Top Master in Development Studies Colleges & Universities in Germany in 2026 - Fees, Rankings & Eligibility
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Technical University Munich, Munich

2.7(Based on 17 User Reviews)Bavaria, Germany8%q8kmCZ
M.S Development, Production and Management in Mechanical Engineering
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL88PTE65
+DmLct
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(€12,000/Yr)$14.2K/Yr
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(€1,300/Yr)$1.5K/Yr
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Heidelberg University, Heidelberg

7.0(Based on 3 User Reviews)Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany45%q8kmCZ
M.A Education Studies with a Focus on Organisational Development
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€3,000/Yr)$3.5K/Yr
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(€7,978/Yr)$9.4K/Yr
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Free University of Berlin, Berlin

5.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)Berlin, Germany
M.S Geographical Development Studies
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
+DmLct
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RWTH Aachen University, Aachen

8.3(Based on 26 User Reviews)North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
M.S Development and Design Engineering
Course duration:
18 months
Exams Accepted:
GRE320TOEFL90PTE60
+DmLct
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University of Hamburg, Hamburg

7.0(Based on 7 User Reviews)Hamburg, Germany
M.S Software system development
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
+DmLct
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Technical University Berlin, Berlin

4.8(Based on 2 User Reviews)Berlin, Germany
M.A Educational Sciences - Consulting and Organizational Development
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE65
+DmLct
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University of Goettingen, Gottingen

8.7(Based on 4 User Reviews)Lower Saxony, Germany32%q8kmCZ
MSc Development Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL95PTE76
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€872/Yr)$1K/Yr
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Technical University Dresden, Dresden

7.2(Based on 23 User Reviews)Saxony, Germany22%q8kmCZ
M.S Spatial Development and Natural Resource Management
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€700/Yr)$826/Yr
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(€5,997/Yr)$7.1K/Yr
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University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen

8.3(Based on 3 User Reviews)Bavaria, Germany46%q8kmCZ
M.A Development Economics and International Studies
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL95
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€288/Yr)$339.84/Yr
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(€608/Yr)$717.44/Yr
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University of Cologne, Cologne

8.2(Based on 1 User Reviews)North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany20%q8kmCZ
MS Drug Discovery and Development
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL93
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€671/Yr)$791.78/Yr
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Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt

8.0(Based on 3 User Reviews)Hesse, Germany29%q8kmCZ
M.S International Cooperation in Urban Development
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS5
+DmLct
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University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg

7.7(Based on 10 User Reviews)North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany50%q8kmCZ
MA Development and Governance
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL80
+DmLct
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University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart

8.3(Based on 35 User Reviews)Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany53%q8kmCZ
M.S Mechanical Engineering/Product Development and Construction Technology
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL79
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€3,000/Yr)$3.5K/Yr
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(€24,242/Yr)$28.6K/Yr
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Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum

7.0(Based on 4 User Reviews)North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany40%q8kmCZ
M.S Molecular and Developmental Stem Cell Biology
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6
t/7Ax5
J9uNHw:  
(€700/Yr)$826/Yr
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Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena

Thuringia, Germany60%q8kmCZ
M.S Geography - Migration, Demographic Change and Regional Development
Course duration:
2 years
+DmLct
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Leibniz University of Hannover, Hannover

Lower Saxony, Germany51%q8kmCZ
M.S European Master in Territorial Development
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL79
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€791/Yr)$933.38/Yr
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University of Greifswald, Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany32%q8kmCZ
M.S Regional Development and Tourism
Course duration:
2 years
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€248/Yr)$292.64/Yr
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(€5,061/Yr)$6K/Yr
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Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany59%q8kmCZ
M.S Regional Development Planning and Management
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.0
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€630/Yr)$743.4/Yr
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(€555/Yr)$654.9/Yr
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Bauhaus University, Weimar

7.0(Based on 1 User Reviews)Thuringia, Germany32%q8kmCZ
M.A Integrated Urban Development and Design
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€400/Yr)$472/Yr
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FH Aachen - University of Applied Sciences, Aachen

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany45%q8kmCZ
M.Eng Product Development in Mechanical Engineering
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL80
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
(€312/Yr)$368.16/Yr
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