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Master Life Sciences
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz · Windisch, AG, Switzerland
Key facts
- Degree
- Master's
- Institution
- Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (University of Applied Sciences)
- Location
- Windisch, AG
- Language of instruction
- German, English
- Standard duration
- 2 years
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Admission
- Vocational Matura in a related field · Swiss Matura plus one year of work experience
About Biology
Life in all its forms: cells, organisms, plants, evolution and ecosystems.
Where it leads
Biologist · Lab researcher · Conservation scientist · Science communicator
Median income one year after graduating
University master’s: CHF 78,300 · UAS bachelor’s: CHF 79,600
Swiss Federal Statistical Office, graduate survey, class of 2024, gross, full-time
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- Master Naturwissenschaften (fächerübergreifend)Master's · ETH Zürich · Zürich
- Master Life SciencesMaster's · HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale · Delémont
- Master Animal BiologyMaster's · Universität Basel · Basel
- Master EcologyMaster's · Universität Basel · Basel
- Master Infection BiologyMaster's · Universität Basel · Basel
- Master Molecular BiologyMaster's · Universität Basel · Basel
- Master Plant ScienceMaster's · Universität Basel · Basel
- Master BiologieMaster's · Universität Bern · Bern
Source: Studierende nach Hochschule und Fachrichtung (Bundesamt für Statistik) (Open use, Quelle: BFS). As of October 10, 2026. The assignment to fields is ours. Check the details with the institution before you apply.
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