23 Best universities for Economics in Ghana

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Below is a list of best universities in Ghana ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 240K citations received by 21.1K academic papers made by 23 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 Economics

#8 in Africa
#451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Economics

#19 in Africa
#822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

3. University of Cape Coast

For Economics

#32 in Africa
#1158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

4. University for Development Studies

For Economics

#50 in Africa
#1431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

6. University of Education, Winneba

For Economics

#110 in Africa
#2534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1992

7. University of Professional Studies, Accra

For Economics

#132 in Africa
#2923 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

11. Central University

For Economics

#196 in Africa
#3837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1997

12. University of Mines and Technology

For Economics

#229 in Africa
#4367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
2004

13. Ghana Technology University College

For Economics

#240 in Africa
#4601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2006

14. Catholic University College of Ghana

For Economics

#247 in Africa
#4710 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2003

19. Accra Technical University

For Economics

#294 in Africa
#5335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1949

21. Methodist University College

For Economics

#308 in Africa
#5560 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2000

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