Where this city stands
How Berlin compares to Germany on the corridor — pulled from the same programme snapshot the fit-check reads.
Where you'd live
Median room rents and monthly living, sourced from published student-housing statistics.
Rooms from €337/mo · typically €650/mo.
Everyday living around €1,000/mo (food, transport, phone, books). Housing is scarce; start looking the day you're admitted, not the day you land.
- Kreuzberg (Bergmannkiez)central · most famous of Berlin neighborhoods, cafés + Bergmannstraße
- Neukölln (Reuterkiez)central-south · hip and rough, poor and rich mix
- Prenzlauer Berg (Kollwitzkiez)high rents, high quality of life, excellent transport
- Friedrichshain (Samariterviertel)east · Wilhelminian buildings, popular with families and students
- Wedding (Soldiner Kiez)north · very international, good social cohesion, more affordable
- Schöneberg (Akazienkiez)west · cafés, restaurants, small shops
studierendenWERK Berlin manages the city's public student residences. Wait lists in Berlin can run 2-6 months — apply the day you receive your admission letter.
stw.berlin ↗What people study here
Field mix across English-taught master's in Berlin — a quick read on whether the city leans academic, applied, or specialist.
- Business, admin & law81 (35%)
- Arts & humanities32 (14%)
- Computer science & data26 (11%)
- Health & welfare25 (11%)
- Natural sciences17 (7%)
- Other51 (22%)
The universities here
English-taught master's programme counts in Berlin on record.
- SRH University42 programmes
- Berlin School of Economics and Law36 programmes
- Freie Universität Berlin33 programmes
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin27 programmes
- Hochschule Fresenius - University of Applied Sciences17 programmes
- Technische Universität Berlin14 programmes
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin9 programmes
- ESMT Berlin8 programmes
- Hertie School Berlin4 programmes
- bbw Hochschule - University of Applied Sciences4 programmes
- Health Innovation University of Applied Sciences4 programmes
- HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences4 programmes
- bbw University of Applied Sciences3 programmes
- Berlin International University of Applied Sciences3 programmes
- University of Arts and Design at University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Germany3 programmes
- MetFilm School Berlin at MetFilm School3 programmes
- International Psychoanalytic University Berlin3 programmes
- Hertie School3 programmes
- European Institute of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (eiIET)2 programmes
- ASH Berlin2 programmes
- Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften at Freie Universität Berlin2 programmes
- Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences1 programme
- Fachbereich Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften at Freie Universität Berlin1 programme
- Institute of Executive Capabilities, Steinbeis University Berlin1 programme
- ESCP Berlin Campus1 programme
- Zentralinstitut John-F.-Kennedy-Institut für Nordamerikastudien at Freie Universität Berlin1 programme
- Fachbereich Physik at Freie Universität Berlin1 programme
Questions students ask
Sourced from Google's People Also Ask; answered from the data on this page.