Best Engineering Master's Programmes in the Netherlands
We rank 38 Engineering master's programmes across 10 Dutch universities by verified national student-survey (NSE) satisfaction. Overall ratings range from 3.5 to 4.3 out of 5.
- 1Geomatics
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 4.3/54.3/524 students surveyed - 2Plant Biotechnology
Wageningen University & Research · Wageningen
Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 4.4/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 4.3/54.2/545 students surveyed - 3Biotechnology
Wageningen University & Research · Wageningen
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.4/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 4.2/54.2/586 students surveyed - 4Aerospace Engineering
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 4.3/54.1/5328 students surveyed - 5Human-Technology Interaction
Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.5/5Career prep 2.7/5Would choose again 4.2/54.1/549 students surveyed - 6Sustainable Energy Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 4.1/54.1/533 students surveyed - 7Food Technology
Wageningen University & Research · Wageningen
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.4/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 4.2/54.1/5130 students surveyed - 8Marine Technology
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.5/54.1/551 students surveyed - 9Civil Engineering & Management
University of Twente · Enschede
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.2/54.1/534 students surveyed - 10Electrical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 4.2/54.1/5113 students surveyed - 11Chemical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.1/54.1/565 students surveyed - 12Hydrology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.3/54.1/524 students surveyed - 13Complex Systems Engineering and Management
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.0/54.0/574 students surveyed - 14Mechanical Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 4.3/54.0/5134 students surveyed - 15Energy Science
Utrecht University · Utrecht
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.7/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 3.9/54.0/537 students surveyed - 16Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 4.0/54.0/5392 students surveyed - 17Electrical Engineering
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 4.0/54.0/5155 students surveyed - 18Mechanical Engineering
University of Twente · Enschede
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 4.1/53.9/5100 students surveyed - 19Materials Science and Engineering
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 4.0/53.9/526 students surveyed - 20Chemical Engineering
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 4.0/53.9/596 students surveyed - 21Science and Innovation
Utrecht University · Utrecht
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.8/53.9/563 students surveyed - 22Offshore and Dredging Engineering
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 4.0/5Would choose again 3.8/53.9/527 students surveyed - 23Automotive Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 3.8/53.9/524 students surveyed - 24Systems and Control
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.1/5Would choose again 3.9/53.9/565 students surveyed - 25Management, Policy Analysis and Entrepreneurship in the Health and Life Sciences
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/569 students surveyed - 26Computer Science
Leiden University · Leiden
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.1/5Would choose again 3.7/53.8/583 students surveyed - 27Strategic Product Design
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/573 students surveyed - 28Construction Management and Engineering
Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.1/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/526 students surveyed - 29Sustainable Energy Technology (4TU)
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/568 students surveyed - 30Architecture, Building and Planning
Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven
Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 2.9/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/5156 students surveyed - 31Management of Technology
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.8/53.7/572 students surveyed - 32Environmental and Infrastructure Planning
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.6/5Career prep 3.1/5Would choose again 3.7/53.7/538 students surveyed - 33Computer Science
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.7/53.7/599 students surveyed - 34Integrated Product Design
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.6/53.6/5124 students surveyed - 35Design for Interaction
Delft University of Technology · Delft
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 3.7/5Career prep 2.9/5Would choose again 3.6/53.6/576 students surveyed - 36Engineering Systems
HAN University of Applied Sciences · Arnhem
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 3.5/53.6/528 students surveyed - 37Smart Systems Engineering
Hanze University of Applied Sciences · Groningen
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 3.6/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 3.6/53.5/523 students surveyed - 38Embedded Systems
Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.4/53.5/546 students surveyed
How we rank these programmes
Programmes are ranked by overall student satisfaction from the Nationale Studenten Enquête (NSE), the Dutch national student survey, sourced via the Studiekeuzedatabase.
Only programmes with at least 20 survey respondents are ranked, so the scores are statistically meaningful. Ties are broken by the number of respondents. We do not use paid placements — the order reflects students' own ratings.
Career outcomes for Engineering graduates
- Median starting salary
- €3,408/mo
- Graduate employment
- 95%
- On a permanent contract
- 60%
Field-group estimate from national graduate surveys (Studiekeuzedatabase), not measured per programme — individual programmes vary.
Frequently asked questions
Which university has the highest-rated Engineering master's in the Netherlands?
Delft University of Technology ranks first by overall student satisfaction (NSE) among the 38 Engineering master's programmes we rank.
How many Engineering master's programmes are ranked here?
We rank 38 Engineering master's programmes that each have at least 20 NSE survey respondents.
How are these Engineering programmes ranked?
By overall student-satisfaction scores from the Nationale Studenten Enquête (NSE), the Dutch national student survey, with ties broken by the number of respondents.