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Kobe University leads the 4 PhD Social Sciences & Psychology universities in Japan at #482 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of the Sacred Heart Tokyo (#126 in Japan) and International University of Japan (#302 in Japan). The universities on this list offer 4 matching courses between them.
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — Kobe University at #482 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. Kobe University has the largest research record in this group, with 7,050,586 citations and an h-index of 605.
The split is 4 public to 0 private institutions.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Social Sciences & Psychology (3) and International Relations (1). The usual length is 4–6 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake). University of the Sacred Heart Tokyo offers the widest choice, with 1 of these courses.
Kobe University (QS World #482), University of the Sacred Heart Tokyo (#126 in Japan) and International University of Japan (#302 in Japan) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
4 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
University of the Sacred Heart Tokyo, with 1, ahead of Kobe University (1).
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