17 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations in Ghana

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ghana ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 63.9K citations received by 5.08K academic papers made by 17 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

Ghana | Legon

For Communications and Public Relations

#9 in Africa

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

2. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Communications and Public Relations

#18 in Africa

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

3. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Communications and Public Relations

#20 in Africa

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

4. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Communications and Public Relations

#52 in Africa

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

5. University for Development Studies

Ghana | Tamale

For Communications and Public Relations

#54 in Africa

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 13,132
Founded: 1992

6. University of Professional Studies, Accra

Ghana | Accra

For Communications and Public Relations

#56 in Africa

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 26,703
Founded: 1965

7. Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

Ghana | Accra

For Communications and Public Relations

#62 in Africa

#1643 in the World

Founded: 1961

8. Ho Technical University

Ghana | Ho

For Communications and Public Relations

#92 in Africa

#2210 in the World

Founded: 1968

9. Kumasi Technical University

Ghana | Kumasi

For Communications and Public Relations

#101 in Africa

#2276 in the World

Founded: 1954

10. Central University

Ghana | Tema

For Communications and Public Relations

#118 in Africa

#2474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1997

11. University of Health and Allied Sciences

Ghana | Ho

For Communications and Public Relations

#136 in Africa

#2697 in the World

Founded: 2011

12. Ghana Technology University College

Ghana | Accra

For Communications and Public Relations

#149 in Africa

#2859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2006

13. Pentecost University College

Ghana | Accra

For Communications and Public Relations

#167 in Africa

#3125 in the World

Founded: 2003

14. University of Energy and Natural Resources

Ghana | Sunyani

For Communications and Public Relations

#181 in Africa

#3323 in the World

Founded: 2011

15. Cape Coast Technical University

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Communications and Public Relations

#188 in Africa

#3453 in the World

Founded: 1986

16. Accra Technical University

Ghana | Accra

For Communications and Public Relations

#191 in Africa

#3469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1949

17. Catholic University College of Ghana

Ghana | Sunyani

For Communications and Public Relations

#193 in Africa

#3498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

The best cities to study Communications and Public Relations in Ghana based on the number of universities and their ranks are Legon, Cape Coast, Kumasi, and Winneba.