Best Universities for Education Majors in Asia

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 7.44M citations received by 754K academic papers made by 1,803 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

#19 in the World

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

3. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Education Majors

#1 in Singapore

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

4. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Education Majors

#1 in Indonesia

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

5. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Education Majors

#2 in Indonesia

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

6. State University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Education Majors

#3 in Indonesia

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

7. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#3 in China

#88 in the World

Founded: 1963

8. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Education Majors

#4 in Indonesia

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

9. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Education Majors

#109 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: 28,918
Founded: 1877

11. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#4 in China

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

12. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Education Majors

#2 in Singapore

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

13. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Education Majors

#5 in Indonesia

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

14. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#5 in China

#144 in the World

Founded: 1937

15. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Education Majors

#6 in Indonesia

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

16. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Education Majors

#1 in Israel

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

17. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#6 in China

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

18. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Education Majors

#7 in Indonesia

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

19. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Education Majors

#2 in Israel

#176 in the World

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

20. Kyoto University

For Education Majors

#2 in Japan

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

21. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Education Majors

#3 in Israel

#203 in the World

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

22. University of Haifa

For Education Majors

#4 in Israel

#206 in the World

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

23. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Education Majors

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

24. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Education Majors

#7 in China

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

25. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#8 in China

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

26. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#9 in China

#218 in the World

Founded: 1952

27. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Education Majors

#220 in the World

Founded: 1904

28. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#10 in China

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

29. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Education Majors

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

30. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#11 in China

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

31. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#5 in Israel

#241 in the World

Founded: 1924

32. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#12 in China

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

33. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Education Majors

#1 in Taiwan

#249 in the World

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

34. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Education Majors

#6 in Israel

#266 in the World

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

35. State University of Medan

Indonesia | Medan

For Education Majors

#8 in Indonesia

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1963

36. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#13 in China

#296 in the World

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

37. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Education Majors

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

38. State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Education Majors

#9 in Indonesia

#306 in the World

Founded: 2004

39. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#1 in Turkey

#311 in the World

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

40. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#14 in China

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

41. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#15 in China

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

42. State University of Makassar

Indonesia | Makassar

For Education Majors

#10 in Indonesia

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

43. Jambi University

Indonesia | Jambi

For Education Majors

#11 in Indonesia

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

44. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Education Majors

#1 in South Korea

#324 in the World

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

45. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Education Majors

#7 in Israel

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

46. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Education Majors

#332 in the World

Founded: 1969

47. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Education Majors

#2 in Taiwan

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

48. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#2 in Turkey

#346 in the World

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

49. University of Mataram

Indonesia | Mataram

For Education Majors

#12 in Indonesia

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1962

50. Ahmad Dahlan University

Indonesia | Yogyakarta

For Education Majors

#13 in Indonesia

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1994

51. Osaka University

For Education Majors

#3 in Japan

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

52. Central China Normal University

For Education Majors

#16 in China

#364 in the World

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

53. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Education Majors

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#369 in the World

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

54. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#17 in China

#372 in the World

Founded: 1989

55. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Education Majors

#3 in Taiwan

#373 in the World

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

56. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#3 in Turkey

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

57. Sultan Idris University of Education

Malaysia | Tanjong Malim

For Education Majors

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1922

58. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Education Majors

#4 in Turkey

#395 in the World

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

59. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Education Majors

#18 in China

#398 in the World

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

60. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#19 in China

#404 in the World

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

61. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Education Majors

#20 in China

#407 in the World

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

62. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#21 in China

#427 in the World

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

63. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Education Majors

#22 in China

#432 in the World

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

64. Lambung Mangkurat University

Indonesia | Banjarmasin

For Education Majors

#14 in Indonesia

#437 in the World

Founded: 1958

65. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Education Majors

#4 in Taiwan

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

66. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Education Majors

#23 in China

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

67. University of Science and Technology of China

For Education Majors

#24 in China

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

68. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Education Majors

#5 in Taiwan

#463 in the World

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

69. Dalian University of Technology

For Education Majors

#25 in China

#465 in the World

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

70. Wuhan University

For Education Majors

#26 in China

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

71. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#27 in China

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

72. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Education Majors

#6 in Taiwan

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

73. University of Macau

For Education Majors

#28 in China

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

74. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Education Majors

#29 in China

#481 in the World

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

75. Nagoya University

For Education Majors

#4 in Japan

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

76. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Education Majors

#2 in South Korea

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

77. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Education Majors

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

78. Syiah Kuala University

Indonesia | Banda Aceh

For Education Majors

#15 in Indonesia

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1961

79. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Education Majors

#3 in South Korea

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

80. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#30 in China

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

81. University of Bengkulu

Indonesia | Bengkulu

For Education Majors

#16 in Indonesia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1982

82. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Education Majors

#31 in China

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

83. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#32 in China

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

84. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Education Majors

#5 in Japan

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

85. Lampung University

Indonesia | Bandar Lampung

For Education Majors

#17 in Indonesia

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

86. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Education Majors

#33 in China

#514 in the World

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

87. Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta

Indonesia | South Tangerang

For Education Majors

#18 in Indonesia

#518 in the World

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

88. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Education Majors

#6 in Japan

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

89. Keio University

For Education Majors

#7 in Japan

#531 in the World

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

90. Sultan Qaboos University

For Education Majors

#1 in Oman

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1986

91. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Education Majors

#4 in South Korea

#541 in the World

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

92. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Education Majors

#34 in China

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

93. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#35 in China

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

94. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#36 in China

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

95. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Education Majors

#19 in Indonesia

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

96. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Education Majors

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

97. Shandong University

For Education Majors

#37 in China

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

98. University of Tehran

For Education Majors

#1 in Iran

#576 in the World

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

99. Sriwijaya University

Indonesia | Palembang

For Education Majors

#20 in Indonesia

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1960

100. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Education Majors

#38 in China

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1711

Archaeology2569

Broadcast Journalism287

Classics and Ancient History987

Communications and Public Relations1293

Criminology and Criminal Justice243

Early Childhood Education168

Forensic Science352

Gender Studies583

Human Rights Law160

Intellectual Property and Patent Law335

International Law233

International Relations and Diplomacy264

Journalism and Digital Media608

Law Enforcement185

Library and Information science1086

Linguistics2557

Media Studies277

Military science205

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution209

Occupational Safety and Health247

Political Economy267

Political Science2719

Public Policy / Administration473

Radio and Television broadcasting314

Special Education159

Sports / Exercise science363

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1665

Urban and Regional planning479