100 Best universities for Education Majors in Germany

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 1.41M citations received by 60.7K academic papers made by 106 universities in Germany was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Education Majors

#48 in Europe

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

2. Technical University of Munich

Bavaria | Munich

For Education Majors

#57 in Europe

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

3. University of Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Education Majors

#62 in Europe

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg | Heidelberg

For Education Majors

#80 in Europe

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

5. University of Tubingen

Baden-Wurttemberg | Tubingen

For Education Majors

#100 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

6. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Hesse | Frankfurt

For Education Majors

#101 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

7. University of Freiburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Freiburg im Breisgau

For Education Majors

#111 in Europe

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

8. Free University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Education Majors

#122 in Europe

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

9. University of Stuttgart

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Education Majors

#125 in Europe

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

10. University of Duisburg - Essen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Education Majors

#128 in Europe

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

11. University of Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Education Majors

#132 in Europe

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

12. Humboldt University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Education Majors

#147 in Europe

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

13. RWTH Aachen University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Education Majors

#149 in Europe

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

14. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Bavaria | Erlangen

For Education Majors

#159 in Europe

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

15. University of Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Education Majors

#167 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

16. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Education Majors

#168 in Europe

#537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

17. University of Bielefeld

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Education Majors

#169 in Europe

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

18. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Education Majors

#171 in Europe

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

19. University of Potsdam

Brandenburg | Potsdam

For Education Majors

#175 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 20,406
Founded: 1991

20. Ruhr University Bochum

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bochum

For Education Majors

#182 in Europe

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

21. University of Munster

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Education Majors

#187 in Europe

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

22. Dresden University of Technology

Saxony | Dresden

For Education Majors

#189 in Europe

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

23. Darmstadt University of Technology

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Education Majors

#190 in Europe

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

24. University of Gottingen

Lower Saxony | Gottingen

For Education Majors

#193 in Europe

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

25. TU Dortmund University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Education Majors

#202 in Europe

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

26. Technical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Education Majors

#205 in Europe

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

27. University of Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn

For Education Majors

#208 in Europe

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

28. University of Konstanz

Baden-Wurttemberg | Konstanz

For Education Majors

#228 in Europe

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

29. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Lower Saxony | Oldenburg

For Education Majors

#238 in Europe

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

30. University of Leipzig

Saxony | Leipzig

For Education Majors

#244 in Europe

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

31. University of Wurzburg

Bavaria | Wurzburg

For Education Majors

#262 in Europe

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

32. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Thuringia | Jena

For Education Majors

#274 in Europe

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

33. Kiel University

Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel

For Education Majors

#275 in Europe

#832 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

34. Leibniz University of Hanover

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Education Majors

#276 in Europe

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

35. University of Kassel

Hesse | Kassel

For Education Majors

#281 in Europe

#848 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

36. University of Mannheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Mannheim

For Education Majors

#283 in Europe

#850 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

37. University of Ulm

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ulm

For Education Majors

#297 in Europe

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

38. Leuphana University of Luneburg

Lower Saxony | Luneburg

For Education Majors

#300 in Europe

#894 in the World

Enrollment: 9,620
Founded: 1946

39. Saarland University

Saarland | Saarbrucken

For Education Majors

#301 in Europe

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

40. University of Augsburg

Bavaria | Augsburg

For Education Majors

#305 in Europe

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

41. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg

For Education Majors

#307 in Europe

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

42. Osnabruck University

Lower Saxony | Osnabruck

For Education Majors

#314 in Europe

#934 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

43. University of Bayreuth

Bavaria | Bayreuth

For Education Majors

#318 in Europe

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

44. University of Regensburg

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Education Majors

#324 in Europe

#962 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

45. University of Bamberg

Bavaria | Bamberg

For Education Majors

#328 in Europe

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1972

46. University of Wuppertal

North Rhine-Westphalia | Wuppertal

For Education Majors

#330 in Europe

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 22,601
Founded: 1972

47. University of Marburg

Hesse | Marburg

For Education Majors

#335 in Europe

#991 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

48. University of Paderborn

North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn

For Education Majors

#336 in Europe

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

49. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Rhineland-Palatinate | Kaiserslautern

