34 Best universities for Project Management in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 69.5K citations received by 7.87K academic papers made by 34 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

#29 in Asia

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Project Management

#67 in Asia

#473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

3. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Project Management

#81 in Asia

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

4. Keio University

For Project Management

#82 in Asia

#549 in the World

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

5. Waseda University

For Project Management

#132 in Asia

#732 in the World

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

6. Osaka University

For Project Management

#151 in Asia

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

7. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Project Management

#177 in Asia

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

8. Nagoya University

For Project Management

#180 in Asia

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

9. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Project Management

#191 in Asia

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

10. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Project Management

#194 in Asia

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

11. Kobe University

For Project Management

#195 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

12. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Project Management

#240 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

13. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Project Management

#272 in Asia

#1211 in the World

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

14. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Project Management

#304 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

15. Nihon University

For Project Management

#310 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Founded: 1889

16. Tohoku University

For Project Management

#317 in Asia

#1334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

17. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Project Management

#347 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

18. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Project Management

#410 in Asia

#1565 in the World

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

19. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Project Management

#479 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

20. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Project Management

#485 in Asia

#1714 in the World

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

21. Ritsumeikan University

For Project Management

#509 in Asia

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

22. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Project Management

#564 in Asia

#1881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

23. Tokyo University of Science

For Project Management

#580 in Asia

#1912 in the World

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

24. University of Electro-Communications

For Project Management

#589 in Asia

#1926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

25. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Project Management

#641 in Asia

#2026 in the World

Founded: 1942

26. Osaka Prefecture University

For Project Management

#644 in Asia

#2029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

27. Meiji University

For Project Management

#645 in Asia

#2030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

28. Hosei University

For Project Management

#646 in Asia

#2031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

29. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Project Management

#660 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

30. Tokai University

For Project Management

#718 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

31. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Project Management

#724 in Asia

#2175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

32. Chiba University

For Project Management

#748 in Asia

#2209 in the World

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

33. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Project Management

#752 in Asia

#2219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

34. Tama University

For Project Management

#804 in Asia

#2290 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.