32 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Economics. A graph of 153K citations received by 8.86K academic papers made by 32 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 Environmental Economics

#13 in Asia

#54 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Environmental Economics

#39 in Asia

#160 in the World

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

3. Waseda University

For Environmental Economics

#74 in Asia

#270 in the World

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

4. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Environmental Economics

#75 in Asia

#272 in the World

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

5. Osaka University

For Environmental Economics

#93 in Asia

#333 in the World

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

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Environmental Economics

#102 in Asia

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

7. Tohoku University

For Environmental Economics

#108 in Asia

#382 in the World

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

8. University of Kitakyushu

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Environmental Economics

#123 in Asia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1946

9. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Environmental Economics

#125 in Asia

#447 in the World

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

10. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Environmental Economics

#151 in Asia

#529 in the World

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

11. Kobe University

For Environmental Economics

#157 in Asia

#551 in the World

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

12. Keio University

For Environmental Economics

#174 in Asia

#605 in the World

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

13. Nagoya University

For Environmental Economics

#196 in Asia

#662 in the World

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

14. Ritsumeikan University

For Environmental Economics

#215 in Asia

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

15. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Environmental Economics

#247 in Asia

#800 in the World

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

16. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Environmental Economics

#291 in Asia

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

17. Tokyo University of Science

For Environmental Economics

#293 in Asia

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

18. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Environmental Economics

#327 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

19. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Environmental Economics

#375 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

20. Tokai University

For Environmental Economics

#392 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

21. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Environmental Economics

#422 in Asia

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

22. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Environmental Economics

#472 in Asia

#1313 in the World

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

23. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Environmental Economics

#490 in Asia

#1351 in the World

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

24. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Environmental Economics

#544 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

25. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Environmental Economics

#582 in Asia

#1503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

26. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Environmental Economics

#606 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

27. Chiba University

For Environmental Economics

#620 in Asia

#1568 in the World

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

28. Osaka Prefecture University

For Environmental Economics

#625 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

29. Tokyo City University

For Environmental Economics

#639 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

30. University of Electro-Communications

For Environmental Economics

#651 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

31. Toyo University

For Environmental Economics

#676 in Asia

#1655 in the World

Founded: 1887

32. Meiji University

For Environmental Economics

#690 in Asia

#1675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

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

Economics subfields in Japan

Actuarial Science18

Agricultural Economics29

Development Studies233

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics145

International Economics30

International Relations and Diplomacy17

International Trade41

Investment Banking and Stock trading34

Political Economy19