26 Best universities for Human Resource Management in Brazil

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Human Resource Management. A graph of 53.2K citations received by 4.15K academic papers made by 26 universities in Brazil was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Latin America

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Latin America

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

3. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Latin America

#481 in the World

Founded: 1934

4. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Latin America

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Latin America

#719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 67,329
Founded: 1920

6. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Human Resource Management

#7 in Latin America

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

7. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Human Resource Management

#8 in Latin America

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

8. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Human Resource Management

#9 in Latin America

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 45,038
Founded: 1927

9. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Human Resource Management

#12 in Latin America

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

10. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#15 in Latin America

#956 in the World

Founded: 1933

11. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Human Resource Management

#17 in Latin America

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 23,988
Founded: 1969

12. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Human Resource Management

#18 in Latin America

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

13. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Human Resource Management

#19 in Latin America

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1946

14. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Human Resource Management

#23 in Latin America

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

15. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Human Resource Management

#24 in Latin America

#1369 in the World

Founded: 1960

16. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Human Resource Management

#25 in Latin America

#1387 in the World

Founded: 1946

17. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#26 in Latin America

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

18. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Human Resource Management

#29 in Latin America

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

19. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Human Resource Management

#30 in Latin America

#1408 in the World

Founded: 1950

20. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#31 in Latin America

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

21. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Human Resource Management

#32 in Latin America

#1436 in the World

Founded: 1970

22. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Human Resource Management

#33 in Latin America

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

23. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#34 in Latin America

#1455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

24. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Human Resource Management

#35 in Latin America

#1469 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Human Resource Management

#37 in Latin America

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

26. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Human Resource Management

#38 in Latin America

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

The best cities to study Human Resource Management in Brazil based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sao Paulo, Florianopolis, Porto Alegre, and Rio de Janeiro.