12 Best universities for Human Resource Management in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Human Resource Management. A graph of 49.7K citations received by 3.02K academic papers made by 12 universities in Japan 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 Tokyo

For Human Resource Management

#56 in Asia

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Human Resource Management

#61 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1990

3. Kyoto University

For Human Resource Management

#96 in Asia

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

4. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Human Resource Management

#124 in Asia

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

5. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Human Resource Management

#134 in Asia

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

6. Waseda University

For Human Resource Management

#160 in Asia

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Human Resource Management

#189 in Asia

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

8. Keio University

For Human Resource Management

#233 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

9. Osaka University

For Human Resource Management

#252 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

10. Kobe University

For Human Resource Management

#265 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

11. Nagoya University

For Human Resource Management

#314 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

12. Ritsumeikan University

For Human Resource Management

#365 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

The best cities to study Human Resource Management in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Nomi, Kyoto, and Tsukuba.