100 Best universities for Education Majors in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 2.3M citations received by 291K academic papers made by 529 universities in China 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 Asia

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#2 in Asia

#19 in the World

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

3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#7 in Asia

#88 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#11 in Asia

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#14 in Asia

#144 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#17 in Asia

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Education Majors

#24 in Asia

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

8. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#25 in Asia

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

9. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#26 in Asia

#218 in the World

Founded: 1952

10. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#28 in Asia

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

11. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#30 in Asia

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#32 in Asia

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

13. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#36 in Asia

#296 in the World

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

14. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#40 in Asia

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

15. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#41 in Asia

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

16. Central China Normal University

For Education Majors

#52 in Asia

#364 in the World

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

17. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#54 in Asia

#372 in the World

Founded: 1989

18. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Education Majors

#59 in Asia

#398 in the World

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

19. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#60 in Asia

#404 in the World

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

20. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Education Majors

#61 in Asia

#407 in the World

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

21. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#62 in Asia

#427 in the World

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

22. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Education Majors

#63 in Asia

#432 in the World

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

23. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Education Majors

#66 in Asia

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

24. University of Science and Technology of China

For Education Majors

#67 in Asia

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

25. Dalian University of Technology

For Education Majors

#69 in Asia

#465 in the World

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

26. Wuhan University

For Education Majors

#70 in Asia

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

27. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#71 in Asia

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

28. University of Macau

For Education Majors

#73 in Asia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

29. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Education Majors

#74 in Asia

#481 in the World

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

30. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Education Majors

#80 in Asia

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

31. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Education Majors

#82 in Asia

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

32. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#83 in Asia

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

33. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Education Majors

#86 in Asia

#514 in the World

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

34. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Education Majors

#92 in Asia

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

35. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#93 in Asia

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

36. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#94 in Asia

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

37. Shandong University

For Education Majors

#97 in Asia

#570 in the World

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

38. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Education Majors

#100 in Asia

#581 in the World

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

39. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#102 in Asia

#583 in the World

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

40. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Education Majors

#106 in Asia

#591 in the World

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

41. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#107 in Asia

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

42. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#109 in Asia

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

43. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Education Majors

#110 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

44. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#113 in Asia

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

45. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Education Majors

#115 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

46. Harbin Engineering University

For Education Majors

#116 in Asia

#632 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

47. Zhejiang Normal University

For Education Majors

#118 in Asia

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

48. Xidian University

For Education Majors

#121 in Asia

#643 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

49. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#125 in Asia

#664 in the World

Founded: 1969

50. Xiamen University

For Education Majors

#130 in Asia

#684 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

51. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Education Majors

#131 in Asia

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

52. Shaanxi Normal University

For Education Majors

#132 in Asia

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

53. Soochow University

For Education Majors

#138 in Asia

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

54. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#139 in Asia

#746 in the World

Founded: 1956

55. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#141 in Asia

#750 in the World

Founded: 1896

56. Bohai University

China | Jinzhou

For Education Majors

#149 in Asia

#778 in the World

Enrollment: 21,900
Founded: 1958

57. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Education Majors

#151 in Asia

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

58. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#158 in Asia

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

59. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#160 in Asia

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

60. Dalian Maritime University

For Education Majors

#161 in Asia

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1953

61. Wuhan University of Technology

For Education Majors

#165 in Asia

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

62. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Education Majors

#172 in Asia

#863 in the World

Founded: 1938

63. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#174 in Asia

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

64. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Education Majors

#177 in Asia

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

65. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Education Majors

#179 in Asia

#888 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

66. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Education Majors

#181 in Asia

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

67. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Education Majors

#183 in Asia

#908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

68. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Education Majors

#188 in Asia

#920 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

69. Wenzhou University

China | Wenzhou

For Education Majors

#189 in Asia

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1984

70. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#193 in Asia

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

71. Shandong Normal University

For Education Majors

#199 in Asia

#947 in the World

Founded: 1950

72. Fuzhou University

For Education Majors

#201 in Asia

#954 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

73. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Education Majors

#204 in Asia

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

74. Qufu Normal University

For Education Majors

#205 in Asia

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1955

75. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Education Majors

#206 in Asia

#968 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

76. Yanshan University

China | Qinhuangdao

For Education Majors

#208 in Asia

#977 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1920

77. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#211 in Asia

#983 in the World

Founded: 1954

78. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Education Majors

#213 in Asia

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

79. Jiangnan University

For Education Majors

#215 in Asia

#1006 in the World

Enrollment: 28,000
Founded: 2001

80. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Education Majors

#218 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

81. Capital Normal University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#223 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 31,559
Founded: 1954

82. Guangxi Normal University

For Education Majors

#232 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Founded: 1932

83. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#234 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Founded: 1958

84. China West Normal University

China | Nanchong

For Education Majors

#235 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Founded: 1946

85. Hefei University of Technology

For Education Majors

#236 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

86. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Education Majors

#239 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1956

87. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#243 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

88. Northwest Normal University

China | Lanzhou

For Education Majors

#246 in Asia

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1902

89. Hangzhou Normal University

China | Hangzhou

For Education Majors

#248 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1978

90. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Education Majors

#252 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

91. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Education Majors

#253 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,123
Founded: 1981

92. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Education Majors

#256 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Founded: 1909

93. Shanghai International Studies University

China | Shanghai

For Education Majors

#258 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Enrollment: 9,389
Founded: 1949

94. Ningbo University

For Education Majors

#260 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1986

95. Shandong University of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#262 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1958

96. Beijing Foreign Studies University

China | Beijing

For Education Majors

#270 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1941

97. Nantong University

China | Nantong

For Education Majors

#276 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1912

98. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Nanjing

For Education Majors

#278 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

99. Shanxi University

China | Taiyuan

For Education Majors

#280 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Founded: 1902

100. China University of Mining and Technology

For Education Majors

#282 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

The best cities to study Education Majors in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hong Kong, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Harbin.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in China

Anthropology463

Broadcast Journalism97

Classics and Ancient History366

Communications and Public Relations442

Criminology and Criminal Justice74

Early Childhood Education36

Forensic Science87

Gender Studies172

Human Rights Law39

Intellectual Property and Patent Law180

International Law88

International Relations and Diplomacy90

Journalism and Digital Media159

Law Enforcement80

Library and Information science382

Media Studies78

Military science80

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution89

Occupational Safety and Health47

Political Economy105

Political Science553

Public Policy / Administration219

Radio and Television broadcasting116

Special Education29

Sports / Exercise science108

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies501

Urban and Regional planning272