If you plan to further your education in Nigeria but don't know the university that best offers the course you want, worry no more, because I have listed some of the top schools in this article that you can choose from.
The ranking of Nigeria universities discussed in this article is based on the information from Webometric
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Lists of top 6 universities in Nigeria
1. University of Lagos - UNILAG
The University of Lagos known as UNILAG a public research university in the world. The school has been ranked number 3rd in University Africa and first in Nigeria. Because of its academic achievement, the University of Lagos is one of the twenty-five federal universities which are overseen and accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
The school has about 12 facilities and offers more than 78 courses
As of 2017, the school was recorded to have about 55,000 students out of which 43,783 are undergraduates and 9,070 are postgraduates.
Lists of courses taught in UNILAG
- Creative Arts
- English
- European Languages & Integration Studies
- History & Strategic Studies
- Linguistics African Asian Studies
- Philosophy
- Anatomy
- Anatomic & Molecular Pathology
- Biochemistry
- Medical Microbiology & Parasitology
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Physiology
- Anesthesia
- Clinical pathology
- Community Health & Primary Care
- Haematology & blood transfusion
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Ophthalmology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Physiotherapy
- Radiology
- Surgery
- Child Dental Health
- Oral Pathology/Biology
- Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
- Preventive Dentistry
- Restorative Dentistry
2. University of Ibadan- UI
The University of Ibadan (UI) is one of the top public research universities in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in early 1948. Ever since it was founded the university has stood up as one of the recognized universities across the globe. During the ranking of the best schools, UI came out of 401 - 500 in the world, 6th in Africa, and 1st in Nigeria. It has 41,743 students. The school has 16 faculties which cover almost all types of courses.
Lists of courses offered by UI
- Dentistry
- Physiotherapy
- Biochemistry
- Physiology
- Human Nutrition
- Nursing Science
- Pharmacy
- Agriculture
- Fisheries and Wildlife Management
- Forestry Resources Management
- Arabic Language & Literature
- Islamic Studies
- Archaeology
- Archaeology Combined:
- Archaeology with History
- Archaeology with Classics
- Archaeology with Religious Studies
- Anthropology
- Classics
- Religious Studies
- Communication & Language Arts
- Linguistics and African Studies:
- Linguistics
- Yoruba
- Igbo
- History
- English Language & Literature
- Philosophy
- European Studies:
- French
- Russian
- German
- Theatre Arts
- Law
- Veterinary Medicine
- Agricultural & Environmental Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Industrial Production Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Food Technology
- Wood Products Engineering
- Economics
- Geography
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Adult Education
- Educational Management
- Teacher Education:
- Arts
- Social Sciences
- Science
- Pre-Primary Education
- Special Education
- Human Kinetics
- Health Education
- Guidance & Counselling
- Library Studies
- Archaeology Single Honours
- Archaeology Combined:
- With Geology
- With Geography
- With Zoology
- With Botany
- Anthropology
- Chemistry
- Industrial Chemistry
- Geography
- Computer Science
- Geology
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Statistics
- Zoology
- Botany
- Microbiology
3. Covenant University
Covenant University (CU) is a private Christian university in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. It was founded by Living Faith Church. Covenant University is a leading private institution in Nigeria based on several prospective students. In January 2015, it was ranked as the best university in Nigeria according to Webometrics
Lists of courses offered by Covenant University
- Accounting
- Architecture
- Banking And Finance
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Building Technology
- Business Administration
- Chemical Engineering:
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering:
- Computer Science
- Criminology And Security Studies
- Demography And Social Statistics
- Economics
- Electrical/Electronics Engineering
- English Language
- Entrepreneurship
- Estate Management
- French
- Industrial Chemistry
- Industrial Mathematics:
- Industrial Physics With Applied Geophysics
- Industrial Physics With Electronics And Its Application
- Industrial Physics With Renewable Energy
- Industrial Relations
- Industrial Relations And Human Resources Management
- Information And Communication Engineering
- International Relations
- Management Information System
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Mechanical Engineering
- Microbiology
- Petroleum Engineering
- Policy And Strategic Studies
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
4. University of Ilorin - Unilorin
The University is rated the number 4th top school in Nigeria during the ranking of universities in 2022. It was by JAMB to be the most sought-after Nigerian university in 2021. The school has 16 faculties of which they offered 102 courses. Below are the courses offered at Unilorin
Courses offered in Unilorin
- accounting
- adult education:
- agricultural and biosystems engineering
- agricultural science and education
- agriculture
- anatomy
- applied geophysics
- Arabic studies
- architecture
- biochemistry
- biomedical engineering
- building technology education
- business administration
- business education
- chemical engineering:
- chemistry
- civil engineering
- common and Islamic law
- common law
- comparative religious studies
- computer engineering:
