19 Best universities for Environmental Management in Kenya

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Management. A graph of 98.5K citations received by 6.93K academic papers made by 19 universities in Kenya 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 Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Management

#29 in Africa

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Management

#72 in Africa

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Management

#77 in Africa

#1483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Environmental Management

#78 in Africa

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Egerton University

Kenya | Njoro

For Environmental Management

#113 in Africa

#1991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Environmental Management

#192 in Africa

#2875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2010

7. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Environmental Management

#193 in Africa

#2890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

8. Maseno University

Kenya | Maseno

For Environmental Management

#198 in Africa

#2960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

9. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Bondo

For Environmental Management

#205 in Africa

#3124 in the World

Founded: 2009

10. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Management

#210 in Africa

#3174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

11. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Management

#233 in Africa

#3571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 8,189
Founded: 2002

12. Mount Kenya University

Kenya | Thika

For Environmental Management

#253 in Africa

#3855 in the World

Founded: 2008

13. South Eastern Kenya University

Kenya | Kitui

For Environmental Management

#255 in Africa

#3883 in the World

Founded: 2008

14. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

Kenya | Nyeri

For Environmental Management

#263 in Africa

#4019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

15. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Management

#271 in Africa

#4169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

16. Pwani University

Kenya | Kilifi

For Environmental Management

#272 in Africa

#4182 in the World

Founded: 2007

17. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Environmental Management

#274 in Africa

#4226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

18. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Environmental Management

#276 in Africa

#4247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

19. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Environmental Management

#277 in Africa

#4249 in the World

Founded: 2010

The best cities to study Environmental Management in Kenya based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nairobi, Eldoret, Njoro, and Kakamega.