Course
Marketing
Offered by Hamburg Business School
QS Marketing
Well-regarded marketing programme at a major German research universityQS World Rank: Top 300 (2026)
The University of Hamburg offers marketing study in a major trade, media and consumer-goods hub, at no tuition fee for non-EU students.
Key advantages
- No tuition fee
- Hamburg’s media and trade sector
- Research-led teaching
- Large student community
- International exposure
- Affordable relative to private schools
- Programme & duration
- M.Sc. Marketing & Management (English-taught options): 2 years
- Tuition (international)
- No tuition fee for international students; semester contribution of roughly €300 per semester including a transport ticket (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- Winter semester (October); some programmes also admit for the summer semester (April). Applications usually close between January and May.
- English requirement
- IELTS: 6.5 overallTOEFL iBT: 88+PTE: 60+ (English-taught programmes)
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, economics or a related field with a strong GPA. CV, motivation letter and references; APS certificate for applicants from India.
Employability & placement
Graduates work in brand management, media and consulting for Hamburg’s trade, media and consumer companies.
Student experience
Hamburg is Germany’s second-largest city and a major port, media and trade centre. The university is large and research-intensive, with no tuition fee for non-EU students.
Research strengths
Research in consumer behaviour, marketing analytics and international marketing.