Best Universities for Occupational Safety and Health in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Safety and Health. A graph of 132K citations received by 6.06K academic papers made by 37 universities in Africa 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 Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in South Africa

#110 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Occupational Safety and Health

#2 in South Africa

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Occupational Safety and Health

#3 in South Africa

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

4. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Uganda

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

5. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Occupational Safety and Health

#4 in South Africa

#300 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Ghana

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

7. University of Ghana

For Occupational Safety and Health

#2 in Ghana

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

8. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Occupational Safety and Health

#5 in South Africa

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

9. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Occupational Safety and Health

#359 in the World

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

10. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Occupational Safety and Health

#369 in the World

Founded: 1950

11. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Occupational Safety and Health

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 49,103
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1954

12. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Occupational Safety and Health

#391 in the World

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

13. Ain Shams University

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Egypt

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

14. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Occupational Safety and Health

#6 in South Africa

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

15. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Tanzania

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

16. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Occupational Safety and Health

#2 in Egypt

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 197,278
Founded: 1942

17. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Occupational Safety and Health

#496 in the World

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

18. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Occupational Safety and Health

#3 in Ghana

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

19. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Occupational Safety and Health

#3 in Egypt

#583 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

20. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Occupational Safety and Health

#4 in Egypt

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

21. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Kenya

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

22. Cairo University

For Occupational Safety and Health

#5 in Egypt

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

23. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Occupational Safety and Health

#7 in South Africa

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

24. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Occupational Safety and Health

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

25. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Occupational Safety and Health

#8 in South Africa

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

26. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Occupational Safety and Health

#9 in South Africa

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

27. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Occupational Safety and Health

#10 in South Africa

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

28. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Occupational Safety and Health

#2 in Kenya

#717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

29. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Occupational Safety and Health

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

30. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Occupational Safety and Health

#6 in Egypt

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

31. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Occupational Safety and Health

#11 in South Africa

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

32. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Occupational Safety and Health

#3 in Kenya

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

33. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Occupational Safety and Health

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

34. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Occupational Safety and Health

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

35. Benha University

For Occupational Safety and Health

#7 in Egypt

#869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 88,016
Founded: 1976

36. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Occupational Safety and Health

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2001

37. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Occupational Safety and Health

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975