Best 12 Post-initial Master Medicine & Health Sciences Universities in the Netherlands

There are 12 publicly funded universities in the Netherlands with post-initial master medicine & health sciences programmes on the CROHO register — research universities (WO) and universities of applied sciences (HBO). Between them they run 17 registered programmes.

University of Amsterdam

Location Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 2
QS World Ranking #55

Utrecht University

Location Utrecht
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 1
QS World Ranking #103

Leiden University

Location Leiden, Zuid-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 1
QS World Ranking #119

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Location Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 1
QS World Ranking #140

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Location Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 3
QS World Ranking #194

Radboud University

Location Nijmegen, Gelderland
Institution type Research University (WO)
Matching programmes 1
QS World Ranking #279

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

Location Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Institution type University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes 1
Enrolments (2025) 37,473

HAN University of Applied Sciences

Location Arnhem, Gelderland
Institution type University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes 1
Enrolments (2025) 33,559

Inholland University of Applied Sciences

Location Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland
Institution type University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes 1
Enrolments (2025) 23,853

Saxion University of Applied Sciences

Location Enschede, Overijssel
Institution type University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes 3
Enrolments (2025) 24,891

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Location Utrecht
Institution type University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes 1
Enrolments (2025) 37,756

Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Location Groningen
Institution type University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes 1
Enrolments (2025) 26,951

Frequently asked questions

How many universities in the Netherlands offer Post-initial Master Medicine & Health Sciences?

12 of the Netherlands' 54 publicly funded universities have post-initial master medicine & health sciences 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.

What are the entry requirements for Post-initial Master Medicine & Health Sciences in the Netherlands?

Entry is set by each institution. For a post-initial master you will generally need the preceding qualification at the level the institution states, proof of English (or Dutch) for the language of instruction, and some programmes with a fixed number of places (numerus fixus) have earlier deadlines. Students from outside the EU/EEA may also need a residence permit, which the institution usually arranges with the IND.