20 in Switzerland). The universities on this list offer 10 matching courses between them.
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #22 (EPFL) to #100 (University of Zurich); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Zurich is cited most (23,416,659 citations). 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
6 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Vaud (1) and 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 3 semesters (full‑time)/6 semesters (part‑time) and 3 Semester (Vollzeit) / 6 Semester (Teilzeit). 67% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (33% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (17% of courses with a stated intake). FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz offers the widest choice, with 5 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. EPFL is the least expensive at USD 1,600 a year and University of Zurich the most at USD 1,700; the middle of the range is about USD 1,700. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
EPFL (QS World #22), University of Zurich (QS World #100) and FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (#20 in Switzerland) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, EPFL is the least expensive at about USD 1,600 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
6 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 3 semesters (full‑time)/6 semesters (part‑time), with 3 Semester (Vollzeit) / 6 Semester (Teilzeit) the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 33% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, with 5, ahead of University of Applied Sciences Solothurn Northwestern Switzerland (1).
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