20 Best universities for Child Psychology in Jordan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Jordan ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 61.3K citations received by 4.63K academic papers made by 20 universities in Jordan 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 Jordan

For Child Psychology

#111 in Asia

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 53,635
Founded: 1962

2. Hashemite University

For Child Psychology

#246 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1991

3. Jordan University of Science and Technology

For Child Psychology

#256 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1986

4. Al-Balqa' Applied University

Jordan | Al-Salt

For Child Psychology

#478 in Asia

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 62,203
Founded: 1996

5. Yarmouk University

For Child Psychology

#494 in Asia

#1800 in the World

Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1976

6. Mutah university

Jordan | Al-Karak

For Child Psychology

#854 in Asia

#2565 in the World

Founded: 1981

7. Applied Science Private University

For Child Psychology

#867 in Asia

#2603 in the World

Enrollment: 5,900
Founded: 1991

8. Al al-Bayt University

Jordan | Mafraq

For Child Psychology

#939 in Asia

#2747 in the World

Founded: 1993

9. Al-Ahliyya Amman University

For Child Psychology

#1137 in Asia

#3180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 5,828
Founded: 1990

10. Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

For Child Psychology

#1180 in Asia

#3256 in the World

Founded: 1993

11. German Jordanian University

For Child Psychology

#1214 in Asia

#3315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2005

12. Zarqa University

For Child Psychology

#1232 in Asia

#3342 in the World

Founded: 1994

13. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

For Child Psychology

#1265 in Asia

#3397 in the World

Founded: 1999

14. Jadara University

For Child Psychology

#1376 in Asia

#3605 in the World

Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 2005

15. Amman Arab University

For Child Psychology

#1393 in Asia

#3636 in the World

Founded: 2000

16. Middle East University, Jordan

For Child Psychology

#1418 in Asia

#3689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

17. University of Petra

For Child Psychology

#1428 in Asia

#3704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1991

18. Princess Sumaya University for Technology

For Child Psychology

#1525 in Asia

#3866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 3,194
Founded: 1991

19. Isra University - Jordan

For Child Psychology

#1532 in Asia

#3878 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 1989

20. Irbid National University

For Child Psychology

#1603 in Asia

#4013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Child Psychology in Jordan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Amman, Zarqa, Irbid, and Al-Salt.

Psychology subfields in Jordan

Clinical Psychology16

Cognitive Science20

Education Majors23

Occupational Therapy2

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology9

Social Psychology24

Special Education3