31 Best universities for Environmental Economics in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 172K citations received by 9.05K academic papers made by 31 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

#14 in Asia

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Environmental Economics

#40 in Asia

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Environmental Economics

#71 in Asia

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

4. Waseda University

For Environmental Economics

#81 in Asia

#284 in the World

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

5. Osaka University

For Environmental Economics

#100 in Asia

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Environmental Economics

#113 in Asia

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

7. Tohoku University

For Environmental Economics

#114 in Asia

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

8. University of Kitakyushu

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Environmental Economics

#122 in Asia

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1946

9. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Environmental Economics

#125 in Asia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

10. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Environmental Economics

#161 in Asia

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

11. Kobe University

For Environmental Economics

#164 in Asia

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

12. Keio University

For Environmental Economics

#185 in Asia

#621 in the World

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

13. Nagoya University

For Environmental Economics

#205 in Asia

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

14. Ritsumeikan University

For Environmental Economics

#219 in Asia

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

15. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Environmental Economics

#278 in Asia

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

16. Tokyo University of Science

For Environmental Economics

#306 in Asia

#951 in the World

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

17. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Environmental Economics

#315 in Asia

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

18. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Environmental Economics

#327 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

19. Tokai University

For Environmental Economics

#383 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

20. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Environmental Economics

#401 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

21. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Environmental Economics

#446 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

22. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Environmental Economics

#506 in Asia

#1365 in the World

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

23. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Environmental Economics

#540 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

24. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Environmental Economics

#582 in Asia

#1491 in the World

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

25. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Environmental Economics

#614 in Asia

#1551 in the World

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

26. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Environmental Economics

#629 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

27. Chiba University

For Environmental Economics

#644 in Asia

#1607 in the World

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

28. Tokyo City University

For Environmental Economics

#658 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

29. Osaka Prefecture University

For Environmental Economics

#669 in Asia

#1643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

30. University of Electro-Communications

For Environmental Economics

#680 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

31. Meiji University

For Environmental Economics

#708 in Asia

#1709 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 Science19

Agricultural Economics30

Development Studies235

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics150

International Economics31

International Relations and Diplomacy18

International Trade41

Investment Banking and Stock trading34

Political Economy19