Data Science in Germany
Data Science programmes in Germany, including analytics and big-data programmes, combine statistics, machine learning and programming. Most expect solid mathematics and statistics in your earlier degree, as well as programming.
We list 47 programmes at 43 German universities, most of them in North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Lower Saxony. 36 charge no tuition and 41 are at public universities.
Data Science Universities in Germany
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen · Public
· 2 programmes
RWTH Aachen University
Aachen · Public
· 2 programmes
Technische Universität Dortmund
Dortmund · Public
· 2 programmes
University of Münster
Münster · Public
· 2 programmes
Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology (HTW Berlin)
Berlin · Public
· 1 programme
Bielefeld University
Bielefeld · Public
· 1 programme
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Bielefeld · Public
· 1 programme
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
Cottbus · Public
· 1 programme
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Oldenburg · Public
· 1 programme
Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Deggendorf · Public
· 1 programme
ESMT Berlin
Berlin · Private
· 1 programme
Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences
Emden/Leer · Public
· 1 programme
FH Furtwangen
Furtwangen · Public
· 1 programme
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin · Public
· 1 programme
Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Fulda · Public
· 1 programme
Hamburg University of Technology
Hamburg · Public
· 1 programme
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg · Public
· 1 programme
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf · Public
· 1 programme
IU International University of Applied Sciences
Erfurt (and many campuses) · Private
· 1 programme
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe · Public
· 1 programme
Kiel University of Applied Sciences
Kiel · Public
· 1 programme
Leuphana University Lüneburg
Lüneburg · Public
· 1 programme
Mediadesign University of Applied Sciences
Berlin (and other campuses) · Private
· 1 programme
Mittweida University of Applied Sciences
Mittweida · Public
· 1 programme
Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Neu-Ulm · Public
· 1 programme
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Magdeburg · Public
· 1 programme
SRH University of Applied Sciences
Heidelberg (and other campuses) · Private
· 1 programme
Saarland University
Saarbrücken · Public
· 1 programme
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Braunschweig · Public
· 1 programme
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Ilmenau · Public
· 1 programme
University of Augsburg
Augsburg · Public
· 1 programme
University of Cologne
Cologne · Public
· 1 programme
University of Europe for Applied Sciences
Potsdam (and other campuses) · Private
· 1 programme
University of Greifswald
Greifswald · Public
· 1 programme
University of Göttingen
Göttingen · Public
· 1 programme
University of Hildesheim
Hildesheim · Public
· 1 programme
University of Koblenz
Koblenz · Public
· 1 programme
University of Konstanz
Konstanz · Public
· 1 programme
University of Mannheim
Mannheim · Public
· 1 programme
University of Trier
Trier · Public
· 1 programme
University of Tübingen
Tübingen · Public
· 1 programme
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg · Public
· 1 programme
XU Exponential University of Applied Sciences
Potsdam · Private
· 1 programme
Data Science Master's Programs
47 programmes. Requirements change every intake — always confirm on the official programme page before you apply.
| Programme | University | Tuition | Min. German grade | English | GRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Data Science |
University of Göttingen
Göttingen
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Applied Mathematics for Network and Data Sciences |
Mittweida University of Applied Sciences
Mittweida
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics |
Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
Neu-Ulm
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Science |
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Science |
Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Deggendorf
|
€500 / semester | 4.0 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Digital Business Management |
FH Furtwangen
Furtwangen
|
€1,500 / semester | 2.5 | IELTS 7 | Not stated |
| Business Analytics & AI |
University of Cologne
Cologne
|
No tuition | 2.7 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Business Intelligence and Data Analytics |
Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences
Emden/Leer
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Computational and Data Science |
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe
|
€1,500 / semester | 4.0 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Computer Science - Big Data and Artificial Intelligence |
SRH University of Applied Sciences
Heidelberg (and other campuses)
|
€6,800 / semester | 3.0 | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Data Analytics (International Master’s degree) |
University of Hildesheim
Hildesheim
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Data Analytics and Decision Science |
RWTH Aachen University
Aachen
|
€7,500 / semester | 4.0 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
Kiel University of Applied Sciences
Kiel
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
Bielefeld University
Bielefeld
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
University of Trier
Trier
|
No tuition | 1.7 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 7 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
IU International University of Applied Sciences
Erfurt (and many campuses)
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 7 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
RWTH Aachen University
Aachen
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
Hamburg University of Technology
Hamburg
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Braunschweig
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
University of Europe for Applied Sciences
Potsdam (and other campuses)
|
€6,594 / semester | 4.0 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Fulda
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
University of Greifswald
Greifswald
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
Technische Universität Dortmund
Dortmund
|
No tuition | 2.7 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
Technische Universität Ilmenau
Ilmenau
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
University of Augsburg
Augsburg
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science |
University of Münster
Münster
|
No tuition | 2.5 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data Science |
XU Exponential University of Applied Sciences
Potsdam
|
€6,594 / semester | 2.5 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science (Research Master) |
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Bielefeld
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
Saarland University
Saarbrücken
|
No tuition | 3.0 | IELTS 7 | Not stated |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg
|
No tuition | 3.0 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science and Machine Learning |
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Oldenburg
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Data Science in Business and Economics |
University of Tübingen
Tübingen
|
€1,500 / semester | 2.5 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data Science in Sports and Health |
Technische Universität Dortmund
Dortmund
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Data Science of Human Multimodal Communication (MULTICOM) |
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Geoinformatics and Spatial Data Science |
University of Münster
Münster
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Information Technology – Data Science (MSc) |
Mediadesign University of Applied Sciences
Berlin (and other campuses)
|
€6,300 / semester | 4.0 | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Management & Data Science |
Leuphana University Lüneburg
Lüneburg
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Mannheim Master in Data Science (MMDS) |
University of Mannheim
Mannheim
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Master's in Analytics and Artificial Intelligence |
ESMT Berlin
Berlin
|
€14,500 / semester | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Mathematical Data Science |
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
Cottbus
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Mathematics of Machine Learning and Data Science |
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg
|
€1,500 / semester | 2.3 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Operations Research and Business Analytics |
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Magdeburg
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 5.5 | Not stated |
| Project Management and Data Science |
Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology (HTW Berlin)
Berlin
|
No tuition | 4.0 | IELTS 6 | Not stated |
| Social and Economic Data Science |
University of Konstanz
Konstanz
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
| Web and Data Science |
University of Koblenz
Koblenz
|
No tuition | 2.5 | IELTS 6.5 | Not stated |
Admission Requirements
From what the universities publish for these 47 programmes:
- 47 publish a minimum German grade; the typical one is 2.5 — about a 3.0 CGPA on a 4.0 scale. 0 publish no minimum grade.
- IELTS from 5.5 to 7 where a score is set; 0 accept a medium-of-instruction letter instead.
- 36 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.
Check which programs you qualify for