Best Universities for Education Majors in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 3.52M citations received by 579K academic papers made by 1,590 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

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#2 in China

#30 in the World

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

3. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Education Majors

#1 in Singapore

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

4. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#3 in China

#98 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Education Majors

#1 in Israel

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

6. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Education Majors

#2 in Singapore

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

7. University of Tokyo

For Education Majors

#1 in Japan

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

8. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#4 in China

#137 in the World

Founded: 1937

9. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Education Majors

#1 in Indonesia

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

10. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Education Majors

#2 in Israel

#152 in the World

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

11. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#5 in China

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

12. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#6 in China

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

13. University of Haifa

For Education Majors

#3 in Israel

#187 in the World

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

14. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Education Majors

#2 in Indonesia

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

15. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#4 in Israel

#202 in the World

Founded: 1924

16. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Education Majors

#5 in Israel

#209 in the World

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

17. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#7 in China

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

18. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#8 in China

#212 in the World

Founded: 1952

19. Kyoto University

For Education Majors

#2 in Japan

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

20. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#9 in China

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

21. State University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Education Majors

#3 in Indonesia

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

22. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Education Majors

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

23. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Education Majors

#10 in China

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

24. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Education Majors

#1 in Taiwan

#258 in the World

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

25. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Education Majors

#6 in Israel

#262 in the World

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

26. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#11 in China

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

27. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#12 in China

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

28. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Education Majors

#4 in Indonesia

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

29. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#1 in Turkey

#299 in the World

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

30. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Education Majors

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

31. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#13 in China

#310 in the World

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

32. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Education Majors

#7 in Israel

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

33. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Education Majors

#315 in the World

Founded: 1904

34. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Education Majors

#2 in Taiwan

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

35. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#14 in China

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

36. Osaka University

For Education Majors

#3 in Japan

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

37. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#15 in China

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

38. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Education Majors

#1 in South Korea

#354 in the World

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

39. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Education Majors

#5 in Indonesia

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

40. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Education Majors

#6 in Indonesia

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

41. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Education Majors

#7 in Indonesia

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

42. 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

43. Nagoya University

For Education Majors

#4 in Japan

#382 in the World

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

44. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Education Majors

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

45. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#2 in Turkey

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

46. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Education Majors

#16 in China

#403 in the World

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

47. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Education Majors

#17 in China

#411 in the World

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

48. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Education Majors

#5 in Japan

#418 in the World

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

49. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Education Majors

#4 in Taiwan

#421 in the World

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

50. Central China Normal University

For Education Majors

#18 in China

#425 in the World

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

51. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Education Majors

#5 in Taiwan

#430 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

52. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Education Majors

#6 in Taiwan

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

53. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#19 in China

#437 in the World

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

54. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#20 in China

#445 in the World

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

55. Keio University

For Education Majors

#6 in Japan

#450 in the World

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

56. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Education Majors

#21 in China

#455 in the World

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

57. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Education Majors

#22 in China

#456 in the World

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

58. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#3 in Turkey

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

59. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Education Majors

#466 in the World

Founded: 1969

60. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Education Majors

#2 in South Korea

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

61. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Education Majors

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

62. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Education Majors

#23 in China

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

63. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Education Majors

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#476 in the World

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

64. Dalian University of Technology

For Education Majors

#24 in China

#493 in the World

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

65. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#25 in China

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

66. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#26 in China

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

67. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Education Majors

#3 in South Korea

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

68. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Education Majors

#4 in Turkey

#508 in the World

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

69. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Education Majors

#27 in China

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

70. Wuhan University

For Education Majors

#28 in China

#520 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

71. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Education Majors

#29 in China

#521 in the World

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

72. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Education Majors

#7 in Japan

#529 in the World

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

73. University of Science and Technology of China

For Education Majors

#30 in China

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

74. Tohoku University

For Education Majors

#8 in Japan

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

75. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#31 in China

#545 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

76. University of Macau

For Education Majors

#32 in China

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

77. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Education Majors

#9 in Japan

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

78. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Education Majors

#33 in China

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

79. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#34 in China

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

80. Jambi University

Indonesia | Jambi

For Education Majors

#8 in Indonesia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

81. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Education Majors

#4 in South Korea

#569 in the World

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

82. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#35 in China

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

83. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#10 in Japan

#573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

84. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Education Majors

#36 in China

#575 in the World

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

85. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Education Majors

#5 in South Korea

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

86. Xidian University

For Education Majors

#37 in China

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

87. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#38 in China

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

88. Waseda University

For Education Majors

#11 in Japan

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

89. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#39 in China

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

90. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#40 in China

#609 in the World

Founded: 1989

91. Shandong University

For Education Majors

#41 in China

#615 in the World

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

92. Sultan Qaboos University

For Education Majors

#1 in Oman

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1986

93. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Education Majors

#42 in China

#628 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

94. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#43 in China

#632 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

95. University of Tehran

For Education Majors

#1 in Iran

#635 in the World

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

96. State University of Medan

Indonesia | Medan

For Education Majors

#9 in Indonesia

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1963

97. Harbin Engineering University

For Education Majors

#44 in China

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

98. State University of Makassar

Indonesia | Makassar

For Education Majors

#10 in Indonesia

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

99. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#45 in China

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

100. State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Education Majors

#11 in Indonesia

#650 in the World

Founded: 2004

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Asia

Anthropology1524

Archaeology2496

Broadcast Journalism283

Classics and Ancient History824

Communications and Public Relations1139

Criminology and Criminal Justice186

Early Childhood Education150

Forensic Science320

Gender Studies464

Human Rights Law152

Intellectual Property and Patent Law346

International Law227

International Relations and Diplomacy261

Journalism and Digital Media491

Law Enforcement180

Library and Information science925

Linguistics2456

Media Studies215

Military science211

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution205

Occupational Safety and Health243

Political Economy231

Political Science2655

Public Policy / Administration409

Radio and Television broadcasting341

Special Education149

Sports / Exercise science273

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1518

Urban and Regional planning381