Mutzel earned a diploma in 1990 from the University of Augsburg, in mathematics with computer science, a doctorate in computer science from the University of Cologne in 1994 under the supervision of Michael Jünger, and her habilitation in 1999 from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics.
Mutzel earned a diploma in 1990 from the University of Augsburg from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics. This was in mathematics with computer science. This was in a doctorate in computer science from the University of Cologne in 1994 under the supervision of Michael Jünger. This was in her habilitation in 1999.