For Education Majors

#339 in Europe

#998 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

50. University of Giessen

Hesse | Giessen

For Education Majors

#342 in Europe

#1004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

51. University of Koblenz-Landau

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Education Majors

#358 in Europe

#1066 in the World

Enrollment: 15,757
Founded: 1990

52. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dusseldorf

For Education Majors

#370 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

53. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Education Majors

#379 in Europe

#1138 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

54. University of Hagen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Hagen

For Education Majors

#400 in Europe

#1218 in the World

Enrollment: 71,351
Founded: 1974

55. Braunschweig University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Braunschweig

For Education Majors

#409 in Europe

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

56. University of Siegen

North Rhine-Westphalia | Siegen

For Education Majors

#424 in Europe

#1324 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

57. University of Trier

Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier

For Education Majors

#428 in Europe

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,564
Founded: 1970

58. University of Rostock

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock

For Education Majors

#430 in Europe

#1342 in the World

Enrollment: 12,996
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1419

59. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Bavaria | Neubiberg

For Education Majors

#437 in Europe

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,084
Founded: 1973

60. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Saxony-Anhalt | Halle

For Education Majors

#453 in Europe

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

61. Chemnitz University of Technology

Saxony | Chemnitz

For Education Majors

#462 in Europe

#1483 in the World

Enrollment: 9,873
Founded: 1836

62. University of Lubeck

Schleswig-Holstein | Lubeck

For Education Majors

#483 in Europe

#1583 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

63. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

Baden-Wurttemberg | Ludwigsburg

For Education Majors

#491 in Europe

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 5,620
Founded: 1962

64. Ilmenau University of Technology

Thuringia | Ilmenau

For Education Majors

#523 in Europe

#1760 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

65. University of Erfurt

Thuringia | Erfurt

For Education Majors

#524 in Europe

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 6,052
Founded: 1994

66. Hannover Medical School

Lower Saxony | Hanover

For Education Majors

#527 in Europe

#1779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

67. Witten/Herdecke University

North Rhine-Westphalia | Witten

For Education Majors

#530 in Europe

#1790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,894
Founded: 1982

68. Hamburg University of Technology

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Education Majors

#551 in Europe

#1919 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

69. University of Hohenheim

Baden-Wurttemberg | Stuttgart

For Education Majors

#575 in Europe

#2047 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

70. Jacobs University Bremen

Bremen State | Bremen City

For Education Majors

#604 in Europe

#2158 in the World

Enrollment: 1,531
Founded: 2001

71. University of Hildesheim

Lower Saxony | Hildesheim

For Education Majors

#608 in Europe

#2186 in the World

Enrollment: 8,307
Founded: 1978

72. University of Greifswald

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Greifswald

For Education Majors

#611 in Europe

#2205 in the World

Enrollment: 10,366
Founded: 1456

73. University of Passau

Bavaria | Passau

For Education Majors

#615 in Europe

#2217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,846
Founded: 1973

74. University of Vechta

Lower Saxony | Vechta

For Education Majors

#714 in Europe

#2740 in the World

Enrollment: 4,540
Founded: 1830

75. German Sport University Cologne

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Education Majors

#716 in Europe

#2751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1947

76. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Education Majors

#723 in Europe

#2812 in the World

Enrollment: 2,587
Founded: 1972

77. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

Hamburg State | Hamburg City

For Education Majors

#724 in Europe

#2820 in the World

Enrollment: 17,125
Founded: 1970

78. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

Bavaria | Eichstatt

For Education Majors

#731 in Europe

#2852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,910
Founded: 1980

79. University of Applied Science Koblenz

Rhineland-Palatinate | Koblenz

For Education Majors

#799 in Europe

#3172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,145
Founded: 1996

80. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Darmstadt

For Education Majors

#803 in Europe

#3183 in the World

Enrollment: 16,136
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1971

81. Folkwang University of the Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen

For Education Majors

#806 in Europe

#3191 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Founded: 1927

82. Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Baden-Wurttemberg | Karlsruhe

For Education Majors

#814 in Europe

#3227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 8,371
Founded: 1878

83. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

Brandenburg | Senftenberg

For Education Majors

#827 in Europe

#3298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,280
Founded: 2013

84. Munich University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Munich

For Education Majors

#839 in Europe

#3375 in the World

Enrollment: 18,183
Founded: 1971

85. Hertie School of Governance

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Education Majors

#840 in Europe

#3376 in the World

Enrollment: 586
Founded: 2003

86. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne

For Education Majors

#876 in Europe

#3567 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1971

87. Bauhaus - University Weimar

Thuringia | Weimar

For Education Majors

#881 in Europe

#3591 in the World

Enrollment: 3,988
Founded: 1860

88. European University Viadrina

Brandenburg | Frankfurt

For Education Majors

#886 in Europe

#3621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 5,210
Founded: 1991

89. University of Flensburg

Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg

For Education Majors

#893 in Europe

#3649 in the World

Enrollment: 5,333
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1946

90. Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Bavaria | Regensburg

For Education Majors

#908 in Europe

#3724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,586
Founded: 1971

91. Berlin School of Economics and Law

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Education Majors

#910 in Europe

#3730 in the World

Enrollment: 12,246
Founded: 1971

92. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz

For Education Majors

#912 in Europe

#3736 in the World

Enrollment: 5,786
Founded: 1996

93. Clausthal University of Technology

Lower Saxony | Clausthal-Zellerfeld

For Education Majors

#919 in Europe

#3793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,446
Founded: 1775

94. Fulda University of Applied Sciences

Hesse | Fulda

For Education Majors

#929 in Europe

#3836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,289
Founded: 1974

95. Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Brandenburg | Berlin

For Education Majors

#936 in Europe

#3877 in the World

Enrollment: 14,167
Founded: 1994

96. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen

For Education Majors

#947 in Europe

#3942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 13,671
Founded: 1971

97. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Bielefeld

For Education Majors

#951 in Europe

#3959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,633
Founded: 1971

98. Freiberg University of Technology

Saxony | Freiberg

For Education Majors

#956 in Europe

#3975 in the World

Enrollment: 4,016
Founded: 1765

99. Munster University of Applied Sciences

North Rhine-Westphalia | Munster

For Education Majors

#967 in Europe

#4041 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1971

100. University of Applied Sciences and Arts

North Rhine-Westphalia | Dortmund

For Education Majors

#969 in Europe

#4047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 14,373
Founded: 1971

The best cities to study Education Majors in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Munich, Hamburg, Heidelberg, and Tubingen.