18 Best universities for Education Majors in Kenya

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 17.6K citations received by 3.7K academic papers made by 18 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

#33 in Africa

#1301 in the World

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

2. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#34 in Africa

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

3. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Education Majors

#50 in Africa

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

4. Egerton University

For Education Majors

#82 in Africa

#2414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

5. Mount Kenya University

For Education Majors

#84 in Africa

#2465 in the World

Founded: 2008

6. Maseno University

For Education Majors

#91 in Africa

#2596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

7. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Education Majors

#120 in Africa

#3032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

8. Pwani University

For Education Majors

#131 in Africa

#3235 in the World

Founded: 2007

9. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#139 in Africa

#3407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

10. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#142 in Africa

#3460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

11. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Education Majors

#170 in Africa

#3852 in the World

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

12. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#176 in Africa

#3941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2002

13. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Education Majors

#190 in Africa

#4102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

14. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

Kenya | Eldoret

For Education Majors

#207 in Africa

#4394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1978

15. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Education Majors

#209 in Africa

#4406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

16. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Education Majors

#214 in Africa

#4454 in the World

Founded: 2010

17. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#217 in Africa

#4474 in the World

Founded: 2009

18. Kenya Methodist University

For Education Majors

#230 in Africa

#4582 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 Justice3

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 Health4

Political Economy2

Political Science27

Public Policy / Administration6

Radio and Television broadcasting4

Special Education2

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies12