100 Best universities for Education Majors in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 723K citations received by 55.8K academic papers made by 170 universities in Japan 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 Tokyo

For Education Majors

#10 in Asia

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Education Majors

#20 in Asia

#198 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Education Majors

#51 in Asia

#362 in the World

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

4. Nagoya University

For Education Majors

#75 in Asia

#483 in the World

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

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Education Majors

#84 in Asia

#505 in the World

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

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Education Majors

#88 in Asia

#521 in the World

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

7. Keio University

For Education Majors

#89 in Asia

#531 in the World

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

8. Tohoku University

For Education Majors

#108 in Asia

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Education Majors

#112 in Asia

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

10. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#117 in Asia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

11. Waseda University

For Education Majors

#119 in Asia

#640 in the World

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

12. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Education Majors

#126 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

13. Kobe University

For Education Majors

#171 in Asia

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Education Majors

#251 in Asia

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

15. Chiba University

For Education Majors

#269 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

16. Ritsumeikan University

For Education Majors

#271 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

17. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Education Majors

#294 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

18. University of Electro-Communications

For Education Majors

#316 in Asia

#1301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

19. Doshisha University

For Education Majors

#329 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

20. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Education Majors

#331 in Asia

#1352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

21. Kansai University

For Education Majors

#344 in Asia

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

22. Nihon University

For Education Majors

#346 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Founded: 1889

23. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Education Majors

#351 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

24. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Education Majors

#361 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

25. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Education Majors

#403 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

26. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#407 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

27. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Education Majors

#409 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

28. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Education Majors

#430 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

29. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Education Majors

#435 in Asia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

30. Kanda University of International Studies

For Education Majors

#443 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1987

31. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Education Majors

#444 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

32. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Education Majors

#454 in Asia

#1669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

33. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#464 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

34. Saga University

For Education Majors

#475 in Asia

#1708 in the World

Founded: 1949

35. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Education Majors

#489 in Asia

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

36. Naruto University of Education

For Education Majors

#530 in Asia

#1847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1981

37. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Education Majors

#538 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

38. Sophia University

For Education Majors

#563 in Asia

#1919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

39. International Christian University

For Education Majors

#571 in Asia

#1943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

40. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Education Majors

#573 in Asia

#1946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 26,248
Founded: 1912

41. Tokai University

For Education Majors

#580 in Asia

#1962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

42. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Education Majors

#586 in Asia

#1979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

43. Osaka Prefecture University

For Education Majors

#602 in Asia

#2018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

44. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Education Majors

#611 in Asia

#2036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

45. Tokyo Denki University

For Education Majors

#637 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Founded: 1907

46. Tokyo Gakugei University

Japan | Koganei

For Education Majors

#639 in Asia

#2084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

47. Osaka City University

For Education Majors

#670 in Asia

#2150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

48. Meiji University

For Education Majors

#677 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

49. Gifu University

For Education Majors

#681 in Asia

#2172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

50. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Education Majors

#688 in Asia

#2189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

51. Ibaraki University

For Education Majors

#707 in Asia

#2238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

52. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Education Majors

#719 in Asia

#2267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

53. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Education Majors

#723 in Asia

#2274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

54. University of Yamanashi

For Education Majors

#734 in Asia

#2305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

55. Hosei University

For Education Majors

#736 in Asia

#2308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

56. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Education Majors

#739 in Asia

#2314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

57. Rikkyo University

For Education Majors

#754 in Asia

#2352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

58. Toyo University

For Education Majors

#768 in Asia

#2386 in the World

Founded: 1887

59. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#779 in Asia

#2413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

60. Ochanomizu University

For Education Majors

#785 in Asia

#2432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

61. Hiroshima City University

Japan | Hiroshima

For Education Majors

#815 in Asia

#2476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,058
Founded: 1994

62. University of Fukui

For Education Majors

#821 in Asia

#2486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

63. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Education Majors

#838 in Asia

#2520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

64. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Education Majors

#845 in Asia

#2540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

65. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Education Majors

#851 in Asia

#2550 in the World

Founded: 1949

66. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Education Majors

#872 in Asia

#2615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

67. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Education Majors

#880 in Asia

#2635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

68. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#891 in Asia

#2656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

69. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Education Majors

#899 in Asia

#2673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 237
Male:Female: 56:44

70. Hyogo University of Teacher Education

For Education Majors

#909 in Asia

#2691 in the World

Founded: 1978

71. Kochi University of Technology

For Education Majors

#916 in Asia

#2701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1997

72. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Education Majors

#924 in Asia

#2723 in the World

Founded: 1934

73. University of Toyama

For Education Majors

#929 in Asia

#2736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

74. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Education Majors

#948 in Asia

#2779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

75. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Education Majors

#958 in Asia

#2802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

76. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Education Majors

#969 in Asia

#2824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

77. Akita International University

For Education Majors

#973 in Asia

#2833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2004

78. Nara Women's University

For Education Majors

#977 in Asia

#2849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 2,631
Founded: 1908

79. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Education Majors

#991 in Asia

#2874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Founded: 1875

80. Mie University

For Education Majors

#995 in Asia

#2881 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

81. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#999 in Asia

#2888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

82. Tamagawa University

Japan | Machida

For Education Majors

#1008 in Asia

#2914 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1929

83. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Education Majors

#1017 in Asia

#2943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1949

84. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Education Majors

#1026 in Asia

#2960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

85. Shimane University

For Education Majors

#1045 in Asia

#3005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

86. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Education Majors

#1056 in Asia

#3035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

87. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Education Majors

#1059 in Asia

#3039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

88. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Education Majors

#1060 in Asia

#3042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1965

89. Ryukoku University

For Education Majors

#1066 in Asia

#3051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

90. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Education Majors

#1087 in Asia

#3090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

91. Teikyo University

For Education Majors

#1089 in Asia

#3095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

92. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Education Majors

#1090 in Asia

#3098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

93. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Education Majors

#1094 in Asia

#3108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,917
Founded: 1965

94. Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration

Japan | Nisshin

For Education Majors

#1102 in Asia

#3130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1953

95. Akita University

For Education Majors

#1108 in Asia

#3141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

96. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Education Majors

#1128 in Asia

#3196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

97. Hiroshima Institute of Technology

Japan | Hiroshima

For Education Majors

#1140 in Asia

#3224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1963

98. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Education Majors

#1169 in Asia

#3284 in the World

Enrollment: 5,796
Founded: 2000

99. Kitasato University

For Education Majors

#1171 in Asia

#3288 in the World

Founded: 1962

100. Fukuoka Institute of Technology

Japan | Fukuoka

For Education Majors

#1187 in Asia

#3312 in the World

Founded: 1963

The best cities to study Education Majors in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Nagoya.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Japan

Anthropology163

Broadcast Journalism9

Classics and Ancient History93

Communications and Public Relations49

Criminology and Criminal Justice11

Early Childhood Education7

Forensic Science26

Gender Studies37

Human Rights Law2

Intellectual Property and Patent Law16

International Law10

International Relations and Diplomacy18

Journalism and Digital Media24

Law Enforcement8

Library and Information science143

Media Studies17

Military science10

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution17

Occupational Safety and Health28

Political Economy19

Political Science431

Public Policy / Administration31

Radio and Television broadcasting15

Special Education15

Sports / Exercise science58

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies148

Urban and Regional planning35