52 Best universities for Project Management in Brazil

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Brazil ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 22.7M citations received by 2.48M academic papers made by 52 universities in Brazil 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 Project Management

#1 in Latin America

#76 in the World

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

2. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Project Management

#2 in Latin America

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1960

3. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Project Management

#3 in Latin America

#139 in the World

Founded: 1934

4. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Project Management

#5 in Latin America

#372 in the World

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

5. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Project Management

#6 in Latin America

#382 in the World

Founded: 1946

6. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Project Management

#8 in Latin America

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

7. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Project Management

#9 in Latin America

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1959

8. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Project Management

#10 in Latin America

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

9. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Project Management

#11 in Latin America

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

10. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Project Management

#12 in Latin America

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

11. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Project Management

#13 in Latin America

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 23,988
Founded: 1969

12. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Project Management

#14 in Latin America

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

13. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Project Management

#15 in Latin America

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1960

14. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Project Management

#16 in Latin America

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

15. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Project Management

#17 in Latin America

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1927

16. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Project Management

#18 in Latin America

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1909

17. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Project Management

#19 in Latin America

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1948

18. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Project Management

#21 in Latin America

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1912

19. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Project Management

#24 in Latin America

#870 in the World

Founded: 1960

20. University of Fortaleza

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Project Management

#26 in Latin America

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1973

21. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Project Management

#27 in Latin America

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

22. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Project Management

#28 in Latin America

#962 in the World

Founded: 1946

23. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Project Management

#29 in Latin America

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

24. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Project Management

#30 in Latin America

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1969

25. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Project Management

#33 in Latin America

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

26. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Project Management

#35 in Latin America

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,744
Founded: 1954

27. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Project Management

#36 in Latin America

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1913

28. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Project Management

#41 in Latin America

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

29. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Project Management

#42 in Latin America

#1306 in the World

Founded: 1950

30. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Project Management

#44 in Latin America

#1311 in the World

Founded: 1970

31. Federal University of Para

For Project Management

#45 in Latin America

#1318 in the World

Founded: 1957

32. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Project Management

#46 in Latin America

#1340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

33. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Project Management

#47 in Latin America

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1965

34. University of Passo Fundo

Brazil | Passo Fundo

For Project Management

#49 in Latin America

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1968

35. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Project Management

#51 in Latin America

#1404 in the World

Founded: 1933

36. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Project Management

#54 in Latin America

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

37. Federal University of Amazonas

Brazil | Manaus

For Project Management

#58 in Latin America

#1462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1909

38. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Project Management

#60 in Latin America

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1969

39. University of Santa Cruz do Sul

Brazil | Santa Cruz do Sul

For Project Management

#62 in Latin America

#1495 in the World

Founded: 1993

40. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Project Management

#63 in Latin America

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

41. FUMEC University

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Project Management

#65 in Latin America

#1540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1965

42. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Project Management

#67 in Latin America

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

43. University of Caxias do Sul

Brazil | Caxias do Sul

For Project Management

#68 in Latin America

#1581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1967

44. University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Project Management

#69 in Latin America

#1592 in the World

Founded: 1990

45. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Project Management

#70 in Latin America

#1599 in the World

Founded: 1912

46. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Project Management

#75 in Latin America

#1649 in the World

Founded: 1970

47. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Project Management

#81 in Latin America

#1694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1922

48. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Project Management

#83 in Latin America

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

49. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Project Management

#86 in Latin America

#1745 in the World

Founded: 1958

50. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Project Management

#88 in Latin America

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

51. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Project Management

#89 in Latin America

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1963

52. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Project Management

#94 in Latin America

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Project Management in Brazil based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sao Paulo, Florianopolis, Porto Alegre, and Rio de Janeiro.