7 Best universities for Risk Management in Nigeria

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Risk Management. A graph of 7.3K citations received by 1.09K academic papers made by 7 universities in Nigeria 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. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Risk Management

#8 in Africa

#466 in the World

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

2. Covenant University

For Risk Management

#12 in Africa

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

3. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Risk Management

#15 in Africa

#672 in the World

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

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Risk Management

#17 in Africa

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Risk Management

#27 in Africa

#938 in the World

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

6. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Risk Management

#29 in Africa

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

7. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Risk Management

#31 in Africa

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

The best cities to study Risk Management in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ife, Ota, Lagos, and Nsukka.