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University of Zurich leads the 19 Public Master's Business & Management universities in Switzerland at #100 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of St. Gallen (QS World #435) and Universita della Svizzera Italiana (QS World #473). Across the whole list there are 64 courses to choose from.
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Public University · 3 courses in Master's Business & Management
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3 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. 5 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 19 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Zurich (1) and St. Gallen (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 1 year. 95% are full-time and 3 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (92% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (85% of courses with a stated intake). Business and Hotel Management School offers the widest choice, with 9 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. University of Zurich is the least expensive at USD 1,700 a year and University of St. Gallen 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 Zurich (QS World #100), University of St. Gallen (QS World #435) and Universita della Svizzera Italiana (QS World #473) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Zurich is the least expensive at about USD 1,700 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
19 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 1 year the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 92% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
3 of these courses are listed as online.
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