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Management, Business and Economics (Wirtschaftswissenschaft) (M.Sc.)

at RWTH Aachen in Aachen

At a glance

Language
Bilingual
Duration
4 sem 120 ECTS
Intake
Winter semester
Tuition
€0 public university
Semester fee
€375.19

● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.

Focus areas: Management strand · Business strand · Economics strand (for STEM graduates)

RWTH runs a single Wirtschaftswissenschaft master with strands rather than separate standalone Economics and Management degrees. Admission is restricted and decided 51/49 between the Bachelor grade and the GTEBS aptitude test. The official language of instruction is German and English.

Admission requirements

Prior degree
First university degree. The economics strand is aimed not at graduates of a first degree in economics but at graduates of science, engineering, mathematics or computer science, requiring at least 140 ECTS in STEM and at least 15 ECTS in higher mathematics or statistics
Minimum grade
Restricted admission (NC) for WS 2026
English
Proof of English proficiency at enrolment; the official language of instruction is German and English.
German
Proof of German proficiency at enrolment. No specific level is published on the programme page.
Prerequisite credits
  • Economics strand: at least 140 ECTS in STEM subjects
  • Economics strand: at least 15 ECTS in higher mathematics or statistics
Also required
Selection procedure: the final Bachelor grade counts for 51 percent and the result of the study aptitude test for 49 percent. The aptitude test is the Graduate Test for Economics, Business and Social Sciences (GTEBS). Master's applicants — EU and non-EU alike — apply directly via RWTHonline. RWTH verifies foreign documents internally: no uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. Applicants may apply to at most 10 Master's programmes. APS certificate required for applicants from China, India and Vietnam.

Deadlines & timeline

Deadlines differ by where your degree is from. Dates change every cycle, so always confirm on the official page before planning. Where no fixed calendar date exists or none is confirmed yet, the Details column explains each case.
Who Intake Deadline Details
Non-EU applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. Winter-only intake.
EU / German-degree applicants Winter semester closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window EU/EEA applicants, current RWTH students and holders of a German degree. Winter-only intake.

Fees & funding

Tuition
€0 per semester
Semester contribution
€375.19
Semester ticket
included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)

€0 tuition for all students including non-EU/EEA — RWTH is an NRW public university and states it does not charge tuition to international students from non-EU countries. Semester contribution €375.19 for WS 2026/27 (Mobilitätsbeitrag €234.57 including the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus the Zuid-Limburg/NL extension, Sozialbeitrag €128.00, Studierendenschaftsbeitrag €12.62). This WS 2026/27 total is reconstructed from official components rather than published by RWTH as a single figure; the fully confirmed figure is €338.05 for WS 2025/26 (RWTH Amtliche Bekanntmachung 2025/177). Semester ticket included: the mobility component funds the Deutschlandsemesterticket plus Arriva buses and regional trains in South Limburg (NL).

Scholarships are listed per university: see RWTH Aachen scholarships.

How to apply

uni-assist
not required
Application portal
online.rwth-aachen.de
Official page
www.rwth-aachen.de

EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.

What students say

Via StudyCheck · 2024-2026: an aggregated rating, not our own assessment, paraphrased in our own words and never quoted.

3.6 /5

A small sample of three master-level reviews averaging 3.6 out of 5. Notably, the reviewers came in from non-business backgrounds such as computer science and still praised the breadth of the degree, singling out the Operations Research and Management specialization and the study-abroad options. The reverse-classroom teaching format is described as making part-time work manageable alongside the degree.

Liked

  • Accessible to entrants from non-business backgrounds
  • Strong Operations Research and Management specialization
  • Study-abroad options
  • Reverse-classroom format supports part-time work

Criticised

  • Very small review base of three limits confidence in the score

Where graduates go

No alumni outcome data found yet.

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