Master's in Germany without IELTS
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Yes — you can study a master's in Germany without IELTS at universities that accept a Medium of Instruction (MOI) letter, the letter from your college confirming your bachelor's was taught in English. Technical University of Munich, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and Hochschule Fresenius - University of Applied Sciences are among the universities below where master's programmes take an MOI letter in place of IELTS or TOEFL.
Universities that fit
Public universities in Germany are listed by name; their programme names, fees and deadlines open with a Glovels package. Private universities' programmes link to their own pages.
- accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg | University of Applied SciencesPrivateBad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
- Anhalt University of Applied SciencesPublicKöthen / Anhalt, Germany
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- Arden University BerlinPrivateBerlin, Germany
- Aschaffenburg University of Applied SciencesPublicAschaffenburg, Germany
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- Bauhaus-Universität WeimarPublicWeimar, Germany
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- Bavarian University of Business and Technology (HDBW)PrivateMünchen, Germany
- Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)PublicBerlin, Germany
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- Bielefeld UniversityPublicBielefeld, Germany
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- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-SenftenbergPublicCottbus, Germany
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- Bremen University of Applied SciencesPublicBremen, Germany
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- Catholic University of Eichstätt-IngolstadtPublicIngolstadt, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinPublicBerlin, Germany
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- Chemnitz University of TechnologyPublicChemnitz, Germany
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- Coburg University of Applied Sciences and ArtsPublicCoburg, Germany
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- Dresden University of TechnologyPublicDresden, Germany
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- ESCP Berlin CampusPrivateBerlin, Germany
- Esslingen University of Applied SciencesPublicEsslingen am Neckar, Germany
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- European University ViadrinaPublicFrankfurt (Oder), Germany
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- FAU Erlangen-NürnbergPublicErlangen, Germany
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- FH Aachen University of Applied SciencesPublicAachen, Germany
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- FH Münster University of Applied SciencesPublicMünster, Germany
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- FH Westküste University of Applied SciencesPublicHeide, Germany
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- Flensburg University of Applied SciencesPublicFlensburg, Germany
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- Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementPrivateFrankfurt am Main, Germany
- Frankfurt University of Applied SciencesPublicFrankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Freie Universität BerlinPublicBerlin, Germany
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- Friedensau Adventist UniversityPrivateMöckern, Germany
- Friedrich Schiller University JenaPublicJena, Germany
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- Fulda University of Applied SciencesPublicFulda, Germany
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- Furtwangen UniversityPublicFurtwangen im Schwarzwald, Germany
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- Goethe University FrankfurtPublicFrankfurt am Main, Germany
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- HafenCity University HamburgPublicHamburg, Germany
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- Hamburg University of Applied SciencesPublicHamburg, Germany
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- Hamburg University of TechnologyPublicHamburg, Germany
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- Heidelberg UniversityPublicHeidelberg, Germany
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- Heilbronn University of Applied SciencesPublicHeilbronn, Germany
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- Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfPublicDüsseldorf, Germany
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- Hertie SchoolPrivateBerlin, Germany
- HHL Leipzig Graduate School of ManagementPrivateLeipzig, Germany
- Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-SiegPublicBonn, Germany
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- Hochschule Fresenius - University of Applied SciencesPrivateBerlin, Germany
- Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden – University of Applied SciencesPublicDresden, Germany
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- Hochschule Geisenheim UniversityPublicGeisenheim, Germany
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- Hochschule München University of Applied SciencesPublicMünchen, Germany
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- Hochschule Wismar - University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and DesignPublicWismar, Germany
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- HTW Berlin University of Applied SciencesPublicBerlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinPublicBerlin, Germany
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- HWR Berlin (Berlin School of Economics and Law)PublicBerlin, Germany
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- ifs Internationale Filmschule KölnPrivateKöln, Germany
- International School of Management (ISM)PrivateDortmund, Germany
- Johannes Gutenberg University MainzPublicMainz, Germany
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- Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgPublicWürzburg, Germany
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- Justus Liebig University GiessenPublicGießen, Germany
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- Kaiserslautern University of Applied SciencesPublicKaiserslautern, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyPublicKarlsruhe, Germany
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- Kempten University of Applied SciencesPublicKempten (Allgäu), Germany
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- Kiel UniversityPublicKiel, Germany
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- Kiel University of Applied SciencesPublicKiel, Germany
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- Leibniz University HannoverPublicHannover, Germany
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- Leipzig UniversityPublicLeipzig, Germany
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- Leuphana University LüneburgPublicLüneburg, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenPublicMünchen, Germany
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- Marburg UniversityPublicMarburg, Germany
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- Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergPublicHalle (Saale), Germany
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- Mediadesign University of Applied SciencesPrivateBerlin, Germany
- Neu-Ulm University of Applied SciencesPublicNeu-Ulm, Germany
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- Neubrandenburg University of Applied SciencesPublicNeubrandenburg, Germany
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- Nordhausen University of Applied SciencesPublicNordhausen, Germany
