12 Best universities for Human Resource Management in Switzerland

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Human Resource Management. A graph of 61.1K citations received by 1.81K academic papers made by 12 universities in Switzerland 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 Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Human Resource Management

#55 in Europe

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Human Resource Management

#85 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

3. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Human Resource Management

#101 in Europe

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Human Resource Management

#137 in Europe

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Human Resource Management

#143 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Human Resource Management

#172 in Europe

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

7. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Human Resource Management

#207 in Europe

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

8. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Human Resource Management

#300 in Europe

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

9. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Human Resource Management

#331 in Europe

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

10. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Human Resource Management

#395 in Europe

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

11. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Human Resource Management

#497 in Europe

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Human Resource Management

#567 in Europe

#1481 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

The best cities to study Human Resource Management in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, St. Gallen, Geneva, and Bern.

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