16 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations in Kenya

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 23.3K citations received by 4.37K academic papers made by 16 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 Communications and Public Relations

#18 in Africa

#709 in the World

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

2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Communications and Public Relations

#21 in Africa

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

3. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Communications and Public Relations

#29 in Africa

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

4. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Communications and Public Relations

#32 in Africa

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

5. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Communications and Public Relations

#71 in Africa

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

6. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Communications and Public Relations

#86 in Africa

#2097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2002

7. Mount Kenya University

Kenya | Thika

For Communications and Public Relations

#90 in Africa

#2165 in the World

Founded: 2008

8. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Communications and Public Relations

#101 in Africa

#2319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

9. Egerton University

Kenya | Njoro

For Communications and Public Relations

#117 in Africa

#2473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

10. Maseno University

Kenya | Maseno

For Communications and Public Relations

#141 in Africa

#2812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

11. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Communications and Public Relations

#148 in Africa

#2856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

12. Kenya Methodist University

Kenya | Meru

For Communications and Public Relations

#164 in Africa

#3076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

13. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Communications and Public Relations

#184 in Africa

#3391 in the World

Founded: 2010

14. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Communications and Public Relations

#185 in Africa

#3413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1989

15. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Bondo

For Communications and Public Relations

#188 in Africa

#3437 in the World

Founded: 2009

16. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Communications and Public Relations

#194 in Africa

#3508 in the World

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

The best cities to study Communications and Public Relations in Kenya based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nairobi, Eldoret, Thika, and Kakamega.

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