Bioinformatics & Health Informatics in Germany
Bioinformatics, health informatics and digital medicine — a good fit if your earlier degree mixes biology or health with computing.
We list 17 programmes at 14 German universities, most of them in Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria. 13 charge no tuition and 15 are at public universities.
Bioinformatics & Health Informatics Universities in Germany
Bioinformatics & Health Informatics Master's Programs
17 programmes. Requirements change every intake — always confirm on the official programme page before you apply.
| Programme | University | Tuition | Min. German grade | English | GRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrobioinformatics |
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Giessen
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 7 | Not stated |
| AI and Engineering for Medical Applications |
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Magdeburg
|
No tuition | 3.0 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Applied Health Informatics and Digital Medicine |
RWTH Aachen University
Aachen
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Bioinformatics |
University of Potsdam
Potsdam
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 7 | Not stated |
| Bioinformatics |
Saarland University
Saarbrücken
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Bioinformatics |
Rhineland-Palatinate TU Kaiserslautern-Landau
Kaiserslautern
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Biomedical Engineering |
FH Furtwangen
Furtwangen
|
€1,500 / semester | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Biomedical Engineering |
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe
|
€1,500 / semester | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Computational Biology and Bioinformatics |
University of Göttingen
Göttingen
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science in Sports and Health |
Technische Universität Dortmund
Dortmund
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Digital Health |
Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Deggendorf
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 7 | Not stated |
| Digital Health at the Hasso Plattner Institute |
University of Potsdam
Potsdam
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Health Informatics |
SRH University of Applied Sciences
Heidelberg (and other campuses)
|
€6,800 / semester | 3.0 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| International Business � Healthcare Management |
SRH University of Applied Sciences
Heidelberg (and other campuses)
|
€5,100 / semester | 3.0 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Life Science Informatics |
Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Deggendorf
|
No tuition | None published | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Life Science Informatics |
University of Bonn
Bonn
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Medical Information Sciences |
University of Augsburg
Augsburg
|
No tuition | 2.7 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
Admission Requirements
From what the universities publish for these 17 programmes:
- 16 publish a minimum German grade; the typical one is 3.0 — about a 2.7 CGPA on a 4.0 scale. 1 publish no minimum grade.
- IELTS from 5.5 to 7 where a score is set; 0 accept a medium-of-instruction letter instead.
- 13 charge no tuition fees (you still pay a semester contribution).
Each programme also sets which earlier degrees it accepts and how many credits you need in which subjects — that is what our check compares with your own transcript.
Find Programs You Qualify For
Answer a few questions about your degree, credits, grade and English, and we go through every requirement of every programme for you — with the reason for each result.
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