13 Best universities for Human Resource Management in Nigeria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Human Resource Management. A graph of 14.6K citations received by 2.2K academic papers made by 13 universities in Nigeria 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 Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Human Resource Management

#15 in Africa

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Human Resource Management

#21 in Africa

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

3. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Human Resource Management

#22 in Africa

#909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

4. Covenant University

For Human Resource Management

#23 in Africa

#913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

5. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Human Resource Management

#26 in Africa

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

6. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Human Resource Management

#28 in Africa

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

7. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Human Resource Management

#32 in Africa

#1098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

8. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Human Resource Management

#33 in Africa

#1108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

9. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Human Resource Management

#39 in Africa

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

10. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Human Resource Management

#40 in Africa

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

11. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Human Resource Management

#53 in Africa

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

12. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Human Resource Management

#54 in Africa

#1450 in the World

Founded: 1992

13. Lagos State University

For Human Resource Management

#55 in Africa

#1479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

The best cities to study Human Resource Management in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nsukka, Ife, Ibadan, and Ota.