100 Best universities for Healthcare Management (MHA) in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Healthcare Management (MHA). A graph of 514K citations received by 29.3K academic papers made by 102 universities in Japan 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. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#6 in Asia

#151 in the World

Founded: 2003

2. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#9 in Asia

#184 in the World

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

3. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#42 in Asia

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

4. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#59 in Asia

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

5. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#73 in Asia

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#77 in Asia

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#92 in Asia

#626 in the World

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

8. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#97 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#98 in Asia

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

10. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#105 in Asia

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

11. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#109 in Asia

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

12. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#157 in Asia

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

13. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#158 in Asia

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

14. Teikyo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#164 in Asia

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

15. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#165 in Asia

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

16. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#167 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

17. Juntendo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#179 in Asia

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

18. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#191 in Asia

#992 in the World

Founded: 1978

19. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#205 in Asia

#1034 in the World

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

20. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#223 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

21. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#240 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Founded: 1972

22. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#253 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

23. Toho University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#256 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

24. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#257 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

25. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#270 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

26. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#274 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

27. Kitasato University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#275 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Founded: 1962

28. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#279 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

29. Nagoya City University

Japan | Nagoya

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#281 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

30. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#287 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

31. Showa University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#300 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

32. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#302 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

33. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#312 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Founded: 1889

34. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#329 in Asia

#1334 in the World

Founded: 1995

35. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#345 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

36. Tokai University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#346 in Asia

#1374 in the World

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

37. Gifu University

Japan | Gifu

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#365 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

38. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#374 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

39. Osaka Prefecture University

Japan | Sakai

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#406 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

40. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#441 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Founded: 1949

41. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Japan | Kyoto

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#442 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

42. Shimane University

Japan | Matsue

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#445 in Asia

#1616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

43. Jikei University School of Medicine

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#447 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

44. Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing

Japan | Naha

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#462 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1999

45. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#467 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

46. Tokyo Medical University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#475 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

47. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#476 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

48. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#482 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

49. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#500 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Founded: 1934

50. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#504 in Asia

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

51. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#506 in Asia

#1750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

52. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#521 in Asia

#1779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

53. Shiga University of Medical Science

Japan | Otsu

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#522 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

54. University of Hyogo

Japan | Kobe

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#526 in Asia

#1795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

55. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#528 in Asia

#1797 in the World

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

56. Hosei University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#538 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

57. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#551 in Asia

#1846 in the World

Founded: 1972

58. Nippon Medical School

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#556 in Asia

#1860 in the World

Founded: 1904

59. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#563 in Asia

#1873 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

60. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#570 in Asia

#1892 in the World

Founded: 1928

61. Ritsumeikan University

Japan | Kyoto

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#586 in Asia

#1923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

62. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#588 in Asia

#1926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

63. Akita University

Japan | Akita

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#590 in Asia

#1931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

64. Kurume University

Japan | Kurume

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#592 in Asia

#1938 in the World

Founded: 1928

65. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#595 in Asia

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

66. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#608 in Asia

#1966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

67. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#631 in Asia

#2016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

68. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#638 in Asia

#2036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

69. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#646 in Asia

#2056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

70. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Sendai

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#647 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

71. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#649 in Asia

#2060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

72. Kyorin University

Japan | Mitaka

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#680 in Asia

#2137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

73. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#682 in Asia

#2141 in the World

Founded: 1971

74. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#690 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

75. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#709 in Asia

#2203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

76. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#743 in Asia

#2280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

77. Saga University

Japan | Saga

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#749 in Asia

#2292 in the World

Founded: 1949

78. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#750 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

79. University of Fukui

Japan | Fukui

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#758 in Asia

#2311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

80. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#761 in Asia

#2318 in the World

Founded: 1974

81. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#771 in Asia

#2347 in the World

Founded: 1972

82. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Kyoto

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#791 in Asia

#2401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

83. University of Yamanashi

Japan | Kofu

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#794 in Asia

#2411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

84. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#804 in Asia

#2426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

85. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#810 in Asia

#2440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Founded: 1875

86. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#814 in Asia

#2451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

87. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#817 in Asia

#2459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

88. University of Toyama

Japan | Toyama

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#829 in Asia

#2482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

89. Ochanomizu University

Japan | Tokyo

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#831 in Asia

#2484 in the World

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

90. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#865 in Asia

#2557 in the World

Founded: 1928

91. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Nomi

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#872 in Asia

#2572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

92. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#873 in Asia

#2573 in the World

Founded: 1927

93. Kanagawa University of Human Services

Japan | Yokosuka

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#876 in Asia

#2577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 2003

94. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Japan | Fuchu

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#897 in Asia

#2624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

95. Kochi University

Japan | Kochi

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#943 in Asia

#2710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

96. Oita University

Japan | Oita

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#981 in Asia

#2776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

97. Kansai University

Japan | Suita

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#982 in Asia

#2777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

98. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#990 in Asia

#2797 in the World

Founded: 1971

99. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#994 in Asia

#2804 in the World

Founded: 1904

100. Kanazawa Medical University

Japan | Kahoku

For Healthcare Management (MHA)

#997 in Asia

#2810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

The best cities to study Healthcare Management (MHA) in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Fujikawaguchiko, Tokyo, Kyoto, and Suita.