- computer science
- criminology and security studies
- doctor of pharmacy
- economics
- education and Arabic
- education and biology
- education and chemistry:
- education and Christian religious studies
- education and computer science
- education and economics
- education and English language
- education and french:
- education and geography
- education and history:
- education and Islamic studies:
- education and mathematics
- education and physics
- education and social studies
- education and Yoruba
- educational management
- educational technology/introductory technology
- electrical/electronics engineering
- electrical/electronics technology education
- English language
- estate management
- finance
- fisheries and aquaculture:
- food engineering
- food science
- forestry and wildlife management:
- French
- geography and environmental management
- Geology
- Hausa
- health education
- history and international studies
- home economics
- human kinetics
- Igbo
- industrial chemistry
- industrial relations and personnel management
- information and communication science
- Islamic studies
- library and information science
- linguistics
- marketing
- mass communication
- mathematics
- mechanical engineering
- medical laboratory science:
- medicine and surgery
- metallurgical and material engineering
- metalwork technology education
- microbiology
- Yoruba
- nursing/nursing science
- optometry
- performing arts
- pharmacy
- physics
- physiology
- physiotherapy
- plant biology
- political science
- primary education studies
- psychology
- public administration
- quantity surveying
- social work
- sociology
- statistics
- surveying and geo-informatics
- surveying and geoinformatics
- teacher education science:
- technical education:
- technology education
- telecommunication science
- urban and regional planning:
- veterinary medicine
- water resources and environmental engineering
- Yoruba
5. University of Benin - Uniben
Uniben is another top-notch school in Nigeria. It is one of the most recognized federal schools in Nigeria and also the best school in Edo state. As of 2022, the school was among the schools that has the highest number of students. Since the school is widely diverse in learning, It taught almost all the recognized courses.
The University of Benin had 16 faculties, under which 124 courses are taught.
Courses taught in Uniben
- accounting
- actuarial science
- adult education / political science and public administration
- adult education/economics and statistics
- adult education/English literature
- adult education/geography and regional planning
- adult education:
- agricultural economics
- agricultural engineering
- agricultural science and education
- agriculture
- anatomy
- animal and environmental biology
- animal biology and environment
- animal science
- applied geophysics
- architecture
- banking and finance
- biochemistry
- botany
- business administration
- business administration
- business education
- chemical engineering:
- chemistry
- civil engineering
- computer education
- computer engineering:
- computer science
- dentistry and dental surgery
- doctor of pharmacy
- drama/dramatic/performing arts
- early childhood education
- economics and statistics
- education and biology
- education and chemistry:
- education and computer science
- education and economics
- education and edo language
- education and English language literature
- education and french:
- education and geography
- education and history:
- education and integrated science:
- education and mathematics
- education and physics
- education and political science
- education and religious studies
- education and social studies
- education fine and applied arts
- education psychology and curriculum studies
- educational administration
- educational management
- electrical/electronics engineering
- English language and literature
- entrepreneurship
- environmental education
- environmental management and toxicology
- estate management
- fine arts/fine and applied arts
- fisheries
- forestry and wildlife:
- French
- geography and regional planning
- geography and regional planning
- geology
- guidance and counseling
- health education
- history
- home economics and education
- human kinetics
- industrial chemistry
- industrial engineering
- industrial mathematics:
- industrial physics
- industrial relations and personnel management
- industrial technical education:
- insurance
- international studies and diplomacy
- international studies and diplomacy
- languages and linguistics
- law
- library and information science
- linguistics and African language
- linguistics/edo
- marine engineering:
- marketing
- mass communication
- mathematics
- mathematics and economics
- mechanical engineering
- mechatronics engineering
- medical biochemistry
- medical laboratory science:
- medicine and surgery
- metallurgical and material engineering
- microbiology
- music
- nursing/nursing science
- optometry
- petroleum engineering
- pharmacy
- philosophy
- physical education
- physics
- physics/industrial physics
- physiology
- physiotherapy
- plant biology and biotechnology
- plant science and biotechnology
- political science and public administration
- production engineering
- public administration
- pure and applied mathematics
- quantity surveying
- radiography
- religious studies
- science laboratory technology
- secretarial administration and education
- secretarial education:
- social work
- sociology and anthropology
- soil science
- special education
- statistics
- structural engineering
- surveying and geoinformatics
- taxation
- technical education:
- theatre arts
- veterinary medicine
- zoology
6. University of Nigeria Nsukka - UNN
The university has 15 Faculties and 102 academic departments. The university offers 108 undergraduate programs and 211 postgraduate programs. By 2022, the University has ranked in top 10 the universities in Nigeria.
