21 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 169K citations received by 14K academic papers made by 21 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
#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Development Studies

#21 in Africa
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

3. University of Cape Coast

For Development Studies

#30 in Africa
#893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

4. University for Development Studies

For Development Studies

#45 in Africa
#1102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

6. University of Education, Winneba

For Development Studies

#99 in Africa
#2041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1992

8. University of Professional Studies, Accra

For Development Studies

#164 in Africa
#3070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

11. Central University

For Development Studies

#199 in Africa
#3641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1997

12. Catholic University College of Ghana

For Development Studies

#229 in Africa
#4096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2003

15. Ghana Technology University College

For Development Studies

#236 in Africa
#4238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2006

16. Ho Technical University

For Development Studies

#252 in Africa
#4491 in the World
Founded
1968

17. University of Mines and Technology

For Development Studies

#270 in Africa
#4767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
2004

18. Accra Technical University

For Development Studies

#276 in Africa
#4882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1949

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.