Best 49 Masters Universities in the Netherlands

There are 49 publicly funded universities in the Netherlands with masters programmes on the CROHO register — research universities (WO) and universities of applied sciences (HBO). Between them they run 1,108 registered programmes.

Delft University of Technology

Location Delft, Zuid-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 38
QS World Ranking #47

University of Amsterdam

Location Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 99
QS World Ranking #55

Utrecht University

Location Utrecht
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 82
QS World Ranking #103

Leiden University

Location Leiden, Zuid-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 72
QS World Ranking #119

Eindhoven University of Technology

Location Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 24
QS World Ranking #140

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Location Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 54
QS World Ranking #140

University of Groningen

Location Groningen
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 100
QS World Ranking #147

Wageningen University & Research

Location Wageningen, Gelderland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 32
QS World Ranking #153

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Location Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 86
QS World Ranking #194

University of Twente

Location Enschede, Overijssel
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 32
QS World Ranking #203

Maastricht University

Location Maastricht, Limburg
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 52
QS World Ranking #239

Radboud University

Location Nijmegen, Gelderland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 59
QS World Ranking #279

Frequently asked questions

How many universities in the Netherlands offer Masters?

49 of the Netherlands' 54 publicly funded universities have masters programmes on CROHO, the Central Register of Higher Education Programmes. That count covers both research universities (WO) and universities of applied sciences (HBO).

How is this ranking put together?

Order comes from a published-figures-only composite: QS World position, breadth of recognised programmes, share of programmes taught in English and scale by DUO enrolments. No university pays for placement, and no judgement of teaching quality is invented.