33 Best universities for Child Psychology in Malaysia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Malaysia ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 223K citations received by 20K academic papers made by 33 universities in Malaysia 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. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Child Psychology

#33 in Asia

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

2. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Child Psychology

#38 in Asia

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

3. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Child Psychology

#42 in Asia

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

4. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Child Psychology

#50 in Asia

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

5. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Child Psychology

#53 in Asia

#533 in the World

Founded: 1969

6. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Child Psychology

#71 in Asia

#624 in the World

Founded: 1904

7. Sultan Idris University of Education

Malaysia | Tanjong Malim

For Child Psychology

#136 in Asia

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1922

8. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Child Psychology

#160 in Asia

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 21,607
Founded: 1983

9. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Child Psychology

#176 in Asia

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

10. University of Malaysia Sabah

Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu

For Child Psychology

#306 in Asia

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

11. Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Batu Pahat

For Child Psychology

#313 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Founded: 2000

12. University of Malaysia, Pahang

Malaysia | Kuantan

For Child Psychology

#336 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2002

13. Multimedia University

Malaysia | Cyberjaya

For Child Psychology

#340 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1996

14. Tunku Abdul Rahman University

Malaysia | Kajang

For Child Psychology

#355 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2002

15. University of Malaysia, Sarawak

Malaysia | Kota Samarahan

For Child Psychology

#363 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Founded: 1992

16. Darul Iman University, Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu

For Child Psychology

#393 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2005

17. UCSI University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Child Psychology

#538 in Asia

#1910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1986

18. Sunway University

Malaysia | Petaling Jaya

For Child Psychology

#552 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1987

19. Petronas Technology University

Malaysia | Tronoh

For Child Psychology

#567 in Asia

#1975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

20. University of Malaysia, Terengganu

Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu

For Child Psychology

#570 in Asia

#1980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1979

21. International Medical University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Child Psychology

#577 in Asia

#1996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

22. University of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Child Psychology

#604 in Asia

#2048 in the World

Founded: 2002

23. Tenaga National University

Malaysia | Kajang

For Child Psychology

#618 in Asia

#2070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

24. HELP University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Child Psychology

#627 in Asia

#2094 in the World

Founded: 1986

25. Technical University of Malaysia, Melaka

Malaysia | Ayer Keroh

For Child Psychology

#655 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,077
Founded: 2000

26. Islamic Science University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Nilai

For Child Psychology

#681 in Asia

#2207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1998

27. University of Malaysia Perlis

Malaysia | Arau

For Child Psychology

#744 in Asia

#2344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 11,216
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 2001

28. Management and Science University

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Child Psychology

#803 in Asia

#2472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2001

29. University of Malaysia, Kelantan

Malaysia | Pengkalan Chepa

For Child Psychology

#838 in Asia

#2560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2006

30. INTI International University

Malaysia | Nilai

For Child Psychology

#1360 in Asia

#3600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,202
Founded: 2010

31. National Defence University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Child Psychology

#1394 in Asia

#3652 in the World

Founded: 1995

32. University of Selangor

Malaysia | Bestari Jaya

For Child Psychology

#1399 in Asia

#3664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 5,312
Founded: 1999

33. AIMST University

Malaysia | Bedong

For Child Psychology

#1592 in Asia

#4001 in the World

Enrollment: 2,436
Founded: 2001

The best cities to study Child Psychology in Malaysia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bangi, Kuala Lumpur, Serdang, and Shah Alam.

Psychology subfields in Malaysia

Clinical Psychology32

Cognitive Science31

Education Majors35

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Neuroscience34

Occupational Therapy8

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology25