22 Best universities for Development Studies in Ghana

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Below is a list of best universities in Ghana ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 319K citations received by 18.4K academic papers made by 22 universities in Ghana 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 Ghana

For Development Studies

#8 in Africa
#236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1948

2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#18 in Africa
#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

3. University of Cape Coast

For Development Studies

#26 in Africa
#688 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

4. University for Development Studies

For Development Studies

#39 in Africa
#903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
13,132
Founded
1992

5. University of Education, Winneba

For Development Studies

#81 in Africa
#1593 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1992

8. University of Professional Studies, Accra

For Development Studies

#158 in Africa
#2677 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
26,703
Founded
1965

11. Central University

For Development Studies

#188 in Africa
#3204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1997

13. Catholic University College of Ghana

For Development Studies

#225 in Africa
#3799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2003

15. Ghana Technology University College

For Development Studies

#241 in Africa
#4035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2006

16. Ho Technical University

For Development Studies

#243 in Africa
#4046 in the World
Founded
1968

17. University of Mines and Technology

For Development Studies

#268 in Africa
#4570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
15,570
Founded
2004

18. Accra Technical University

For Development Studies

#279 in Africa
#4722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1949

21. Methodist University College

For Development Studies

#304 in Africa
#5039 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2000

The best cities to study Development Studies in Ghana based on the number of universities and their ranks are Legon, Kumasi, Cape Coast, and Tamale.