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University of Bayreuth, Press Release No. 158/2023 - 20 November 2023

Outstanding results for studying at the University of Bayreuth in the CHE Master's Ranking 2023/2024

The University of Bayreuth receives excellent ratings in the subjects of Business Administration, Economics and Industrial Engineering in the Germany-wide Master's ranking published today by the Center for Higher Education Development (CHE). It achieves top rankings and is above the national average in business studies, among other things in the accessibility of lecturers and support for questions and problems as well as in the possibilities for individual subject specialization. In economics and industrial engineering, it receives top marks for the breadth of content on offer and the optimal number of participants in lectures, among other things.

The excellent results of the ranking are based on a CHE survey of Bayreuth Master's students in the subjects of business administration, economics and industrial engineering. Together with facts about the courses on offer, the ratings provide an overview of the actual conditions in the degree program. In the CHE survey, in addition to the general study situation, students also rated the transition to the Master's degree, the range of courses, supervision and support during their studies, digital teaching elements and the practical and research orientation in teaching - the latter shows, for example, the extent to which reference is made to current research results in the courses and the opportunity to carry out their own research activities as part of the courses.

In the field of economics at the University of Bayreuth, students appreciate the excellent support provided by lecturers, the close-knit support during their studies and the breadth of content on offer. Top marks were awarded for the individual subject focus in the degree course and the coordination of course content within modules. Bayreuth students also gave very high marks to the organization of the degree course, the transition from the Bachelor's to the Master's degree course and the research orientation - in particular the reference of courses to current research. The digital teaching elements and the practical orientation of teaching in the economics subjects also received very good ratings from the Bayreuth Master's students. They also appreciate the support they receive in preparing for their studies abroad and are very satisfied with the general study situation at the University of Bayreuth. According to them, it is very possible to complete the Master's degree in a reasonable amount of time. All in all: top marks for the Master's degree programs in economics at the University of Bayreuth!

"The excellent rating of our Master's programs shows The University of Bayreuth is the right place for anyone who wants only the best for their Master's degree: Top teaching combined with research at a top international level on what is probably the most beautiful campus in Germany: exactly the right place for gamechangers who want more from their Master's degree than just any degree," says Prof. Dr. Claas-Christian Germelmann, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law and Economics at the University of Bayreuth.

Prof. Dr. Claas Christian Germelmann

Prof. Dr. Claas Christian Germelmann

Dean of the Faculty of Law, Business and Economics University of Bayreuth
Chair of Business Administration III: Marketing & Consumer Behaviour

Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-6130
E-mail: c.c.germelmann@uni-bayreuth.de

Olga Gassan

Olga Gassan

Unversity Marketing

Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-5317
E-mail: olga.gassan@uni-bayreuth.de