44 Best universities for Child Psychology in Nigeria

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 38.1K citations received by 8.47K academic papers made by 44 universities in Nigeria 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 Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Child Psychology

#12 in Africa

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Child Psychology

#17 in Africa

#1067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

3. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Child Psychology

#19 in Africa

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

4. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Child Psychology

#30 in Africa

#1608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

5. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Child Psychology

#35 in Africa

#1714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

6. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Child Psychology

#50 in Africa

#2028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

7. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Child Psychology

#51 in Africa

#2044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

8. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Child Psychology

#52 in Africa

#2115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

9. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Child Psychology

#57 in Africa

#2222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

10. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Child Psychology

#59 in Africa

#2268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

11. Covenant University

For Child Psychology

#64 in Africa

#2358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

12. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Child Psychology

#72 in Africa

#2410 in the World

Founded: 1992

13. Lagos State University

For Child Psychology

#75 in Africa

#2470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

14. Bayero University Kano

For Child Psychology

#76 in Africa

#2483 in the World

Founded: 1975

15. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Child Psychology

#77 in Africa

#2490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

16. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Child Psychology

#78 in Africa

#2501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

17. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Child Psychology

#83 in Africa

#2616 in the World

Founded: 2000

18. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Child Psychology

#86 in Africa

#2733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

19. University of Jos

For Child Psychology

#91 in Africa

#2772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,169
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1975

20. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Child Psychology

#93 in Africa

#2817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

21. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Child Psychology

#94 in Africa

#2832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

22. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Child Psychology

#97 in Africa

#2866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

23. University of Uyo

For Child Psychology

#98 in Africa

#2904 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Child Psychology

#108 in Africa

#3072 in the World

Enrollment: 16,092
Male:Female: 57:43
Founded: 1981

25. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Child Psychology

#109 in Africa

#3076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

26. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Child Psychology

#112 in Africa

#3151 in the World

Founded: 1980

27. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Child Psychology

#113 in Africa

#3177 in the World

Founded: 1975

28. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Child Psychology

#115 in Africa

#3330 in the World

Founded: 1992

29. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Child Psychology

#123 in Africa

#3473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

30. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Child Psychology

#128 in Africa

#3544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

31. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Child Psychology

#130 in Africa

#3553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

32. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Child Psychology

#131 in Africa

#3599 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

33. Tai Solarin University of Education

Nigeria | Ijebu-Ode

For Child Psychology

#133 in Africa

#3617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2005

34. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Child Psychology

#137 in Africa

#3632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

35. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Child Psychology

#138 in Africa

#3638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

36. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Child Psychology

#139 in Africa

#3646 in the World

Founded: 2004

37. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Child Psychology

#141 in Africa

#3653 in the World

Founded: 1988

38. Redeemer's University

For Child Psychology

#142 in Africa

#3670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2005

39. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Child Psychology

#146 in Africa

#3683 in the World

Founded: 2000

40. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Child Psychology

#147 in Africa

#3684 in the World

Founded: 1975

41. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Child Psychology

#148 in Africa

#3720 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

42. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Child Psychology

#150 in Africa

#3728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

43. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Child Psychology

#154 in Africa

#3757 in the World

Founded: 2009

44. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Child Psychology

#155 in Africa

#3765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

The best cities to study Child Psychology in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Ife, Nsukka, and Lagos.

Psychology subfields in Nigeria

Clinical Psychology34

Cognitive Science20

Education Majors45

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Occupational Therapy5

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology10

Social Psychology59

Special Education2