13 Best universities for Human Resource Management in Nigeria

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 13.1K citations received by 2.14K 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

#20 in Africa

#894 in the World

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

3. Covenant University

For Human Resource Management

#21 in Africa

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

4. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Human Resource Management

#23 in Africa

#921 in the World

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

5. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Human Resource Management

#26 in Africa

#934 in the World

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

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

#30 in Africa

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

8. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Human Resource Management

#31 in Africa

#1095 in the World

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

9. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Human Resource Management

#37 in Africa

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

10. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Human Resource Management

#40 in Africa

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

11. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Human Resource Management

#50 in Africa

#1416 in the World

Founded: 1992

12. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Human Resource Management

#51 in Africa

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 130,000
Founded: 1999

13. Lagos State University

For Human Resource Management

#54 in Africa

#1467 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, Ota, and Lagos.