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Study Fine & Applied Arts in Germany 🇩🇪

Germany offers 218 Fine & Applied Arts programs across 59 universities. Tuition ranges from $1k–$12k/yr, making it one of the more affordable destinations for international students.

218 Programs
59 Universities
$1k–$12k/yr Tuition
1% STEM
17% Scholarships

Why Germany for Fine & Applied Arts?

Living Cost

$11,000/yr

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By Degree Level

Master (92) Bachelor (90) PhD (27) Diploma (6) Certificate (2) Postgraduate (1)

Top Universities for Fine & Applied Arts in Germany

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf · National rank #24 · QS #851

Art History · Bachelor
FH München

Munich · National rank #63

Industrial Design · Bachelor
University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf · National rank #94

Industrial Design · Bachelor
Skulptur/Installation · Bachelor Malerei/Grafik · Bachelor Game Art and Design · Bachelor Digital Fabrication Design · Bachelor Fotografie/Medienkunst · Bachelor Kunst und Kooperation · Master Digital Media Design · Bachelor
Arts (studied at the Art Academy Münster - College of Fine Arts) · PhD
Sculpture · Master New Media Art · Master Painting · Master Drawing and Printmaking · Master Time-Based Media · Master Fine Arts (Diplom) · Bachelor Art and Media (Diplom) · Bachelor Artistic Research · PhD Visual Communication · Master Fine Arts (Meisterschüler) · PhD
Art · Bachelor Art (Dual Course) · Bachelor Industrial Design · Bachelor Public Interest Design · Master Dr. paed. in Design · PhD Dr. paed. in Kunst · PhD
Art and Design for the Public · Bachelor Public Art and New Artistic Strategies · Master
Photography · Bachelor Sculpture · Bachelor Fashion Design · Bachelor Fine Arts · Master Media Art · Bachelor Jewellery Design · Bachelor Painting · Bachelor Communication Design · Bachelor Industrial Design · Bachelor Ceramic Design · Bachelor Textile Design · Bachelor Art and Design · Master Fashion and Textile Design · Master Visual Communication · Master Artistic Research and Design · PhD Product Design · Master
Fashion Design · Bachelor Sculpture · Bachelor Art in Context · Master Fashion Design (Master) · Master Visual Communication · Bachelor Painting · Bachelor Spatial Strategies · Master Visual Communication (Master) · Master Fine Arts (Meisterschüler) · PhD Stage and Costume Design · Bachelor Textile and Surface Design · Bachelor Product Design (Master) · Master Textile and Surface Design (Master) · Master Product Design · Bachelor Art and Media · Bachelor
Product Design · Master Fine Arts · Master Visual Communication · Master
Fashion Design · Bachelor Communication Design · Bachelor Product Design · Master
Industrial Design · Bachelor Communication Design · Bachelor Design · Master Integrated Design · Master
Information and Communication Design · Bachelor
Bildhauerei · Master Freie Kunst · Master Malerei · Master
Design- und Projektmanagement (Design and Project Management) · Bachelor
New Media Art · Master Photography · Master Sculpture · Master Painting · Master Printmaking · Master Doctoral Studies in Fine Arts · PhD Art in Public Space · Master Time-Based Media · Master Conceptual Art · Master
Design · Bachelor Communication Design · Master
Master Class Programme (Fine Arts) · Master Bildende Kunst (Fine Arts) · Diploma
Design · Master Produktdesign · Bachelor

All Programs

Skulptur/Installation

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Essen

Bachelor Aid

Art History

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Bachelor Aid

Arts (studied at the Art Academy Münster - College of Fine Arts)

University of Münster

PhD Aid

Sculpture

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Charlottenburg

Master

Art

University of Wuppertal

Bachelor

Art (Dual Course)

University of Wuppertal

Bachelor

Industrial Design

University of Wuppertal

Bachelor

Public Interest Design

University of Wuppertal

Master

Dr. paed. in Design

University of Wuppertal

PhD Aid

Dr. paed. in Kunst

University of Wuppertal

PhD Aid

Art and Design for the Public

Bauhaus University Weimar

Bachelor

Photography

Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein Halle

Bachelor

Fashion Design

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Bachelor

Sculpture

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Bachelor

Art in Context

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Master

Fashion Design (Master)

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Master

Industrial Design

FH München

Bachelor

Product Design

Kunsthochschule Kassel

Master

Fine Arts

Kunsthochschule Kassel

Master

Fashion Design

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin

Bachelor

Industrial Design

Hochschule Rhein Main

Bachelor

Industrial Design

University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf

Bachelor

Information and Communication Design

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor

Bildhauerei

Kunsthochschule Düsseldorf

Master

Freie Kunst

Kunsthochschule Düsseldorf

Master

Design- und Projektmanagement (Design and Project Management)

