Best Universities for Occupational Safety and Health in Latin America

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Safety and Health. A graph of 87.7K citations received by 4.67K academic papers made by 39 universities in Latin America 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 Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Brazil

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Occupational Safety and Health

#2 in Brazil

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 45,038
Founded: 1927

3. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Occupational Safety and Health

#3 in Brazil

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

4. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Safety and Health

#4 in Brazil

#325 in the World

Founded: 1933

5. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Occupational Safety and Health

#5 in Brazil

#342 in the World

Founded: 1969

6. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Occupational Safety and Health

#6 in Brazil

#350 in the World

Founded: 1934

7. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Occupational Safety and Health

#7 in Brazil

#423 in the World

Founded: 1946

8. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Occupational Safety and Health

#8 in Brazil

#527 in the World

Founded: 1950

9. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Occupational Safety and Health

#9 in Brazil

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

10. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Mexico

#545 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

11. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Jamaica

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

12. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Occupational Safety and Health

#10 in Brazil

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

13. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Occupational Safety and Health

#11 in Brazil

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 67,329
Founded: 1920

14. University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Occupational Safety and Health

#12 in Brazil

#572 in the World

Founded: 1990

15. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Occupational Safety and Health

#13 in Brazil

#589 in the World

Founded: 1970

16. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Occupational Safety and Health

#2 in Mexico

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,908
Founded: 1974

17. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Safety and Health

#14 in Brazil

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

18. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Occupational Safety and Health

#15 in Brazil

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

19. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Occupational Safety and Health

#16 in Brazil

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

20. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Occupational Safety and Health

#17 in Brazil

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

21. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Occupational Safety and Health

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

22. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Occupational Safety and Health

#18 in Brazil

#794 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Chile

#797 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

24. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Occupational Safety and Health

#19 in Brazil

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

25. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Occupational Safety and Health

#20 in Brazil

#817 in the World

Founded: 1969

26. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Occupational Safety and Health

#21 in Brazil

#827 in the World

Founded: 1946

27. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Occupational Safety and Health

#22 in Brazil

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

28. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Occupational Safety and Health

#23 in Brazil

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

29. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Occupational Safety and Health

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 54,284
Founded: 1867

30. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Occupational Safety and Health

#2 in Chile

#858 in the World

Founded: 1842

31. State University of Paraiba

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Occupational Safety and Health

#24 in Brazil

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1966

32. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Occupational Safety and Health

#871 in the World

Founded: 1958

33. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Occupational Safety and Health

#877 in the World

Founded: 1945

34. El Bosque University

Colombia | Bogota

For Occupational Safety and Health

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1978

35. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Occupational Safety and Health

#915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

36. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Occupational Safety and Health

#25 in Brazil

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

37. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Occupational Safety and Health

#26 in Brazil

#939 in the World

Founded: 1960

38. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Occupational Safety and Health

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

39. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Occupational Safety and Health

#3 in Mexico

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792