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University of Helsinki leads the 5 PhD Social Sciences & Psychology universities in Finland at #116 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Jyväskylä (QS World #498) and Åbo Akademi University (#7 in Finland). The universities on this list offer 7 matching courses between them.
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Public University · 1 course in PhD Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 2 courses in PhD Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in PhD Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 2 courses in PhD Social Sciences & Psychology
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #116 (University of Helsinki) to #498 (University of Jyväskylä); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Helsinki is cited most (22,163,230 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
5 are public and 0 private (100% public). The biggest concentrations are in Helsinki (1), Jyväskylä (1) and Turku (1). The oldest is University of Helsinki, founded in 1640. University of Helsinki is the largest, with 30,740 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Social Sciences & Psychology (5) and Psychology (2). The usual length is 4 years and 3 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (57% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (43% of courses with a stated intake). Tampere University offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
University of Helsinki (QS World #116), University of Jyväskylä (QS World #498) and Åbo Akademi University (#7 in Finland) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
5 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 3 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 57% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Tampere University, with 2, ahead of Åbo Akademi University (2).
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