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

Technical University Munich, Munich

Bavaria, Germany8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $13.9K/Yr (€12,000/Yr)Living$1.5K/Yr (€1,300/Yr)Admission M.S Development, Production and ...TOEFL88PTE65$13.9K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.0/10(15 Users)Ranked 27 by THE in 2026Ranked 22 by QS in 2026
#2Heidelberg University logo

Heidelberg University, Heidelberg

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany45%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.5K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$9.3K/Yr (€7,978/Yr)Admission M.A Education Studies with a Foc...IELTS6.5$3.5K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 49 by THE in 2026Ranked 80 by QS in 2026
#3RWTH Aachen University logo

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Living$8.4K/Yr (€7,200/Yr)Admission M.S Development and Design Engin...GRE320TOEFL90PTE60--
Course duration: 18 months
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8.3/10(26 Users)Ranked 92 by THE in 2026Ranked 105 by QS in 2026
#4Free University of Berlin logo

Free University of Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany
Admission M.S Geographical Development Stu...IELTS6.5--
Course duration: 2 years
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5.3/10(1 User)Ranked 113 by THE in 2026Ranked 88 by QS in 2026
#5University of Goettingen logo

University of Goettingen, Gottingen

Lower Saxony, Germany32%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $468.64/Yr (€404/Yr)Admission M.S Development EconomicsTOEFL95--
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:  $788.8/Yr (€680/Yr)Admission M.S Software system developmentIELTS6.5$788.8/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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7.0/10(7 Users)Ranked 125 by THE in 2026Ranked 193 by QS in 2026
#7Technical University Berlin logo

Technical University Berlin, Berlin

Berlin, Germany
Admission M.A Educational Sciences - Consu...IELTS6.5PTE65--
Course duration: 2 years
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4.8/10(2 Users)Ranked 160 by THE in 2026Ranked 145 by QS in 2026
#8University of Cologne logo

University of Cologne, Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany20%Acceptance Rate
Living$16.4K/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 164 by THE in 2026Ranked 151 by ARWU in 2022
#9Technical University Dresden logo

Technical University Dresden, Dresden

Saxony, Germany22%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $812/Yr (€700/Yr)Living$7K/Yr (€5,997/Yr)Admission M.S Spatial Development and Natu...IELTS6.5$812/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.2/10(23 Users)Ranked 174 by THE in 2026Ranked 218 by QS in 2026
#10University of Erlangen-Nuremberg logo

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen

Bavaria, Germany46%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $334.08/Yr (€288/Yr)Living$705.28/Yr (€608/Yr)Admission M.A Development Economics and In...TOEFL95$334.08/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(3 Users)Ranked 201 by THE in 2026Ranked 232 by QS in 2026
#11Friedrich Schiller University Jena logo

Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena

Thuringia, Germany60%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $556.8/Yr (€480/Yr)Living$7K/Yr (€5,994/Yr)Admission M.S Geography - Migration, Demog...$556.8/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 201 by THE in 2026Ranked 575 by QS in 2026
#12Ruhr University Bochum logo

Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany40%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $812/Yr (€700/Yr)Admission M.S Molecular and Developmental ...IELTS6$812/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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4.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2026Ranked 395 by QS in 2026
#13Technical University Darmstadt logo

Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt

Hesse, Germany29%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $502.28/Yr (€433/Yr)Admission M.S International Cooperation in...IELTS5$502.28/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2026Ranked 253 by QS in 2026
#14University of Stuttgart logo

University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany53%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $3.5K/Yr (€3,000/Yr)Living$28.1K/Yr (€24,242/Yr)Admission M.S Mechanical Engineering/Produ...TOEFL79$3.5K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(35 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2026Ranked 310 by QS in 2026
#15University of Bayreuth logo

University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth

Bavaria, Germany30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.2K/Yr (€28,593/Yr)Admission B.A Geographical Development Res...IELTS6.5$33.2K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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6.3/10(1 User)Ranked 301 by THE in 2026Ranked 448 by QS in 2026
#16University 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(10 Users)Ranked 301 by THE in 2026Ranked 801 by QS in 2026
#17Leibniz University of Hannover logo

Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover

Lower Saxony, Germany51%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $917.56/Yr (€791/Yr)Admission M.S European Master in Territori...TOEFL79$917.56/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 351 by THE in 2026Ranked 433 by QS in 2026
#18University of Greifswald logo

University of Greifswald, Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany32%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $287.68/Yr (€248/Yr)Living$5.9K/Yr (€5,061/Yr)Admission M.S Regional Development and Tou...$287.68/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 401 by THE in 2026Ranked 910 by CWUR in 2025
#19Technical University Dortmund logo

Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany59%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $730.8/Yr (€630/Yr)Living$643.8/Yr (€555/Yr)Admission M.S Regional Development Plannin...IELTS6.0$730.8/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 501 by THE in 2026Ranked 673 by QS in 2026
#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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