100 Best universities for Education Majors in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 377K citations received by 46.7K academic papers made by 158 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

#7 in Asia

#133 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Education Majors

#19 in Asia

#227 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Education Majors

#36 in Asia

#334 in the World

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

4. Nagoya University

For Education Majors

#43 in Asia

#382 in the World

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

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Education Majors

#48 in Asia

#418 in the World

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

6. Keio University

For Education Majors

#55 in Asia

#450 in the World

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

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Education Majors

#72 in Asia

#529 in the World

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

8. Tohoku University

For Education Majors

#74 in Asia

#538 in the World

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

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Education Majors

#77 in Asia

#560 in the World

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

10. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#83 in Asia

#573 in the World

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

11. Waseda University

For Education Majors

#88 in Asia

#599 in the World

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

12. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Education Majors

#105 in Asia

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

13. Kobe University

For Education Majors

#138 in Asia

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Education Majors

#161 in Asia

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

15. Chiba University

For Education Majors

#183 in Asia

#976 in the World

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

16. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Education Majors

#200 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

17. Ritsumeikan University

For Education Majors

#235 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

18. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Education Majors

#240 in Asia

#1169 in the World

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

19. University of Electro-Communications

For Education Majors

#245 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

20. Kansai University

For Education Majors

#261 in Asia

#1224 in the World

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

21. Nihon University

For Education Majors

#270 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

22. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Education Majors

#272 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

23. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Education Majors

#285 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

24. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Education Majors

#287 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

25. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#298 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

26. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Education Majors

#300 in Asia

#1349 in the World

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

27. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Education Majors

#306 in Asia

#1371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

28. Saga University

For Education Majors

#319 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Founded: 1949

29. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Education Majors

#326 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

30. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#329 in Asia

#1450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1990

31. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Education Majors

#331 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

32. Doshisha University

For Education Majors

#333 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

33. Kanda University of International Studies

For Education Majors

#375 in Asia

#1568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 3,819
Male:Female: 25:75
Founded: 1987

34. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Education Majors

#385 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

35. Sophia University

For Education Majors

#397 in Asia

#1623 in the World

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

36. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Education Majors

#407 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

37. Osaka Prefecture University

For Education Majors

#420 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

38. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Education Majors

#446 in Asia

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,254
Founded: 1912

39. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Education Majors

#450 in Asia

#1753 in the World

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

40. Tokai University

For Education Majors

#465 in Asia

#1782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

41. Tokyo Denki University

For Education Majors

#474 in Asia

#1817 in the World

Founded: 1907

42. Ibaraki University

For Education Majors

#478 in Asia

#1837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

43. Tokyo Gakugei University

Japan | Koganei

For Education Majors

#494 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

44. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Education Majors

#517 in Asia

#1931 in the World

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

45. Osaka City University

For Education Majors

#518 in Asia

#1933 in the World

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

46. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Education Majors

#531 in Asia

#1959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

47. Meiji University

For Education Majors

#535 in Asia

#1970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

48. Hosei University

For Education Majors

#542 in Asia

#1984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

49. Gifu University

For Education Majors

#548 in Asia

#2000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

50. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Education Majors

#552 in Asia

#2006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1993

51. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Education Majors

#559 in Asia

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

52. University of Fukui

For Education Majors

#563 in Asia

#2029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

53. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Education Majors

#570 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

54. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#581 in Asia

#2067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

55. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Education Majors

#583 in Asia

#2073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

56. Hiroshima City University

Japan | Hiroshima

For Education Majors

#589 in Asia

#2097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,114
Founded: 1994

57. International Christian University

For Education Majors

#599 in Asia

#2124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,134
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1953

58. Ochanomizu University

For Education Majors

#638 in Asia

#2204 in the World

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

59. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Education Majors

#646 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

60. Rikkyo University

For Education Majors

#652 in Asia

#2229 in the World

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

61. Toyo University

For Education Majors

#701 in Asia

#2341 in the World

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

62. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Education Majors

#712 in Asia

#2360 in the World

Founded: 1949

63. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Education Majors

#722 in Asia

#2382 in the World

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

64. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#730 in Asia

#2407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

65. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Education Majors

#735 in Asia

#2413 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

66. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Education Majors

#744 in Asia

#2430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

67. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Education Majors

#748 in Asia

#2437 in the World

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

68. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Education Majors

#751 in Asia

#2443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

69. Hyogo University of Teacher Education

For Education Majors

#761 in Asia

#2462 in the World

Enrollment: 1,573
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1978

70. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Education Majors

#762 in Asia

#2463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

71. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Education Majors

#763 in Asia

#2465 in the World

Enrollment: 2,186
Founded: 1988

72. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Education Majors

#784 in Asia

#2506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 18,693
Founded: 1949

73. Kochi University of Technology

For Education Majors

#792 in Asia

#2529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 2,074
Founded: 1997

74. University of Yamanashi

For Education Majors

#805 in Asia

#2557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

75. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Education Majors

#807 in Asia

#2564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

76. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Education Majors

#809 in Asia

#2572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

77. Shimane University

For Education Majors

#831 in Asia

#2620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

78. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Education Majors

#842 in Asia

#2637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

79. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Education Majors

#845 in Asia

#2644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

80. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Education Majors

#850 in Asia

#2656 in the World

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

81. University of Toyama

For Education Majors

#856 in Asia

#2666 in the World

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

82. Mie University

For Education Majors

#863 in Asia

#2695 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

83. Akita University

For Education Majors

#865 in Asia

#2701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

84. Teikyo University

For Education Majors

#879 in Asia

#2732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

85. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Education Majors

#884 in Asia

#2748 in the World

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

86. Akita International University

For Education Majors

#887 in Asia

#2753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2004

87. Kogakuin University

For Education Majors

#897 in Asia

#2773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

88. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Education Majors

#899 in Asia

#2781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1965

89. Kitasato University

For Education Majors

#905 in Asia

#2788 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

90. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Education Majors

#913 in Asia

#2812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

91. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Education Majors

#918 in Asia

#2822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1875

92. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Education Majors

#920 in Asia

#2824 in the World

Enrollment: 320
Founded: 2004

93. Tamagawa University

Japan | Machida

For Education Majors

#921 in Asia

#2825 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1929

94. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Education Majors

#922 in Asia

#2826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 13,207
Male:Female: 70:30
Founded: 1965

95. Meijo University

For Education Majors

#925 in Asia

#2838 in the World

Enrollment: 3,835
Founded: 1926

96. Hokkaido University of Education

Japan | Sapporo

For Education Majors

#940 in Asia

#2872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 5,640
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1949

97. Hiroshima Institute of Technology

Japan | Hiroshima

For Education Majors

#942 in Asia

#2876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1963

98. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Education Majors

#956 in Asia

#2918 in the World

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

99. Wakayama University

Japan | Wakayama

For Education Majors

#960 in Asia

#2928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

100. Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration

Japan | Nisshin

For Education Majors

#971 in Asia

#2951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1953

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

Anthropology151

Broadcast Journalism10

Classics and Ancient History78

Communications and Public Relations43

Criminology and Criminal Justice10

Early Childhood Education8

Forensic Science27

Gender Studies26

Human Rights Law3

Intellectual Property and Patent Law19

International Law11

International Relations and Diplomacy19

Journalism and Digital Media21

Law Enforcement7

Library and Information science134

Media Studies14

Military science9

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution19

Occupational Safety and Health32

Political Economy19

Political Science404

Public Policy / Administration27

Radio and Television broadcasting17

Special Education15

Sports / Exercise science50

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies141

Urban and Regional planning27