13 Best universities for Child Psychology in Kenya

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 26.4K citations received by 3K academic papers made by 13 universities in Kenya 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 Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Child Psychology

#22 in Africa

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

2. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Child Psychology

#29 in Africa

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

3. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Child Psychology

#58 in Africa

#2067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Child Psychology

#60 in Africa

#2138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Maseno University

For Child Psychology

#101 in Africa

#2788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

6. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Child Psychology

#118 in Africa

#3297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

7. Egerton University

For Child Psychology

#122 in Africa

#3402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

8. Mount Kenya University

For Child Psychology

#124 in Africa

#3408 in the World

Founded: 2008

9. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Child Psychology

#136 in Africa

#3577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

10. Pwani University

For Child Psychology

#170 in Africa

#3940 in the World

Founded: 2007

11. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Child Psychology

#180 in Africa

#4033 in the World

Founded: 2009

12. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Child Psychology

#181 in Africa

#4037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2010

13. Kenya Methodist University

For Child Psychology

#182 in Africa

#4041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

The best cities to study Child Psychology in Kenya based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nairobi, Eldoret, Maseno, and Kakamega.

Psychology subfields in Kenya

Clinical Psychology10

Cognitive Science4

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Social Psychology19

Special Education2