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Master Rechnergestützte Wissenschaften
ETH Zürich · Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
Key facts
- Degree
- Master's
- Institution
- ETH Zürich (Federal Institute of Technology)
- Location
- Zürich, ZH
- Language of instruction
- English
- Standard duration
- 2 years · 120 ECTS
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Admission
- Swiss Matura (Gymnasium) · vocational Matura plus Passerelle · foreign diplomas partly with entrance exam
- Fields
- Computer Science, Mathematics
About Computer Science
Algorithms, software and systems: how to make computers do useful things, fast and correctly.
Where it leads
Software engineer · Backend developer · Systems architect · Researcher · Founder
Median income one year after graduating
University master’s: CHF 84,500 · UAS bachelor’s: CHF 88,000
Swiss Federal Statistical Office, graduate survey, class of 2024, gross, full-time
More Computer Science at ETH Zürich
Computer Science at other institutions in Switzerland
- Master Computational ScienceMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master Human-Centered ComputingMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master Software SystemsMaster's · Universität Zürich · Zürich
- Master Computational Science and EngineeringMaster's · EPFL · Lausanne
- Master Computer ScienceMaster's · EPFL · Lausanne
- Master Digital HumanitiesMaster's · EPFL · Lausanne
- Master MedieningenieurwesenMaster's · Fachhochschule Graubünden · Chur
- Master Engineering, Profil Computer ScienceMaster's · Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz · Windisch
- Master Digital IdeationMaster's · Hochschule Luzern · Luzern
- Master InformatikMaster's · Hochschule Luzern · Luzern
- Master InformatikMaster's · Università della Svizzera italiana · Lugano
- Master Computer Science / InformatikMaster's · Universität Basel · Basel
Source: Studienangebot der Hochschulen (ETH Zürich, EPFL, Universität Zürich, ZHAW, Universität Basel) (Fakten von den Websites der Hochschulen, je mit Link). As of October 11, 2026. The assignment to fields is ours. Check the details with the institution before you apply.
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