Can you provide information about study options in Germany, including language requirements for a Master's/Bachelor's?

Whether you need German for your degree depends entirely on the language your specific program is taught in, not on whether it is a bachelor's or a master's. If you pick an English-taught program, common for master's degrees, you can apply with just IELTS or TOEFL and no German at all.

Language Requirements by Instruction Language

Study Options and Costs to Plan For

• Bachelor's degrees typically run 3 years across 6 semesters and are mostly taught in German, though English-taught options are growing in business, engineering, and IT.
• Master's degrees typically run 1.5 to 2 years, and Germany offers a large number of English-taught international master's programs.
• Public university tuition is generally 150 to 350 euros per semester, except Baden-Wurttemberg, which charges non-EU students 1,500 euros per semester.
• If your high school diploma is not directly recognized, you may need a Studienkolleg foundation year, which itself requires B1 level German.

My Advice

If you do not speak German yet, filter the DAAD database for English-taught programs first, since that removes the language barrier entirely for admission. If your program does require German, start a structured C1 course at least a year before you apply, since TestDaF and DSH results take time to reach the level universities require.