Best Universities for Education Majors in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 6.68M citations received by 720K academic papers made by 1,770 universities in Asia 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. Education University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#1 in China

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#2 in China

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

3. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Education Majors

#1 in Singapore

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

4. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Education Majors

#1 in Indonesia

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

5. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Education Majors

#2 in Indonesia

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

6. State University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Education Majors

#3 in Indonesia

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

7. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Education Majors

#4 in Indonesia

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

8. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#3 in China

#89 in the World

Founded: 1963

9. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Education Majors

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

10. University of Tokyo

For Education Majors

#1 in Japan

#129 in the World

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

11. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Education Majors

#2 in Singapore

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

12. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Education Majors

#5 in Indonesia

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

13. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#4 in China

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

14. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Education Majors

#1 in Israel

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

15. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#5 in China

#146 in the World

Founded: 1937

16. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Education Majors

#6 in Indonesia

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

17. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Education Majors

#7 in Indonesia

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

18. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#6 in China

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

19. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Education Majors

#2 in Israel

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

20. Kyoto University

For Education Majors

#2 in Japan

#196 in the World

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

21. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Education Majors

#3 in Israel

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

22. University of Haifa

For Education Majors

#4 in Israel

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

23. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Education Majors

#212 in the World

Founded: 1904

24. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Education Majors

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

25. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#7 in China

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

26. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#8 in China

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

27. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#9 in China

#233 in the World

Founded: 1952

28. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#5 in Israel

#238 in the World

Founded: 1924

29. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Education Majors

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

30. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Education Majors

#10 in China

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

31. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#11 in China

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

32. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Education Majors

#1 in Taiwan

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 14,080
Founded: 1922

33. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Education Majors

#6 in Israel

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

34. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#12 in China

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

35. State University of Medan

Indonesia | Medan

For Education Majors

#8 in Indonesia

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1963

36. State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Education Majors

#9 in Indonesia

#299 in the World

Founded: 2004

37. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Education Majors

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

38. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#1 in Turkey

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

39. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#13 in China

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

40. Jambi University

Indonesia | Jambi

For Education Majors

#10 in Indonesia

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

41. State University of Makassar

Indonesia | Makassar

For Education Majors

#11 in Indonesia

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

42. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#14 in China

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

43. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Education Majors

#7 in Israel

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

44. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Education Majors

#1 in South Korea

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

45. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#15 in China

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

46. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Education Majors

#2 in Taiwan

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

47. University of Mataram

Indonesia | Mataram

For Education Majors

#12 in Indonesia

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1962

48. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Education Majors

#344 in the World

Founded: 1969

49. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#2 in Turkey

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

50. Osaka University

For Education Majors

#3 in Japan

#354 in the World

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

51. Ahmad Dahlan University

Indonesia | Yogyakarta

For Education Majors

#13 in Indonesia

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1994

52. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#16 in China

#365 in the World

Founded: 1989

53. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Education Majors

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

54. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#3 in Turkey

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

55. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Education Majors

#3 in Taiwan

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

56. Sultan Idris University of Education

Malaysia | Tanjong Malim

For Education Majors

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1922

57. Central China Normal University

For Education Majors

#17 in China

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

58. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Education Majors

#4 in Turkey

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

59. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Education Majors

#18 in China

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

60. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#19 in China

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

61. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Education Majors

#20 in China

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

62. Lambung Mangkurat University

Indonesia | Banjarmasin

For Education Majors

#14 in Indonesia

#430 in the World

Founded: 1958

63. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#21 in China

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

64. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Education Majors

#4 in Taiwan

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

65. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Education Majors

#22 in China

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

66. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Education Majors

#5 in Taiwan

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,829
Founded: 1915

67. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#23 in China

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

68. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Education Majors

#6 in Taiwan

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

69. Nagoya University

For Education Majors

#4 in Japan

#473 in the World

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

70. Dalian University of Technology

For Education Majors

#24 in China

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

71. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Education Majors

#25 in China

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

72. University of Science and Technology of China

For Education Majors

#26 in China

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

73. Syiah Kuala University

Indonesia | Banda Aceh

For Education Majors

#15 in Indonesia

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1961

74. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Education Majors

#27 in China

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

75. Wuhan University

For Education Majors

#28 in China

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

76. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Education Majors

#2 in South Korea

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

77. University of Bengkulu

Indonesia | Bengkulu

For Education Majors

#16 in Indonesia

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1982

78. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Education Majors

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

79. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#29 in China

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

80. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Education Majors

#3 in South Korea

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

81. University of Macau

For Education Majors

#30 in China

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

82. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Education Majors

#5 in Japan

#501 in the World

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

83. Lampung University

Indonesia | Bandar Lampung

For Education Majors

#17 in Indonesia

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

84. Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta

Indonesia | South Tangerang

For Education Majors

#18 in Indonesia

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 31,643
Founded: 1957

85. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Education Majors

#6 in Japan

#507 in the World

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

86. Keio University

For Education Majors

#7 in Japan

#516 in the World

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

87. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Education Majors

#31 in China

#517 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

88. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#32 in China

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

89. Sultan Qaboos University

For Education Majors

#1 in Oman

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1986

90. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Education Majors

#33 in China

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

91. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Education Majors

#4 in South Korea

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

92. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Education Majors

#19 in Indonesia

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 46,978
Founded: 1950

93. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#34 in China

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

94. Sriwijaya University

Indonesia | Palembang

For Education Majors

#20 in Indonesia

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1960

95. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Education Majors

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

96. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#35 in China

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

97. Satya Wacana Christian University

Indonesia | Salatiga

For Education Majors

#21 in Indonesia

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1956

98. University of Tehran

For Education Majors

#1 in Iran

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

99. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Education Majors

#36 in China

#583 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

100. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#5 in Turkey

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1670

Archaeology2564

Broadcast Journalism274

Classics and Ancient History964

Communications and Public Relations1272

Criminology and Criminal Justice234

Early Childhood Education159

Forensic Science341

Gender Studies561

Human Rights Law160

Intellectual Property and Patent Law335

International Law230

International Relations and Diplomacy259

Journalism and Digital Media586

Law Enforcement179

Library and Information science1072

Linguistics2552

Media Studies266

Military science200

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution206

Occupational Safety and Health237

Political Economy262

Political Science2710

Public Policy / Administration461

Radio and Television broadcasting309

Special Education163

Sports / Exercise science340

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1646

Urban and Regional planning461