Top 5 German Universities for Post-graduate study

Students from India prefer to do a master’s degree in a foreign country because of the better career prospects it promises.  The other reasons include good quality of education, better facilities for students, and better research facilities.

Germany is among the top destinations for Indians wanting to do post-graduate studies. There are numerous reasons for this, let us look at a few of them.

Free education in public universities

Public universities in the country offer various courses for free. The student must pay only the administration fees for each semester which ranges between 100-350 Euros per semester. Tuition fees for private universities can range between 250 Euros to 40,000 Euros per year.

Scholarships for international students

Many German universities have scholarship programs to help talented students. Two popular scholarship programs include:

  • DAAD or the German Academic Exchange Service is a financial aid program aimed at helping both German and international students and researchers.
  • Deutschlandstipendium – Under this scheme talented students get an award of 300 Euros per month for at least two semesters.

Research facilities

German universities focus extensively on research which can be of great value especially for courses in engineering, technology or science. The option of getting involved in deep research will benefit students. German universities offer this facility by having a network of partnerships with both local and international research institutes that have modern research facilities.

Popular courses: Here are the popular subjects for master’s course in the country:

  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • International Business

Top 5 universities for post-graduate studies

Here are the top five German universities for post-graduate study as per the QS World University Ranking 2020:

Name of University QS Ranking-2020
LMU Munich 63
Technical University of Munich 55
Heidelberg University 66
Humboldt University of Berlin 120
University of Freiburg 169

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