Field guide · Germany
Natural sciences master's in Germany
Physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and earth-sciences master's at German public universities — English-taught, backed by Max Planck, Helmholtz and DFG-funded research.
Programmes332in Germany
Universities103
Duration24 mo292 of 332
Tuition (non-EU)€170 – €20,000recorded fees, 59 of 332
About natural sciences master’s in Germany
Germany's natural-sciences master's ecosystem sits at LMU Munich, TU Munich, Heidelberg, Göttingen, Bonn, Freiburg, RWTH Aachen, Humboldt Berlin, KIT and the Universities of Hamburg, Frankfurt and Tübingen — all embedded in the Max Planck / Helmholtz / Leibniz / Fraunhofer research ecosystem and funded through DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) grants. Sub-fields with the deepest English-taught coverage: physics (particularly at Heidelberg, LMU, TUM and Karlsruhe), chemistry, molecular biology, mathematics, materials science and earth sciences. Public tuition is essentially free (semester contribution €150–€400); Baden-Württemberg charges €1,500/semester for non-EU students. Admission expects a matched science bachelor's; IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL 88 is the common English bar.
Top schools in Germany
Ranked using THE / QS /ARWU where available.
Technical University of Munich
Munich · 5 programmes
THE #26
University of Cologne
Cologne · 6 programmes
FT MiM #37
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg · 5 programmes
THE #47
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Munich · 18 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #59
University of Bonn
Bonn · 11 programmes
ARWU #61
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin · 1 programme
THE #91
RWTH Aachen University
Aachen · 9 programmes
THE #92
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin · 8 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #97
University of Tübingen
Tübingen · 5 programmes
THE #98
University of Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau · 3 programmes
ARWU #101
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe · 3 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #102
University of Göttingen
Göttingen · 10 programmes
THE #121
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg · 15 programmes
THE #125
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin · 9 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #126
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin · 1 programme
THE #140
Programmes by school
Up to three programmes per top school — click through for admission facts and tuition.
University of CologneCologne
Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg
RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen
Freie Universität BerlinBerlin
University of TübingenTübingen
University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau
Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe
University of GöttingenGöttingen
Universität HamburgHamburg