Top Development Studies Universities & Colleges in Germany in 2025 - Fees, Courses & Eligibility
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#1Technical University Munich logo

Technical University Munich, Munich

Bavaria, Germany8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $13.8K/Yr (€12,000/Yr)Living$18.4K/Yr (€15,984/Yr)Admission M.S Development, Production and ...TOEFL88PTE65$13.8K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.0/10(15 Users)Ranked 26 by THE in 2025Ranked 22 by QS in 2026
#2Heidelberg University logo

Heidelberg University, Heidelberg

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany45%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.4K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$9.2K/Yr (€7,978/Yr)Admission M.A Education Studies with a Foc...IELTS6.5$3.4K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
Programs
7.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 47 by THE in 2025Ranked 80 by QS in 2026
#3RWTH Aachen University logo

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany10%Acceptance Rate
Living$920/Yr (€800/Yr)Admission M.S Development and Design Engin...GRE320TOEFL90PTE60--
Course duration: 18 months
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9.3/10(23 Users)Ranked 92 by THE in 2025Ranked 105 by QS in 2026
#4Free University of Berlin logo

Free University of Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany15%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $9.4K/Yr (€8,200/Yr)Living$3.4K/Yr (€2,920/Yr)Admission M.S Geographical Development Stu...IELTS5.0$9.4K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
Programs
5.3/10(1 User)Ranked 104 by THE in 2025Ranked 88 by QS in 2026
#5University of Goettingen logo

University of Goettingen, Gottingen

Lower Saxony, Germany32%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $929.2/Yr (€808/Yr)Admission M.S Development EconomicsTOEFL95$929.2/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(3 Users)
#6University of Hamburg logo

University of Hamburg, Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $782/Yr (€680/Yr)Admission M.S Software system developmentIELTS6.5$782/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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7.0/10(7 Users)Ranked 132 by THE in 2025Ranked 193 by QS in 2026
#7Technical University Berlin logo

Technical University Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany25%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $343.85/Yr (€299/Yr)Living$19K/Yr (€16,565/Yr)Admission M.A Educational Sciences - Consu...IELTS6PTE58$343.85/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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4.8/10(2 Users)Ranked 140 by THE in 2025Ranked 145 by QS in 2026
#8University of Cologne logo

University of Cologne, Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany20%Acceptance Rate
Living$16.3K/Yr (€14,172/Yr)Admission M.S Drug Discovery and Developme...TOEFL80--
Course duration: 2 years
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8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 157 by THE in 2025Ranked 151 by ARWU in 2022
#9Technical University Dresden logo

Technical University Dresden, Dresden

Saxony, Germany22%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $805/Yr (€700/Yr)Living$6.9K/Yr (€5,997/Yr)Admission M.S Spatial Development and Natu...IELTS6.5$805/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.2/10(23 Users)Ranked 160 by THE in 2025Ranked 218 by QS in 2026
#10University of Erlangen-Nuremberg logo

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen

Bavaria, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $331.2/Yr (€288/Yr)Admission M.A Development Economics and In...TOEFL95$331.2/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(3 Users)Ranked 201 by THE in 2025Ranked 232 by QS in 2026
#11Friedrich Schiller University Jena logo

Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena

Thuringia, Germany60%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $552/Yr (€480/Yr)Living$6.9K/Yr (€5,994/Yr)Admission M.S Geography - Migration, Demog...$552/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 201 by THE in 2025Ranked 575 by QS in 2026
#12Technical University Darmstadt logo

Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt

Hesse, Germany29%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $497.95/Yr (€433/Yr)Admission M.S International Cooperation in...IELTS5$497.95/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2025Ranked 253 by QS in 2026
#13University of Duisburg-Essen logo

University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $1.2K/Yr (€1,038/Yr)Admission M.A Development and GovernanceTOEFL80$1.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.7/10(4 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2025Ranked 801 by QS in 2026
#14University of Stuttgart logo

University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany53%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.4K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$27.9K/Yr (€24,242/Yr)Admission M.S Mechanical Engineering/Produ...TOEFL79$3.4K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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10.0/10(29 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2025Ranked 310 by QS in 2026
#15University of Bayreuth logo

University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth

Bavaria, Germany30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $32.9K/Yr (€28,593/Yr)Admission B.A Geographical Development Res...IELTS6.5$32.9K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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6.3/10(1 User)Ranked 301 by THE in 2025Ranked 448 by QS in 2026
#16Ruhr University Bochum logo

Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $805/Yr (€700/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular and Developmental ...IELTS6$805/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.5/10(2 Users)Ranked 301 by THE in 2025Ranked 395 by QS in 2026
#17Leibniz University of Hannover logo

Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover

Lower Saxony, Germany51%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $909.65/Yr (€791/Yr)Admission M.S European Master in Territori...TOEFL79$909.65/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 351 by THE in 2025Ranked 433 by QS in 2026
#18Technical University Dortmund logo

Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany59%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $724.5/Yr (€630/Yr)Living$638.25/Yr (€555/Yr)Admission M.S Regional Development Plannin...IELTS6.0$724.5/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 401 by THE in 2025Ranked 673 by QS in 2026
#19University of Greifswald logo

University of Greifswald, Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany32%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $285.2/Yr (€248/Yr)Living$5.8K/Yr (€5,061/Yr)Admission M.S Regional Development and Tou...$285.2/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 401 by THE in 2025Ranked 910 by CWUR in 2025
#20Bauhaus University logo

Bauhaus University, Weimar

Thuringia, Germany32%Acceptance Rate
Admission M.A Integrated Urban Development...IELTS6--
Course duration: 2 years
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