Best Universities for Economics & Finance in Japan 2026

Economics & Finance programs

• Faculty of Economics — Ranked top 3 in Japan for economics, the flagship faculty producing the bulk of Mita network corporate leaders since 1890 with direct pipelines to all major trading houses and banks
• PEARL Program (Economics) — Programme in Economics for Alliances, Research and Leadership offering a 4-year English-medium economics degree at Mita campus, launched 2016, combining rigorous quantitative economics with Keio's business network

Economics & Finance programs

• School of Political Science and Economics (Seikei) — Japan's premier political science faculty, producing seven Prime Ministers and the majority of senior Diet members. Top-ranked in Japan for political science and public policy. Graduates dominate NHK, Asahi Shimbun, and Japan's major media organizations alongside government ministries.

Economics & Finance programs

• Graduate School of Economics — Produced the current Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and multiple predecessors. Combines rigorous quantitative training with deep connections to Japan's financial regulatory apparatus and all three megabanks.