33 Best universities for Project Management in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 74.4K citations received by 8.15K academic papers made by 33 universities in Japan 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 Tokyo

For Project Management

#26 in Asia

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Project Management

#63 in Asia

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Keio University

For Project Management

#86 in Asia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Project Management

#87 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Waseda University

For Project Management

#134 in Asia

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

6. Osaka University

For Project Management

#156 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

7. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Project Management

#180 in Asia

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

8. Nagoya University

For Project Management

#188 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

9. Kobe University

For Project Management

#195 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

10. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Project Management

#196 in Asia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

11. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Project Management

#197 in Asia

#945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

12. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Project Management

#237 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

13. Nihon University

For Project Management

#284 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Founded: 1889

14. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Project Management

#288 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

15. Tohoku University

For Project Management

#313 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

16. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Project Management

#325 in Asia

#1334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

17. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Project Management

#357 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

18. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Project Management

#420 in Asia

#1581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Founded: 1875

19. Ritsumeikan University

For Project Management

#488 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

20. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Project Management

#500 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

21. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Project Management

#505 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

22. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Project Management

#572 in Asia

#1892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

23. Tokyo University of Science

For Project Management

#602 in Asia

#1941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

24. University of Electro-Communications

For Project Management

#629 in Asia

#1991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

25. Meiji University

For Project Management

#641 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

26. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Project Management

#665 in Asia

#2070 in the World

Founded: 1942

27. Hosei University

For Project Management

#669 in Asia

#2077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

28. Osaka Prefecture University

For Project Management

#685 in Asia

#2105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

29. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Project Management

#687 in Asia

#2107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

30. Tokai University

For Project Management

#730 in Asia

#2194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

31. Chiba University

For Project Management

#769 in Asia

#2254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

32. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Project Management

#774 in Asia

#2263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

33. Tama University

For Project Management

#835 in Asia

#2341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1989

The best cities to study Project Management in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Tsukuba.