32 Best universities for Education Majors in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 172K citations received by 13.9K academic papers made by 32 universities in Tokyo 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

#1 in Japan

#10 in Asia

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

2. Keio University

For Education Majors

#7 in Japan

#89 in Asia

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

3. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#10 in Japan

#117 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

4. Waseda University

For Education Majors

#11 in Japan

#119 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Education Majors

#14 in Japan

#251 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Education Majors

#22 in Japan

#346 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Education Majors

#27 in Japan

#409 in Asia

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

8. Sophia University

For Education Majors

#38 in Japan

#563 in Asia

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

9. Tokai University

For Education Majors

#41 in Japan

#580 in Asia

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

10. Tokyo Denki University

For Education Majors

#45 in Japan

#637 in Asia

Founded: 1907

11. Meiji University

For Education Majors

#48 in Japan

#677 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

12. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Education Majors

#50 in Japan

#688 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

13. Hosei University

For Education Majors

#55 in Japan

#736 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

14. Rikkyo University

For Education Majors

#57 in Japan

#754 in Asia

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

15. Toyo University

For Education Majors

#58 in Japan

#768 in Asia

Founded: 1887

16. Ochanomizu University

For Education Majors

#60 in Japan

#785 in Asia

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

17. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#68 in Japan

#891 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

18. Teikyo University

For Education Majors

#91 in Japan

#1089 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

19. Kitasato University

For Education Majors

#99 in Japan

#1171 in Asia

Founded: 1962

20. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Education Majors

#102 in Japan

#1207 in Asia

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

21. Juntendo University

For Education Majors

#109 in Japan

#1264 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

22. Showa University

For Education Majors

#115 in Japan

#1297 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

23. Tokyo City University

For Education Majors

#116 in Japan

#1301 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

24. Kogakuin University

For Education Majors

#118 in Japan

#1315 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

25. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Education Majors

#124 in Japan

#1347 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

26. Gakushuin University

For Education Majors

#127 in Japan

#1392 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

27. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Education Majors

#129 in Japan

#1403 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

28. Meiji Gakuin University

For Education Majors

#141 in Japan

#1528 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

29. Toho University

For Education Majors

#147 in Japan

#1581 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

30. Tokyo Medical University

For Education Majors

#158 in Japan

#1686 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

31. Otsuma Women's University

For Education Majors

#161 in Japan

#1713 in Asia

Founded: 1908

32. Nippon Sport Science University

For Education Majors

#170 in Japan

#1795 in Asia

Founded: 1891

Universities for Education Majors near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	18	Chofu
15	International Christian University	39	Mitaka
18	Tokyo Gakugei University	46	Koganei
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	32	Fuchu
26	Yokohama National University	35	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	17	Hachioji
32	Kanda University of International Studies	30	Chiba
34	Chuo University	44	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	15	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	52	Yokohama

Universities for Education Majors near Tokyo

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Tokyo