List of courses taught at the University of Nsukka
- accountancy/accounting
- adult education:
- agric extension service
- agricultural and bioresources engineering
- agricultural economics
- agricultural science and education
- agriculture
- animal science
- archaeology
- architecture
- arts (combined honors)
- b.a. (single and combined Hons) in modern languages
- banking and finance
- biochemistry
- biological science(s)
- botany
- business education
- business management
- civil engineering
- computer education
- computer science
- computer with statistics
- creative arts
- crop science
- dentistry and dental surgery
- early childhood education
- economics
- education and biology
- education and chemistry:
- education and economics
- education and English language
- education and french:
- education and geography
- education and history:
- education and Igbo:
- education and integrated science:
- education and mathematics
- education and music:
- education and physics
- education and political science
- education and religious studies
- education and science
- education and social science
- education and social studies
- education arts:
- education fine and applied arts
- electrical engineering
- electronics engineering
- English and literary studies
- estate management
- fine arts/fine and applied arts
- food science and technology
- food science and technology
- French
- french with german/ Russian
- geography
- geology
- German
- guidance and counseling
- health education
- history
- home economics and education
- home science
- human anatomy
- industrial technical education:
- law
- library and information science
- linguistics
- linguistics, Igbo, and other African languages
- marketing
- mass communication
- mathematics
- mechanical engineering
- medical laboratory science:
- medical rehabilitation
- medicine and surgery
- metallurgical and material engineering
- metallurgical and material engineering
- microbiology
- music
- nursing/nursing science
- nutrition and dietetics:
- pharmacy
- philosophy
- physical education
- physics
- physics/astrology
- physiology
- political science
- political science
- political science
- primary education studies
- psychology
- public administration and local government
- public administration and local govt
- pure and applied chemistry
- pure and industrial chemistry
- radiography
- religious studies
- Russian
- science laboratory technology
- social work
- sociology and anthropology
- soil science
- special education
- special education
- special education
- statistics
- surveying and geoinformatics
- surveying and geoinformatics
- teacher education science:
- theatre and film studies
- urban and regional planning:
- veterinary medicine
- zoology
Factors to consider when choosing a university to go to in Nigeria
As you can see above, those universities are all top-notch everyone would like to go. Although they are good schools, there are some factors you need to consider before you choose them.
Below are some recommended factors we advised you to think about.
1. School / Tuition fee
What is the fee charged by the school that you are planning to go to? Is the school fee within your power to pay? Is there a fee that is charged after or as you study at the school? You need to check your parent or sponsor's pocket before you decide to enroll in any of these schools. This will help you to know whether or not you can study there.
2. Courses taught by the school
To choose any school, it is vital you know whether or not they offer the course you want to study. Being the best school doesn't mean it is capable of offering all the courses in this world. If your choice of school is among what I list above, you can do well to check whether your course is taught by the school before you choose.
3. Location
Location is very important when you want to choose a university to go to. Some people like to be close to home while at school. While some want to be far away from home. Do you like your favorite university to be near or far from home? Can you cater to your transportation if the arises? Try and consider these questions to know what is best for you.
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