24 Best universities for Education Majors in South Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 224K citations received by 29.1K 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

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Education Majors

#2 in Africa

#200 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Education Majors

#3 in Africa

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Education Majors

#4 in Africa

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#5 in Africa

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

6. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Education Majors

#6 in Africa

#303 in the World

Founded: 1918

7. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Education Majors

#7 in Africa

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

8. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Education Majors

#8 in Africa

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

9. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Education Majors

#9 in Africa

#443 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

#495 in the World

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

11. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Education Majors

#12 in Africa

#640 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

12. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Education Majors

#13 in Africa

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

13. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Education Majors

#15 in Africa

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

14. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#20 in Africa

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

15. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Education Majors

#22 in Africa

#1212 in the World

Founded: 1916

16. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Education Majors

#23 in Africa

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

17. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Education Majors

#34 in Africa

#1464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

18. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Education Majors

#38 in Africa

#1493 in the World

Founded: 1981

19. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Education Majors

#40 in Africa

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

20. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Education Majors

#43 in Africa

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

21. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Education Majors

#52 in Africa

#1846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

22. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Education Majors

#55 in Africa

#1877 in the World

Enrollment: 27,039
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 2005

23. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Education Majors

#124 in Africa

#3333 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

24. Mangosuthu University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Education Majors

#161 in Africa

#3907 in the World

Founded: 1979

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.