Field guide · Switzerland
Engineering master's in Switzerland
Mechanical, electrical, civil, environmental and micro-engineering master's at ETH Zürich, EPFL and Swiss universities of applied sciences — English-taught, with tuition and admission facts.
Programmes47in Switzerland
Universities2
Duration24 mo42 of 47
Tuition (non-EU)€1,475recorded fees, 36 of 47
About engineering master’s in Switzerland
Switzerland concentrates its engineering firepower in two federal institutes — ETH Zürich and EPFL Lausanne — both consistently top-10 in European engineering rankings and backed by SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation) research funding. Cantonal universities (Bern, Basel, Geneva) add domain depth in bioengineering, environmental engineering and materials. The universities of applied sciences (ZHAW, HSLU, HES-SO, FHNW) run industry-facing master's often built around Fachhochschule-Ingenieur partnerships. Tuition at ETH and EPFL runs CHF 730–1,460/semester (~€750–€1,500) — modest by Swiss cost-of-living standards. English is the default language of instruction at master's level. Admission typically expects a matched engineering bachelor's, a strong quantitative record and IELTS 7.0 / TOEFL 100.
Top schools in Switzerland
Ranked using THE / QS /ARWU where available.
Programmes by school
Up to three programmes per top school — click through for admission facts and tuition.
ETH ZurichZurich