24 Best universities for Education Majors in South Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 397K citations received by 34.6K academic papers made by 24 universities in South Africa 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 South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#1 in Africa

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Education Majors

#2 in Africa

#209 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Education Majors

#3 in Africa

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Education Majors

#4 in Africa

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#5 in Africa

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

6. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Education Majors

#6 in Africa

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

7. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Education Majors

#7 in Africa

#308 in the World

Founded: 1918

8. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Education Majors

#8 in Africa

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

9. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Education Majors

#9 in Africa

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

10. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Education Majors

#10 in Africa

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

11. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Education Majors

#12 in Africa

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

12. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Education Majors

#14 in Africa

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

13. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Education Majors

#17 in Africa

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

14. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Education Majors

#22 in Africa

#1100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

15. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#23 in Africa

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

16. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Education Majors

#25 in Africa

#1169 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

17. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Education Majors

#35 in Africa

#1320 in the World

Founded: 1981

18. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Education Majors

#38 in Africa

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

19. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Education Majors

#39 in Africa

#1380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

20. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Education Majors

#42 in Africa

#1456 in the World

Founded: 2005

21. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Education Majors

#48 in Africa

#1573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

22. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Education Majors

#59 in Africa

#1823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

23. Mangosuthu University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Education Majors

#135 in Africa

#3292 in the World

Founded: 1979

24. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#138 in Africa

#3352 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

The best cities to study Education Majors in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban.