The city, plainly
9 English-taught master's at 1 university in Essen. The upside is cost: the all-in monthly student budget runs about 30% below the Germany middle.
What it costs to live here
Monthly, for a typical student. Rents and living costs, source-cited.
Living
€615
food · transport · phone
Sources: numbeo.com · retrieved 2026-08-06
Essen vs the alternatives
Whole-city monthly student budget benchmark · same method for every city (room median + living, rounded €25).
The universities here
Every institution in Essenon record, from SparkPath's verified catalog.
- duisburg-essen university9 programmes · 100% English
What you can study here
The city's strongest fields, by programmes on record.
Engineering
3 programmes on record — 3 of the country's 337 engineering programmes.
Computer science & data
2 programmes on record — 2 of the country's 323 computer science & data programmes.
Arts & humanities
2 programmes on record — 2 of the country's 285 arts & humanities programmes.
Natural sciences
1 programme on record — 1 of the country's 332 natural sciences programmes.
Business, admin & law
1 programme on record — 1 of the country's 620 business, admin & law programmes.
What people ask
From Google's People Also Ask — answered strictly from the data on this page.
How many universities are there in Essen?
There is 1 university on record in Essen, Germany with English-taught master's programmes.
What universities are in Essen?
University of Duisburg-Essen.