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University of Tokyo tops our list of 82 Public Master's universities in Japan at #36 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Kobe University (QS World #482) and Juntendo University (#25 in Japan). The universities on this list offer 150 matching courses between them.
82 universities · ranked best first
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Public University · 1 course in Master's
Public University · 1 course in Master's
Public University · 1 course in Master's
Public University · 1 course in Master's
Public University · 1 course in Master's
Public University · 1 course in Master's
Public University · 1 course in Master's
Public University · 1 course in Master's
Public University · 1 course in Master's
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #36 (University of Tokyo) to #482 (Kobe University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Tokyo is cited most (47,606,905 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
82 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Kantō (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Hanazono University, founded in 1872. University of Tokyo is the largest, with 28,000 students.
The most common subjects are Medicine & Health Sciences (31), Social Sciences & Psychology (27), Business & Management (24) and Economics & Public Policy (11). The usual length is 1–2 years and 2 years. 99% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (99% of courses with a stated intake). Teikyo Heisei University offers the widest choice, with 13 of these courses.
University of Tokyo (QS World #36), Kobe University (QS World #482) and Juntendo University (#25 in Japan) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
82 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
2 of these courses are listed as online.
Teikyo Heisei University, with 13, ahead of Ryukoku University (11).
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