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Study Epidemiology in Germany: 3 Universities with 4 English Degree Programs

All important info for international students in Germany (2024/2025)

Updated: 04-25-2024 | Reading Time: 3 minutes

Epidemiology is a sub-discipline of medicine and public health that deals with the prevalence and causes and consequences of health-related conditions and events in populations. This distinguishes epidemiology from clinical medicine, which is concerned with helping an individual in a specific case of illness. 

Overview

masters
4

Study Programs in English

universities
3

Universities

ranking
3

Universities in International Rankings

Tuition Fees

Minimum:

€ 0 (2 programs for EU citizens/Non-EU)

Maximum:

€ 5,100 per semester (1 program for EU citizens/Non-EU)

Application Deadlines

Winter Semester

between May 15 and May 15

Summer Semester

between and

View all 4 courses still open for next intake

Top-ranked German Universities in Epidemiology

#32Times Higher Education Ranking
LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

public University

No. of Students: approx. 51,000 students

Program Fees: € 0 (per semester)

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) #48, QS World University Rankings #64
#73Times Higher Education Ranking
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

public University

No. of Students: approx. 8,900 students

Program Fees: € 5,100 (per semester)

Tuition Fees

2
2
0
1
0
1

3 English Degree Programs for Epidemiology in Germany

Application & Admission

Application Deadlines

Winter Semester 2024/2025

Summer Semester 2024

Winter Semester 2025/2026

Open Programs

Application Modes

Application Modes

0% national admission restriction (national NC)
50% local admission restriction (local NC)
0% no admission restriction, but ability test
25% no admission restriction
25% no information provided

Application Process

Application Process

100% directly at University
0% directly at University (incl. VPD from uni-assist)
0% via uni-assist

1 English Degree Program for Epidemiology in Germany

Language Requirements

IELTS Band

TOEFL Scores

Cambridge Levels

Minimum:

5 (1 program )

Minimum:

79 (1 program )

Minimum:

B2 First (FCE) (1 program )

Maximum:

5.5 (1 program )

Maximum:

87 (1 program )

Maximum:

C2 Proficiency (CPE) (1 program )

IELTS Band

Minimum:

5 (1 program )

Maximum:

5.5 (1 program )

TOEFL Scores

Minimum:

79 (1 program )

Maximum:

87 (1 program )

Cambridge Levels

Minimum:

B2 First (FCE) (1 program )

Maximum:

C2 Proficiency (CPE) (1 program )

Program Features

2-4 semesters

Duration
Online Courses
degree typesDegree Types

Master of Science

Beginning

Winter intake

100%

Summer intake

0%

Winter & Summer intake

0%

List of all German Universities offering English-taught Study Programs in Epidemiology

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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

public University · No. of Students: 8,900

Program Fees: € 5,100

M.Sc. (Master of Science)

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

public University · No. of Students: 30,000

Program Fees: € 0 - € 1,750

M.Sc. (Master of Science)

LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

public University · No. of Students: 51,000

Program Fees: € 0

M.Sc. (Master of Science)