26 Best universities for Engineering 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 Engineering Management. A graph of 31.2K citations received by 5.9K academic papers made by 26 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

#57 in the World

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

2. Osaka University

For Engineering Management

#35 in Asia

#232 in the World

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

3. Waseda University

For Engineering Management

#44 in Asia

#288 in the World

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

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Engineering Management

#60 in Asia

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Nagoya University

For Engineering Management

#89 in Asia

#496 in the World

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

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Engineering Management

#99 in Asia

#547 in the World

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

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Engineering Management

#107 in Asia

#563 in the World

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

8. Kyoto University

For Engineering Management

#119 in Asia

#598 in the World

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

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Engineering Management

#155 in Asia

#728 in the World

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

10. Keio University

For Engineering Management

#160 in Asia

#742 in the World

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

11. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Engineering Management

#172 in Asia

#786 in the World

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

12. Tohoku University

For Engineering Management

#192 in Asia

#835 in the World

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

13. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Engineering Management

#205 in Asia

#868 in the World

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

14. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Engineering Management

#208 in Asia

#877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

15. Tokyo University of Science

For Engineering Management

#245 in Asia

#957 in the World

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

16. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Engineering Management

#279 in Asia

#1046 in the World

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

17. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Engineering Management

#284 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

18. Ritsumeikan University

For Engineering Management

#324 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

19. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Engineering Management

#336 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1965

20. Nihon University

For Engineering Management

#363 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Founded: 1889

21. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Engineering Management

#393 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

22. Kobe University

For Engineering Management

#409 in Asia

#1315 in the World

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

23. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Engineering Management

#415 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

24. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Engineering Management

#504 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Founded: 1942

25. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Engineering Management

#514 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

26. Chiba University

For Engineering Management

#551 in Asia

#1523 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 Sapporo.

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

Construction Management25

Electrical Engineering289

Electronic Engineering193

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