35 Best universities for Education Majors in Malaysia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Malaysia ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 283K citations received by 32.7K academic papers made by 35 universities in Malaysia 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. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Education Majors

#9 in Asia

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

2. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Education Majors

#23 in Asia

#212 in the World

Founded: 1904

3. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Education Majors

#24 in Asia

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

4. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Education Majors

#29 in Asia

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

5. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Education Majors

#37 in Asia

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

6. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Education Majors

#48 in Asia

#344 in the World

Founded: 1969

7. Sultan Idris University of Education

Malaysia | Tanjong Malim

For Education Majors

#56 in Asia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1922

8. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Education Majors

#95 in Asia

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

9. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Education Majors

#143 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 21,607
Founded: 1983

10. Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Batu Pahat

For Education Majors

#160 in Asia

#830 in the World

Founded: 2000

11. University of Malaysia Sabah

Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu

For Education Majors

#166 in Asia

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

12. University of Malaysia, Pahang

Malaysia | Kuantan

For Education Majors

#187 in Asia

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2002

13. Multimedia University

Malaysia | Cyberjaya

For Education Majors

#204 in Asia

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1996

14. Taylor's University

Malaysia | Subang Jaya

For Education Majors

#205 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1969

15. University of Malaysia, Sarawak

Malaysia | Kota Samarahan

For Education Majors

#270 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Founded: 1992

16. Darul Iman University, Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu

For Education Majors

#324 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2005

17. Petronas Technology University

Malaysia | Tronoh

For Education Majors

#358 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

18. Islamic Science University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Nilai

For Education Majors

#364 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1998

19. UCSI University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Education Majors

#423 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1986

20. Tunku Abdul Rahman University

Malaysia | Kajang

For Education Majors

#480 in Asia

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2002

21. Tenaga National University

Malaysia | Kajang

For Education Majors

#490 in Asia

#1763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

22. Sunway University

Malaysia | Petaling Jaya

For Education Majors

#526 in Asia

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1987

23. Technical University of Malaysia, Melaka

Malaysia | Ayer Keroh

For Education Majors

#543 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,077
Founded: 2000

24. International Medical University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Education Majors

#566 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

25. University of Malaysia, Terengganu

Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu

For Education Majors

#586 in Asia

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1979

26. University of Malaysia Perlis

Malaysia | Arau

For Education Majors

#678 in Asia

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 11,216
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 2001

27. University of Malaysia, Kelantan

Malaysia | Pengkalan Chepa

For Education Majors

#710 in Asia

#2279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2006

28. University of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Education Majors

#733 in Asia

#2335 in the World

Founded: 2002

29. Management and Science University

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Education Majors

#741 in Asia

#2352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2001

30. National Defence University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Education Majors

#782 in Asia

#2434 in the World

Founded: 1995

31. INTI International University

Malaysia | Nilai

For Education Majors

#981 in Asia

#2877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,202
Founded: 2010

32. University of Selangor

Malaysia | Bestari Jaya

For Education Majors

#1004 in Asia

#2942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 5,312
Founded: 1999

33. HELP University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Education Majors

#1159 in Asia

#3289 in the World

Founded: 1986

34. Tun Abdul Razak University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Education Majors

#1286 in Asia

#3563 in the World

Founded: 1997

35. AIMST University

Malaysia | Bedong

For Education Majors

#1714 in Asia

#4475 in the World

Enrollment: 2,436
Founded: 2001

The best cities to study Education Majors in Malaysia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangi, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, and Shah Alam.