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EPFL tops our list of 35 Public Master's universities in Switzerland at #22 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. EPFL - EPF Lausanne (QS World #22) and University of Zurich (QS World #100) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 301 courses to choose from.
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Universities at other levels
By university type
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. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Zurich is cited most (23,416,659 citations). 6 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
35 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Vaud (1), Zurich (1) and Geneva (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Geneva, founded in 1559. University of Zurich is the largest, with 28,000 students.
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.
We hold indicative fees for 4 of these universities. University of Geneva is the least expensive at USD 1,200 a year and University of St. Gallen the most at USD 3,500; 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), 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.
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.
35 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 — 68% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Fall is the second.
5 of these courses are listed as online.
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