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- Nürtingen-Geislingen UniversityPublicNürtingen, Germany
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- Osnabrück UniversityPublicOsnabrück, Germany
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- Osnabrück University of Applied SciencesPublicOsnabrück, Germany
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- Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden (OTH)PublicAmberg, Germany
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- Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences - Hochschule Braunschweig/WolfenbüttelPublicWolfsburg, Germany
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- OTH RegensburgPublicRegensburg, Germany
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- Otto von Guericke University MagdeburgPublicMagdeburg, Germany
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- Reutlingen UniversityPublicReutlingen, Germany
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- RheinMain University of Applied SciencesPublicRüsselsheim, Germany
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- Rosenheim Technical University of Applied SciencesPublicRosenheim, Germany
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- RPTU University Kaiserslautern-LandauPublicKaiserslautern, Germany
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- Ruhr-Universität BochumPublicBochum, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen UniversityPublicAachen, Germany
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- Saarland UniversityPublicSaarbrücken, Germany
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- Schiller International University HeidelbergPrivateHeidelberg, Germany
- SRH Distance Learning UniversityPrivateRiedlingen, Germany
- SRH UniversityPrivateBerlin, Germany
- Stralsund University of Applied SciencesPublicStralsund, Germany
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- Technical University of Applied Sciences WildauPublicWildau, Germany
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- Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS)PublicWürzburg, Germany
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- Technical University of DarmstadtPublicDarmstadt, Germany
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- Technical University of MunichPublicMünchen, Germany
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- Technische Hochschule IngolstadtPublicIngolstadt, Germany
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- Technische Hochschule Köln - University of Applied SciencesPublicKöln, Germany
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- Technische Hochschule LübeckPublicLübeck, Germany
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- Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon OhmPublicNürnberg, Germany
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- Technische Universität BerlinPublicBerlin, Germany
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- Technische Universität BraunschweigPublicBraunschweig, Germany
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- TU Bergakademie FreibergPublicFreiberg, Germany
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- TU Dortmund UniversityPublicDortmund, Germany
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- Ulm UniversityPublicUlm, Germany
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- University of Applied Sciences Emden/LeerPublicEmden, Germany
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- University of Applied Sciences ErfurtPublicErfurt, Germany
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- University of Applied Sciences PotsdamPublicPotsdam, Germany
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- University of AugsburgPublicAugsburg, Germany
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- University of BambergPublicBamberg, Germany
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- University of BayreuthPublicBayreuth, Germany
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- University of BonnPublicBonn, Germany
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- University of BremenPublicBremen, Germany
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- University of ColognePublicKöln, Germany
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- University of Duisburg-EssenPublicDuisburg, Germany
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- University of ErfurtPublicErfurt, Germany
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- University of FreiburgPublicFreiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- University of GöttingenPublicGöttingen, Germany
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- University of HamburgPublicHamburg, Germany
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- University of HildesheimPublicHildesheim, Germany
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- University of HohenheimPublicStuttgart, Germany
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- University of KasselPublicKassel, Germany
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- University of KoblenzPublicKoblenz, Germany
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- University of KonstanzPublicKonstanz, Germany
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- University of LübeckPublicLübeck, Germany
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- University of MannheimPublicMannheim, Germany
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- University of MünsterPublicMünster, Germany
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- University of OldenburgPublicOldenburg, Germany
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- University of PassauPublicPassau, Germany
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- University of PotsdamPublicPotsdam, Germany
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- University of RegensburgPublicRegensburg, Germany
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- University of RostockPublicRostock, Germany
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- University of SiegenPublicSiegen, Germany
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- University of StuttgartPublicStuttgart, Germany
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- University of Technology NurembergPublicNürnberg, Germany
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- University of TübingenPublicTübingen, Germany
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- Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied SciencesPublicFreising, Germany
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- Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau - University of Applied Sciences ZwickauPublicZwickau, Germany
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- WHU - Otto Beisheim School of ManagementPrivateDüsseldorf, Germany
Frequently asked questions
Can I get admission to a master's in Germany without IELTS?
Yes, at universities that accept an MOI letter instead — Technical University of Munich, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and Hochschule Fresenius - University of Applied Sciences among them. Each programme decides for itself, so a counsellor checks that your letter suits the programme before anything is filed.
Do public universities in Germany accept an MOI letter?
Yes — some public universities do, including Technical University of Munich, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and University of Bremen. Their programme names and deadlines open with a Glovels package.
Which cities have universities that accept MOI?
Universities that accept an MOI letter are in Berlin, Hamburg, München, Frankfurt am Main and Köln, among other cities.
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