Top Media Studies Universities & Colleges in Germany in 2025

Rank	College Info	Tuition Fees & living Cost(Avg.)	Top Courses	Ranking & Reviews
#21	University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth Bavaria, Germany30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $33.2K/Yr (€28,593/Yr)Admission	M.A Media Culture and Media Econ...IELTS6.5$33.2K/Yr Course duration: 2 years 3+ More Programs	6.3/10(1 User)
#22	University of Bremen, Bremen Bremen, Germany16%Acceptance Rate	Living: $4.6K/Yr (€3,996/Yr)Admission	M.A Media Culture and Globalizat...TOEFL95-- Course duration: 2 years 8+ More Programs	8.2/10(1 User)
#23	University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany50%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $1.2K/Yr (€1,038/Yr)Admission	M.S Applied informatics - major ...IELTS6.0$1.2K/Yr Course duration: 2 years 3+ More Programs	8.3/10(9 Users)Ranked 301 by THE in 2026 Ranked 801 by QS in 2026
#24	Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany28%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $777.2/Yr (€670/Yr)Living: $10.8K/Yr (€9,324/Yr)Admission	M.A Human Geography: Globalisati...IELTS6$777.2/Yr Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	--
#25	University of Kiel, Kiel Schleswig-Holstein, Germany40%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $619.44/Yr (€534/Yr)Admission	M.A English and American Literat...IELTS6$619.44/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	8.2/10(1 User)Ranked 351 by THE in 2026 Ranked 618 by QS in 2026
#26	University of Regensburg, Regensburg Bavaria, Germany51%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $382.8/Yr (€330/Yr)Admission	B.A Media InformaticsIELTS6$382.8/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	--
#27	Saarland University, Saarbrucken Saarland, Germany35%Acceptance Rate	Living: $696/Yr (€600/Yr)Admission	M.S Media InformaticsTOEFL95PTE76-- Course duration: 2 years Programs	8.7/10(7 Users)Ranked 501 by THE in 2026 Ranked 635 by QS in 2026
#28	University of Siegen, Siegen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany60%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $756.32/Yr (€652/Yr)Admission	M.A Media Culture$756.32/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	8.7/10(3 Users)Ranked 501 by THE in 2026 Ranked 1201 by QS in 2026
#29	Paderborn University, Paderborn North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany60%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $696/Yr (€600/Yr)Living: $5.9K/Yr (€5,062/Yr)Admission	M.A Popular Music and MediaIELTS6.5$696/Yr Course duration: 2 years 4+ More Programs	8.3/10(2 Users)Ranked 601 by THE in 2026 Ranked 1166 by CWUR in 2025
#30	University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $75.9K/Yr (€65,404/Yr)Admission	M.S Print and Media TechnologyTOEFL79$75.9K/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	Ranked 601 by THE in 2026 Ranked 901 by ARWU in 2022

#31	Technical University Ilmenau, Ilmenau Thuringia, Germany44%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $310.416/Yr (€268/Yr)Living: $6.2K/Yr (€5,327/Yr)Admission	M.A Media and Communication Scie...TOEFL79$313.2/Yr Course duration: 2 years 4+ More Programs	7.0/10(2 Users)Ranked 1001 by THE in 2026 Ranked 1761 by CWUR in 2025
#32	Technical University Freiberg, Freiburg Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany42%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $21.8K/Yr (€18,800/Yr)Living: $3.9K/Yr (€3,330/Yr)Admission	M.S Sustainable Mining and Remed...TOEFL78$21.8K/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	Ranked 487 by QS in 2026
#33	Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle Saxony, Germany56%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $121.8/Yr (€105/Yr)Living: $3K/Yr (€2,597/Yr)Admission	M.A Media and Communication Scie...$121.8/Yr Course duration: 2 years 1 More Program	8.0/10(1 User)Ranked 751 by QS in 2026 Ranked 601 by ARWU in 2022
#34	University of Augsburg, Augsburg Bavaria, Germany30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $28.1K/Yr (€24,216/Yr)Admission	M.S Computer Science and Multime...IELTS6.5$20.7K/Yr Course duration: 2 years 4+ More Programs	8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 1214 by CWUR in 2025
#35	Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz Saxony, Germany71%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $580/Yr (€500/Yr)Admission	B.A Media Communication$580/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	Ranked 1349 by CWUR in 2025
#36	University of Trier, Trier Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany60%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $348/Yr (€300/Yr)Admission	M.A Media and Cultural SociologyTOEFL80$348/Yr Course duration: 2 years 5+ More Programs	Ranked 1830 by CWUR in 2025
#37	Bauhaus University, Weimar Thuringia, Germany32%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $278.4/Yr (€240/Yr)Admission	M.A Media Art and DesignIELTS7-- Course duration: 2 years 3+ More Programs	--
#38	International School of Management, Dortmund North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany40%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $13.2K/Yr (€11,400/Yr)Admission	M.S International Logistics & Su...IELTS6$13.2K/Yr Course duration: 2 years Programs	--
#39	Ansbach University of Applied Sciences, Ansbach Bavaria, Germany45%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $155.44/Yr (€134/Yr)Admission	M.A Multimedia Information and C...$155.44/Yr Course duration: 1 year 2+ More Programs	--
#40	Berlin School of Business and Innovation, Berlin Berlin, Germany70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: $22.5K/Yr (€19,375/Yr)Admission	B.Sc Digital Marketing and Socia...Duolingo105IELTS6PTE56$22.5K/Yr Course duration: 3 years Programs	5.3/10(3 Users)

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