13 Best universities for Child Psychology in Kenya

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 29.3K citations received by 3.1K 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

#1200 in the World

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

2. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Child Psychology

#32 in Africa

#1411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

3. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Child Psychology

#58 in Africa

#2071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Child Psychology

#61 in Africa

#2163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Maseno University

For Child Psychology

#104 in Africa

#2825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

6. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Child Psychology

#121 in Africa

#3333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

7. Mount Kenya University

For Child Psychology

#125 in Africa

#3420 in the World

Founded: 2008

8. Egerton University

For Child Psychology

#132 in Africa

#3503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

9. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Child Psychology

#135 in Africa

#3563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

10. Pwani University

For Child Psychology

#171 in Africa

#3961 in the World

Founded: 2007

11. Kenya Methodist University

For Child Psychology

#182 in Africa

#4088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

12. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Child Psychology

#184 in Africa

#4099 in the World

Founded: 2009

13. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Child Psychology

#185 in Africa

#4105 in the World

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

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 Majors19

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Social Psychology20

Special Education2