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University of Sharjah tops our list of 3 Master's Life Sciences universities in the United Arab Emirates at #328 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Zayed University (QS World #754) and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) (#11 in United Arab Emirates). Across the whole list there are 4 courses to choose from.
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how we rankPublic University · 2 courses in Master's Life Sciences
Public University · 1 course in Master's Life Sciences
Public University · 1 course in Master's Life Sciences
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #328 (University of Sharjah) to #754 (Zayed University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Sharjah is cited most (1,081,529 citations).
3 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Sharjah (1) and Dubai (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Sharjah, founded in 1997. University of Sharjah is the largest, with 17,000 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Life Sciences (3) and Biology (1). The usual length is 4 Semesters (On Average) and 1–2 years. 100% are full-time. University of Sharjah offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Zayed University is the least expensive at USD 13,000 a year and University of Sharjah the most at USD 14,000; the middle of the range is about USD 14,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Sharjah (QS World #328), Zayed University (QS World #754) and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) (#11 in United Arab Emirates) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Zayed University is the least expensive at about USD 13,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
3 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 Semesters (On Average), with 1–2 years the next most common.
University of Sharjah, with 2, ahead of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) (1).
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