Higher Education in Nigeria
Nigerian higher education system aligned to NUC, NBTE, and national regulatory bodies.
Curriculum Framework: NUC / NBTE / ICAN
Qualifications Offered in Nigeria
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6 Months - 1 Year
Certificate
Foundational and practical certificate qualifications.
24 Programmes38 Courses
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National Diploma (ND)
Two-year National Diploma programmes aligned to polytechnic and technical frameworks.
27 Programmes534 Courses
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Higher National Diploma (HND)
Advanced Higher National Diploma programmes building on National Diplomas.
1 Programmes1 Courses
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Bachelor's Degree
Undergraduate bachelor degree programmes across science, arts, engineering, and clinical professions.
123 Programmes858 Courses
Browse →1.5-2 Years
Master's Degree
Postgraduate master degree programmes covering specialized and research coursework.
23 Programmes235 Courses
Browse →3-5 Years
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctoral research qualifications focusing on original academic contributions.
23 Programmes247 Courses
Browse →Academic Departments Directory
Browse all 192 higher education disciplines available in Nigeria.
Faculty of Faculty of Management & Business Studies
27 Departments🎓Accountancy🎓Accounting🎓Banking & Finance🎓Banking Operations🎓Business Administration🎓Business Studies🎓Catering & Hotel Management🎓Digital Marketing🎓Entrepreneurship🎓Entrepreneurship & Innovation🎓Environmental Management & Toxicology🎓Estate Management🎓Finance🎓Geography & Environmental Management🎓Hospitality Management🎓Human Resource Management🎓Information Management🎓Insurance🎓Marketing🎓Performing Arts Management🎓Project Management🎓Recreation & Leisure Management🎓Supply Chain Management🎓Taxation & Fiscal Studies🎓Tourism & Hospitality Management🎓Transport Management🎓Water Resources Management
Faculty of Faculty of Multidisciplinary Studies
21 Departments🎓Actuarial Science🎓Actuarial Science & Financial Analysis🎓Agricultural Extension🎓Agricultural Science🎓Animation & Visual Effects🎓Environmental Science🎓Forensic Science🎓Game Design & Development🎓Geography🎓Guidance & Counselling🎓Library & Information Science🎓Library Science🎓Nutrition & Dietetics🎓Nutrition & Food Science🎓Parasitology & Entomology🎓Prosthetics & Orthotics🎓Public Administration🎓Public Administration & Local Government🎓Public Relations & Advertising🎓Secretarial Studies🎓Sport Science
Faculty of Faculty of Education
10 DepartmentsFaculty of Faculty of Engineering & Technology
39 Departments🎓Agricultural & Bio-Resources Engineering🎓Agricultural Engineering🎓Aerospace Engineering🎓Biochemistry Engineering🎓Biomedical Engineering🎓Biotechnology🎓Building Services Engineering🎓Building Technology🎓Chemical Engineering🎓Civil Engineering🎓Computer Engineering🎓Curriculum Studies & Educational Technology🎓Electrical & Electronic Engineering🎓Electrical Engineering🎓Environmental Engineering🎓Estate Surveying & Valuation🎓Fashion Design & Technology🎓Food Science & Technology🎓Food Technology🎓Genetics & Biotechnology🎓Information Technology🎓Materials Science & Engineering🎓Mechanical Engineering🎓Mechatronics Engineering🎓Metallurgical & Materials Engineering🎓Mining Engineering🎓Network Engineering🎓Nuclear Engineering🎓Petroleum & Gas Engineering🎓Petroleum Engineering🎓Polymer & Textile Engineering🎓Production Engineering🎓Quantity Surveying🎓Software Engineering🎓Surveying & Geoinformatics🎓Systems Engineering🎓Telecommunications Engineering🎓Textile Science & Technology🎓Engineering
Faculty of Faculty of Social Sciences & Media
17 Departments🎓Agricultural Economics🎓Cooperative Economics🎓Demography & Social Statistics🎓Development Studies🎓Economics🎓Economics & Statistics🎓Educational Psychology🎓Home Economics🎓International Relations🎓Journalism & Media🎓Mass Communication🎓Mass Communication & Media Studies🎓Peace & Conflict Studies🎓Political Science🎓Psychology🎓Social Work🎓Sociology
Faculty of Faculty of Medical, Health & Clinical Sciences
26 Departments🎓Anatomy🎓Anatomy & Cell Biology🎓Community Health Science🎓Dentistry🎓Environmental Health Science🎓Health Education🎓Health Information Management🎓Health Promotion🎓Human Anatomy🎓Medical Biochemistry🎓Medical Laboratory Science🎓Medicine & Surgery🎓Nursing & Midwifery🎓Nursing Science🎓Occupational Therapy🎓Ophthalmology & Optometry🎓Optometry🎓Pharmacy🎓Pharmacy Technician🎓Physical & Health Education🎓Physiology🎓Physiotherapy🎓Public Health🎓Radiography🎓Speech & Language Therapy🎓Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Faculty of Agricultural & Veterinary Sciences
6 DepartmentsFaculty of Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences
21 Departments🎓Applied Chemistry🎓Applied Mathematics🎓Applied Physics🎓Biochemistry🎓Biochemistry & Molecular Biology🎓Chemistry🎓Environmental Biology🎓Geology🎓Geophysics🎓Industrial Chemistry🎓Industrial Mathematics🎓Industrial Physics🎓Marine Biology🎓Mathematics🎓Meteorology & Climate Science🎓Microbiology🎓Physics🎓Plant Biology🎓Statistics🎓Zoology🎓Biology
Faculty of Faculty of Arts & Humanities
10 DepartmentsFaculty of Faculty of Environmental Sciences
6 DepartmentsFaculty of Faculty of Computing & Information Technology
6 DepartmentsFaculty of Faculty of Law & Jurisprudence
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