29 Best universities for Agricultural Economics 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 Agricultural Economics. A graph of 78.8K citations received by 6.88K academic papers made by 29 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 Agricultural Economics

#7 in Asia

#63 in the World

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

2. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Agricultural Economics

#16 in Asia

#95 in the World

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

3. Kyoto University

For Agricultural Economics

#17 in Asia

#101 in the World

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

4. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Agricultural Economics

#35 in Asia

#169 in the World

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

5. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Agricultural Economics

#55 in Asia

#240 in the World

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

6. Kobe University

For Agricultural Economics

#58 in Asia

#249 in the World

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

7. Tohoku University

For Agricultural Economics

#76 in Asia

#309 in the World

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

8. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Agricultural Economics

#81 in Asia

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

9. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Agricultural Economics

#101 in Asia

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

10. Nagoya University

For Agricultural Economics

#107 in Asia

#408 in the World

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

11. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Agricultural Economics

#120 in Asia

#428 in the World

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

12. Waseda University

For Agricultural Economics

#131 in Asia

#450 in the World

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

13. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Agricultural Economics

#162 in Asia

#525 in the World

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

14. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Agricultural Economics

#180 in Asia

#572 in the World

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

15. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Agricultural Economics

#243 in Asia

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

16. Osaka University

For Agricultural Economics

#255 in Asia

#769 in the World

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

17. Keio University

For Agricultural Economics

#264 in Asia

#781 in the World

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

18. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Agricultural Economics

#267 in Asia

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

19. Chiba University

For Agricultural Economics

#275 in Asia

#802 in the World

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

20. Ritsumeikan University

For Agricultural Economics

#281 in Asia

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

21. Nihon University

For Agricultural Economics

#299 in Asia

#848 in the World

Founded: 1889

22. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Agricultural Economics

#304 in Asia

#864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

23. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Agricultural Economics

#309 in Asia

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

24. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Agricultural Economics

#332 in Asia

#917 in the World

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

25. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Agricultural Economics

#381 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Founded: 1949

26. Gifu University

For Agricultural Economics

#391 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

27. Shimane University

For Agricultural Economics

#404 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

28. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Agricultural Economics

#412 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

29. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Agricultural Economics

#416 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Agricultural Economics in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Fukuoka, Kyoto, and Tsukuba.

Economics subfields in Japan

Actuarial Science18

Development Studies233

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics145

Environmental Economics32

International Economics30

International Relations and Diplomacy17

International Trade41

Investment Banking and Stock trading34

Political Economy19