Being the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku hosts several, colleges, vocational schools and universities. Many learning centres have been coming up nonetheless; the older institutions such as Baku State University still have the largest student population.

For a couple of years Azerbaijan has improved their higher education system by improving education level in several universities to international standards. There is also improved students relationship where some of the courses are offered in international languages like English, Chinese and Spanish.

The MSc, or Master of Science, is an internationally recognized academic degree that indicates proficiency and knowledge of a given topic or field. Most MSc programs take about four years to finish, after which some join the workforce while others continue on in the classroom.