12 Best universities for Human Resource Management in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 66.7K citations received by 3.44K 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

#79 in Asia

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Human Resource Management

#128 in Asia

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

3. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Human Resource Management

#160 in Asia

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

4. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Human Resource Management

#162 in Asia

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

5. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Human Resource Management

#170 in Asia

#798 in the World

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

6. Waseda University

For Human Resource Management

#187 in Asia

#863 in the World

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

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Human Resource Management

#255 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

8. Osaka University

For Human Resource Management

#266 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

9. Nagoya University

For Human Resource Management

#297 in Asia

#1220 in the World

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

10. Kobe University

For Human Resource Management

#333 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

11. Keio University

For Human Resource Management

#352 in Asia

#1313 in the World

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

12. Ritsumeikan University

For Human Resource Management

#435 in Asia

#1454 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, Kyoto, Tsukuba, and Nomi.