19 Best universities for Education Majors in Kenya

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 19.8K citations received by 3.8K academic papers made by 19 universities in Kenya 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 Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#32 in Africa

#1281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

2. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#36 in Africa

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

3. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Education Majors

#51 in Africa

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

4. Egerton University

For Education Majors

#84 in Africa

#2468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

5. Mount Kenya University

For Education Majors

#86 in Africa

#2478 in the World

Founded: 2008

6. Maseno University

For Education Majors

#100 in Africa

#2633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

7. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Education Majors

#120 in Africa

#3007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

8. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#131 in Africa

#3252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

9. Pwani University

For Education Majors

#132 in Africa

#3253 in the World

Founded: 2007

10. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#145 in Africa

#3446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

11. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Education Majors

#170 in Africa

#3872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2010

12. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#173 in Africa

#3889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 8,189
Founded: 2002

13. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#190 in Africa

#4100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

14. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Education Majors

#211 in Africa

#4433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

15. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

Kenya | Eldoret

For Education Majors

#214 in Africa

#4464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1978

16. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Education Majors

#220 in Africa

#4518 in the World

Founded: 2010

17. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#223 in Africa

#4532 in the World

Founded: 2009

18. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Education Majors

#229 in Africa

#4592 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

19. Kenya Methodist University

For Education Majors

#235 in Africa

#4637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

The best cities to study Education Majors in Kenya based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nairobi, Eldoret, Njoro, and Thika.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Kenya

Broadcast Journalism2

Classics and Ancient History3

Communications and Public Relations16

Criminology and Criminal Justice4

Early Childhood Education5

Forensic Science2

Gender Studies9

Human Rights Law4

Intellectual Property and Patent Law2

International Law4

Journalism and Digital Media2

Law Enforcement1

Library and Information science4

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1

Occupational Safety and Health3

Political Economy2

Political Science27

Public Policy / Administration6

Radio and Television broadcasting4

Special Education2

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies13