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Best Universities for Master Programs in South Africa 2024/2025

Number of institutions: 16
    • Midrand, South Africa

    Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership is situated strategically between Pretoria and Johannesburg in South Africa, the Unisa Graduate School of Leadership (SBL) stands out as a leader in providing world-class African-rooted leadership and management education. The SBL boasts a highly skilled academic faculty that brings extensive leadership experience in various industries to the classroom.

    • Pretoria, South Africa

    University Of South Africa (UNISA) is the largest comprehensive open, distance and e-learning (CODeL) institution in Africa and the longest-standing dedicated distance education university in the world. We enrol nearly one-third of all South African students. The leading CODeL University Whether you’re beginning a new journey with us or staying involved with your alma mater, we commend you on choosing a world-class institution that has been building Africa’s intellectual future for more than 150 years.

    • Madrid, Spain
    • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • + 14 more

    IE University is a top international university in Spain with campuses in Madrid and Segovia. Recognized as one of the leading higher education institutions in the world, IE shapes leaders who drive innovation and change in organizations, providing a learning environment where technologies and diversity play a key role in fostering global vision, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a humanistic approach.

    • Cape Town, South Africa
    • Johannesburg, South Africa
    • + 1 more

    We are one of the first private providers of higher management education in South Africa. Since 1997, we have evolved into an internationally recognised institution. Our mission is to equip students with the knowledge and skills to lead and excel in a changed world.

    • Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Cape Town, South Africa
    • + 2 more

    AFDA was founded in 1994 by Garth Holmes, Bata Passchier and Deon Opperman. From its early beginnings of 6 students, a rented VCR, and broken TV, it has become one of the leading institutions of its kind in the world today. AFDA has over 1200 students, a permanent staff of over 150 academics and administrators, and 5 fully equipped campuses in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, and Botswana. It has produced some of the top filmmakers and actors in South Africa today and has made a significant contribution to developing a sustainable local entertainment industry.

    • East London, South Africa

    Founded in 1998, East London University is one of the country’s premier private universities. The University's S1-hectare campus, a few kilometers south of downtown East London, is home to more than 2,300 students hailing from all regions of the South Africa and 27 other countries.

    • Johannesburg, South Africa

    Vibrant, multicultural and dynamic, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) shares the pace and energy of cosmopolitan Johannesburg, the city whose name it carries. Proudly South African, the university is alive down to its African roots, and well-prepared for its role in actualising the potential that higher education holds for the continent’s development.

    • Brattleboro, USA
    • Washington, USA
    • + 14 more

    SIT Graduate Institute offers internationally focused master's degrees, certificates, and professional development programs in the fields of international education, sustainable development, humanitarian assistance, clime change, and international relations. Since 1964, SIT has been preparing professionals to be successful in intercultural and international environments.

    • Johannesburg, South Africa

    The South African Business and Technology Institute-SABTI, is centrally located in Johannesburg and at the heart of Braamfontein, with its main campus situated on the 5th Floor, of Arbour Square building on Cnr. Melle & Juta Streets in Braamfontein. College facilities exist to support the institution’s principal function of teaching, research, and service. SABTI has state of the art classrooms, computer lab, entertainment area, kitchen and ablution facilities which also accommodate the disabled. In addition to classrooms, labs, and offices, the College has FREE WI-FI for students during learning hours, with regular business hours starting from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday.

    • Adelaide, Australia
    • Brisbane, Australia
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    There are many Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course providers operating around the world. With so much choice, and with such a vast amount of conflicting information available on the Internet, it can be hard for prospective TEFL course students to make the right choice. The TEFL Academy's Level 5 TEFL course (168 hours) aims to provide students with accurate information, skills and training to ensure they leave the academy with a sound understanding of teaching English, as well as a clearer picture of the TEFL industry as a whole.

    • Grahamstown, South Africa

    With just over 8200 students, Rhodes is a small University, which enjoys the distinction of having among the best undergraduate pass and graduation rates in South Africa, outstanding postgraduate success rates, and the best research output per academic staff member. This is a testimony to the quality of students that Rhodes attracts and of academic provision, and to the commitment of Rhodes staff to student development and success.

    • Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
    • Cape Town, South Africa
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    Westford University College is one of the leading business schools located in the UAE, delivering quality education since 2008. With two branches in Sharjah, the prestigious institution offers postgraduate, undergraduate, doctorate and vocational programs that carry significant value and credibility, around the world.

    • Alice, South Africa

    A vibrant, equitable and sustainable African university, committed to teaching and research excellence at the service of its students, scholars and the wider community.

    • Johannesburg, South Africa

    The fundamental role of any university is to promote freedom of enquiry and the search for knowledge and truth. Wits has built a reputation for itself in this role, establishing itself at the industrial and commercial heart of South Africa as a centre for education and research of the highest quality.

    • Paris, France
    • Shanghai, China
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    Headquartered in Paris, and with partner institutions in New York, Shanghai, New Delhi, São Paulo and Cape Town, ISM gives students the global perspective they need to thrive as business leaders. Read more about our flexible, accredited IMBA, DBA and PhD degrees at www.ism.edu