Course
Economics
Offered by Department of Economics
QS Economics
Highly regarded research-oriented economics department
The University of Konstanz’s Department of Economics offers a research-oriented English-taught M.Sc. with close faculty contact, in a small, scenic lakeside campus.
Key advantages
- Research-oriented curriculum
- Close faculty contact
- Scenic lakeside campus
- Strong PhD placement
- Small cohorts
- Close to Switzerland
- Programme & duration
- M.Sc. Economics: 2 years (full-time)
- Tuition (international)
- Non-EU tuition of €1,500 per semester plus a semester fee of roughly €160 (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 economics with strong grades and mathematics preparation. CV, motivation letter and references; APS certificate for applicants from India.
Employability & placement
Graduates enter PhD programmes, consulting, financial institutions and public bodies.
Student experience
Konstanz sits on Lake Constance on the Swiss border, with a compact campus and a close-knit research community. Baden-Württemberg’s non-EU tuition fee applies.
Research strengths
Research in microeconomics, macroeconomics, political economy and applied econometrics.