27 Best universities for Engineering Management 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 Engineering Management. A graph of 34K citations received by 6.01K academic papers made by 27 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 Engineering Management

#7 in Asia

#58 in the World

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

2. Osaka University

For Engineering Management

#38 in Asia

#240 in the World

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

3. Waseda University

For Engineering Management

#49 in Asia

#299 in the World

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Engineering Management

#64 in Asia

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Nagoya University

For Engineering Management

#93 in Asia

#513 in the World

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

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Engineering Management

#113 in Asia

#579 in the World

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

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Engineering Management

#118 in Asia

#586 in the World

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

8. Kyoto University

For Engineering Management

#127 in Asia

#615 in the World

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

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Engineering Management

#156 in Asia

#725 in the World

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

10. Keio University

For Engineering Management

#160 in Asia

#743 in the World

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

11. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Engineering Management

#191 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

12. Tohoku University

For Engineering Management

#202 in Asia

#844 in the World

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

13. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Engineering Management

#217 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Engineering Management

#220 in Asia

#901 in the World

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

15. Tokyo University of Science

For Engineering Management

#262 in Asia

#999 in the World

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

16. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Engineering Management

#300 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

17. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Engineering Management

#308 in Asia

#1097 in the World

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

18. Ritsumeikan University

For Engineering Management

#338 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

19. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Engineering Management

#344 in Asia

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,917
Founded: 1965

20. Nihon University

For Engineering Management

#386 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Founded: 1889

21. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Engineering Management

#405 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

22. Kobe University

For Engineering Management

#439 in Asia

#1378 in the World

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

23. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Engineering Management

#448 in Asia

#1390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

24. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Engineering Management

#496 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

25. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Engineering Management

#520 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Founded: 1942

26. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Engineering Management

#536 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

27. Chiba University

For Engineering Management

#564 in Asia

#1568 in the World

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

The best cities to study Engineering Management in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Suita, Nagoya, and Fukuoka.

Engineering subfields in Japan

Acoustical Engineering285

Aerospace Engineering268

Agricultural Engineering35

Applied/Engineering Physics96

Architectural Engineering103

Automation and Control engineering121

Automotive Engineering123

Biochemical Engineering27

Biomedical Engineering142

Biotechnology184

Chemical Engineering266

Civil Engineering210

Computer Engineering109

Computer Networking223

Construction Management25

Electrical Engineering292

Electronic Engineering194

Environmental Engineering128

Firefighting and Fire Science34

Geotechnical Engineering174

Human-Computer Interaction153

Industrial Engineering22

Landscape Architecture32

Marine Engineering71

Materials Science392

Mechanical Engineering322

Metallurgical Engineering314

Mining Engineering39

Nanotechnology248

Nuclear Engineering78

Operations Research80

Optical Engineering356

Petroleum Engineering81

Polymer science and Plastics engineering69

Product and Industrial Design25

Reliability and Quality Engineering80

Remote Sensing120

Renewable Energy Engineering75

Structural Engineering246

Systems Engineering160

Technical Drawing65

Telecommunications266

Transportation Engineering84