The BMS faculty has delivered a strong performance in the 2025 Keuzegids ('Choiceguide') Masters, published on Thursday 27 March. The master's programmes in Industrial Engineering & Management, Public Administration, and Science Education have been ranked the best in the Netherlands.
BMS scores
Based on results from the National Student Survey (NSE) from last year (2024), the Keuzegids Masters 2025 compares 1,250 master's programmes in terms of content, teaching staff, assessment, career preparation, and atmosphere. Students at the BMS faculty have given higher ratings in almost all categories compared to last year, with the biggest increase in atmosphere (+0.6), resulting in an average score of 4.6 (on a scale of 1 to 6). A result to be proud of as a faculty. The score for practical orientation saw a slight decrease (-0.1).
Best master's programmes in the Netherlands
The master's programmes in Industrial Engineering & Management, Public Administration, and Science Education have been ranked the best compared to similar programmes at other universities. Public Administration students awarded their programme the maximum score in four out of five categories. Students of Industrial Engineering & Management particularly appreciate the curriculum, while those in Science Education value the teaching staff and practical orientation.
What is the Keuzegids Masters?
The Keuzegids Masters provides an annual overview of all master's programmes in the Netherlands, both at university and higher professional education (HBO) level. It helps students find and compare master's programmes. Each programme is assessed based on five themes: content, teaching staff, assessment, career preparation, and atmosphere. All ratings are based on absolute scores from the 2024 National Student Survey (NSE). The Keuzegids then converts these into relative scores to show how each programme performs compared to the national average.
