24 Best universities for Human Resource Management in Brazil

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 48.3K citations received by 4.09K academic papers made by 24 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

#96 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

#453 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

#467 in the World

Founded: 1934

4. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Latin America

#590 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

#699 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

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

7. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Human Resource Management

#8 in Latin America

#747 in the World

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

8. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Human Resource Management

#9 in Latin America

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

9. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Human Resource Management

#12 in Latin America

#875 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

#961 in the World

Founded: 1933

11. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Human Resource Management

#16 in Latin America

#1012 in the World

Founded: 1946

12. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Human Resource Management

#17 in Latin America

#1015 in the World

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

13. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Human Resource Management

#18 in Latin America

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

14. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Human Resource Management

#23 in Latin America

#1337 in the World

Founded: 1960

15. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Human Resource Management

#24 in Latin America

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

16. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Human Resource Management

#25 in Latin America

#1352 in the World

Founded: 1946

17. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#26 in Latin America

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

18. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Human Resource Management

#28 in Latin America

#1372 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

#1399 in the World

Founded: 1950

20. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Human Resource Management

#31 in Latin America

#1402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

21. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#32 in Latin America

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

22. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#33 in Latin America

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

23. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Human Resource Management

#34 in Latin America

#1431 in the World

Founded: 1948

24. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Human Resource Management

#36 in Latin America

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

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.