15 Best universities for Human Resource Management in Portugal

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Human Resource Management. A graph of 53.3K citations received by 2.57K academic papers made by 15 universities in Portugal 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 Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Human Resource Management

#45 in Europe

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Human Resource Management

#161 in Europe

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

3. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Human Resource Management

#173 in Europe

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

4. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Human Resource Management

#195 in Europe

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

5. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Human Resource Management

#225 in Europe

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Human Resource Management

#254 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Human Resource Management

#261 in Europe

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Human Resource Management

#325 in Europe

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Human Resource Management

#378 in Europe

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

10. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Human Resource Management

#455 in Europe

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Human Resource Management

#515 in Europe

#1289 in the World

Founded: 1979

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Human Resource Management

#548 in Europe

#1422 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

13. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Human Resource Management

#552 in Europe

#1438 in the World

Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1979

14. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Human Resource Management

#557 in Europe

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

15. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Human Resource Management

#566 in Europe

#1480 in the World

Founded: 1979

The best cities to study Human Resource Management in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lisbon, Braga, Porto, and Aveiro.

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