Hochschule Westphalia

Bachelor

New Media Art

Kunstakademie München

Master

Photography

Kunstakademie München

Master

Sculpture

Kunstakademie München

Master

Painting

Kunstakademie München

Master

Printmaking

Kunstakademie München

Master

Doctoral Studies in Fine Arts

Kunstakademie München

PhD

Art in Public Space

Kunstakademie München

Master

Time-Based Media

Kunstakademie München

Master

Conceptual Art

Kunstakademie München

Master

Design

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München

Bachelor

Master Class Programme (Fine Arts)

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden

Master Aid

Communication Design

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München

Master

Bildende Kunst (Fine Arts)

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden

Diploma Aid

Design

FH Aachen

Master Aid

Communication Design

Fachhochschule Dortmund

Bachelor

Integrated Design

Hochschule Wismar

Master

Communication Design

Hochschule Rhein Main

Bachelor

Design

Hochschule Rhein Main

Master

Ph.D. -Studiengang „Kunst und Design“ (PhD Program "Art and Design")

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

PhD

Fine Arts

Kunsthochschule Hamburg

Master Aid

User Experience Design

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Master

PhD in Fine Arts

Kunsthochschule Hamburg

PhD Aid

Design

Kunsthochschule Hamburg

Master Aid

Transformation Design and Social Design

FH Münster

Bachelor Aid

Public Art and New Artistic Strategies

Bauhaus University Weimar

Master

Communication Design

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin

Bachelor

Freie Kunst (Fine Arts)

Kunsthochschule Hannover

Master

Visual Communication

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Bachelor

Meisterschüler (Master Student)

Kunstakademie Münster

PhD

Painting

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Bachelor

Spatial Strategies

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Master

Visual Communication (Master)

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Master

Fine Arts (Meisterschüler)

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

PhD

Stage and Costume Design

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Bachelor

Colour Technology and Interior Decoration

Universität Hannover

Bachelor

Communication Design

Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

Bachelor Aid

Textile and Surface Design

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Bachelor

Interaction Design

Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

Bachelor Aid

Strategic Design

Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

Master Aid

Digital Product Design and Development

Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

Bachelor STEM Aid

PhD Programs

Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

PhD Aid

Product Design (Master)

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Master

Product Design

Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

Bachelor Aid

Textile and Surface Design (Master)

Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Master

Malerei/Grafik

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Essen

Bachelor Aid

Game Art and Design

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Essen

Bachelor Aid

Digital Fabrication Design

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Essen

Bachelor Aid

Fotografie/Medienkunst

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Essen

Bachelor Aid

Kunst und Kooperation

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Essen

Master Aid

Digital Media Design

Hochschule für Bildende Künste Essen

Bachelor Aid

Industrial Design

Hochschule Düsseldorf

Bachelor

Painting

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Bachelor

Stage Design

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Bachelor

Film and Video

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Bachelor

Sculpture

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Bachelor

Architecture (Artistic Focus)

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Bachelor

Photography

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Bachelor

Free Art (Freie Kunst)

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Master

Graphic Arts

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Bachelor

Exhibition Design

Hochschule Düsseldorf

Master

Sculpture

Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein Halle

Bachelor

Fashion Design

Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein Halle

Bachelor

Fine Arts

Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein Halle

Master

Media Art

Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein Halle

Bachelor

Jewellery Design

Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein Halle

Bachelor

Painting

Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein Halle

Bachelor

Communication Design

Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein Halle

Bachelor

Industrial Design

Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein Halle

Bachelor

Ceramic Design

Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein Halle

Bachelor

Textile Design

Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein Halle

Bachelor

Free Art (Meisterschüler)

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Master

Media Art

Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig

Master

Painting / Graphic Arts

Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig

Master

Photography

Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig

Master

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to study Fine & Applied Arts in Germany?
Tuition for Fine & Applied Arts programs in Germany ranges from $1k–$12k/yr. 17% of programs offer scholarships or financial aid. Annual living costs (accommodation, food, transport) are approximately $11k.
What are the English language requirements for Fine & Applied Arts in Germany?
English-taught Fine & Applied Arts programs in Germany typically require:. Requirements vary by university and program level — always check the specific program page.
How many Fine & Applied Arts programs are in Germany?
Abroadly lists 218 Fine & Applied Arts programs at 59 universities across Germany. Programs are available at Bachelor, Master, and PhD level.
Are Fine & Applied Arts programs in Germany STEM-designated?
1% of Fine & Applied Arts programs in Germany carry STEM designation. STEM classification can be important for visa purposes in countries like the US and UK after graduation.
Is Germany a good country for Fine & Applied Arts students?
Germany is a strong choice for Fine & Applied Arts with 59 universities offering these programs. The primary language is German, though many programs are taught in English.
What degree levels are available for Fine & Applied Arts in Germany?
In Germany, Fine & Applied Arts programs are offered at: Bachelor (90 programs), PhD (27 programs), Master (92 programs), Diploma (6 programs), Certificate (2 programs), Postgraduate (1 programs). This gives students flexibility whether they're seeking an undergraduate degree, postgraduate specialization, or doctoral research.