21 Best universities for Social Psychology in Ghana

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ghana ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 112K citations received by 8.38K academic papers made by 21 universities in Ghana 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 Ghana

For Social Psychology

#10 in Africa

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

2. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Social Psychology

#19 in Africa

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

3. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#24 in Africa

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

4. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Social Psychology

#42 in Africa

#1854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

5. University for Development Studies

For Social Psychology

#89 in Africa

#2749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1992

6. Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

For Social Psychology

#93 in Africa

#2795 in the World

Founded: 1961

7. University of Professional Studies, Accra

For Social Psychology

#95 in Africa

#2816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

8. Ho Technical University

For Social Psychology

#139 in Africa

#3813 in the World

Founded: 1968

9. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Social Psychology

#140 in Africa

#3831 in the World

Founded: 2011

10. Kumasi Technical University

For Social Psychology

#167 in Africa

#4204 in the World

Founded: 1954

11. Ghana Technology University College

For Social Psychology

#182 in Africa

#4341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2006

12. Central University

For Social Psychology

#195 in Africa

#4590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1997

13. Methodist University College

For Social Psychology

#217 in Africa

#4817 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2000

14. Catholic University College of Ghana

Ghana | Sunyani

For Social Psychology

#222 in Africa

#4864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

15. University of Energy and Natural Resources

Ghana | Sunyani

For Social Psychology

#224 in Africa

#4937 in the World

Founded: 2011

16. Accra Technical University

For Social Psychology

#226 in Africa

#4950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1949

17. Pentecost University College

For Social Psychology

#228 in Africa

#4962 in the World

Founded: 2003

18. Cape Coast Technical University

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Social Psychology

#236 in Africa

#5066 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. Presbyterian University College

Ghana | Abetifi

For Social Psychology

#248 in Africa

#5167 in the World

Founded: 2003

20. University of Mines and Technology

For Social Psychology

#249 in Africa

#5171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 2004

21. Islamic University College, Ghana

For Social Psychology

#272 in Africa

#5418 in the World

Founded: 1988

The best cities to study Social Psychology in Ghana based on the number of universities and their ranks are Legon, Cape Coast, Kumasi, and Winneba.

Psychology subfields in Ghana

Child Psychology9

Clinical Psychology6

Cognitive Science7

Education Majors13

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution4

Occupational Therapy2

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Special Education4