25 Best universities for Construction Management 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 Construction Management. A graph of 49.9K citations received by 5.82K academic papers made by 25 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 Construction Management

#23 in Asia

#107 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Construction Management

#25 in Asia

#112 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Construction Management

#58 in Asia

#215 in the World

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

4. Waseda University

For Construction Management

#82 in Asia

#312 in the World

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

5. Kobe University

For Construction Management

#88 in Asia

#339 in the World

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

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Construction Management

#113 in Asia

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

7. Tohoku University

For Construction Management

#126 in Asia

#501 in the World

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

8. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Construction Management

#135 in Asia

#520 in the World

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

9. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Construction Management

#169 in Asia

#630 in the World

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

10. Osaka Prefecture University

For Construction Management

#181 in Asia

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

11. Nagoya University

For Construction Management

#189 in Asia

#682 in the World

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

12. Keio University

For Construction Management

#217 in Asia

#746 in the World

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

13. Tokyo University of Science

For Construction Management

#240 in Asia

#819 in the World

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

14. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Construction Management

#248 in Asia

#840 in the World

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

15. Chiba University

For Construction Management

#267 in Asia

#886 in the World

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

16. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Construction Management

#268 in Asia

#889 in the World

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

17. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Construction Management

#270 in Asia

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

18. Nihon University

For Construction Management

#274 in Asia

#899 in the World

Founded: 1889

19. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Construction Management

#276 in Asia

#904 in the World

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

20. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Construction Management

#300 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

21. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Construction Management

#302 in Asia

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1949

22. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Construction Management

#334 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

23. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Construction Management

#340 in Asia

#1041 in the World

Founded: 1949

24. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Construction Management

#356 in Asia

#1083 in the World

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

25. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Construction Management

#430 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Construction Management in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Kobe.

Engineering subfields in Japan

Acoustical Engineering280

Aerospace Engineering266

Agricultural Engineering37

Applied/Engineering Physics96

Architectural Engineering100

Automation and Control engineering121

Automotive Engineering121

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering140

Biotechnology183

Chemical Engineering263

Civil Engineering207

Computer Engineering109

Computer Networking223

Electrical Engineering289

Electronic Engineering193

Engineering Management26

Environmental Engineering127

Firefighting and Fire Science34

Geotechnical Engineering172

Human-Computer Interaction149

Industrial Engineering22

Landscape Architecture30

Marine Engineering69

Materials Science388

Mechanical Engineering322

Metallurgical Engineering313

Mining Engineering39

Nanotechnology246

Nuclear Engineering77

Operations Research80

Optical Engineering353

Petroleum Engineering81

Polymer science and Plastics engineering71

Product and Industrial Design26

Reliability and Quality Engineering79

Remote Sensing118

Renewable Energy Engineering74

Structural Engineering245

Systems Engineering156

Technical Drawing65

Telecommunications262

Transportation Engineering84