22 Best universities for Development Studies in the United Arab Emirates

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Arab Emirates ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 174K citations received by 9.61K academic papers made by 22 universities in the United Arab Emirates 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.

2. University of Sharjah

For Development Studies

#220 in Asia
#989 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1997

4. American University of Sharjah

For Development Studies

#419 in Asia
#1502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1997

5. Khalifa University

For Development Studies

#476 in Asia
#1656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2007

8. Al Ain University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#678 in Asia
#2109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
2004

10. New York University Abu Dhabi

For Development Studies

#728 in Asia
#2220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,300
Founded
2010

14. University of Dubai

For Development Studies

#1441 in Asia
#3698 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1997

17. Gulf Medical University

For Development Studies

#1469 in Asia
#3762 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1998

18. American University in the Emirates

For Development Studies

#1523 in Asia
#3880 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
2006

19. Canadian University of Dubai

For Development Studies

#1714 in Asia
#4333 in the World
Enrollment
2,074
Founded
2006

22. City University College of Ajman

For Development Studies

#2185 in Asia
#5372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2012

The best cities to study Development Studies in the United Arab Emirates based on the number of universities and their ranks are Al Ain, Sharjah, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi.