Burkina Faso is ranked as number 140th in the world education rankings. Its higher education system is represented by 4 universities with about 51 study programs for Bachelor, Masters, and Ph.D. Let’s take a brief look at some of the universities.
The University of Ouagadougou- is located in Ouagadougou and was established in 1974. It offers 6 bachelor and 6 master’s degrees in arts, economics, health, humanities, law and jurisprudence, and management. At this university students have an opportunity to go on exchange programs and are also allowed to work part-time during their education and also to get internships abroad. International students are welcome to apply for admission. The university consists of 7 research units and 1 institute. These are:
- Language, Arts, and Communications
- Legal And Political Sciences
- Economic Sciences and Management
- Applied Sciences
- Health Sciences
- Life and Hearth Sciences
- The Burkinabe Institute of Arts and Craft
The Polytechnic University of Bobo- is a public university located in Dioulasso- bobo founded in 1995. The institution offers 10 bachelor's programs, 11 masters, and 6 Ph.D. degrees in accounting, agriculture, computer science, economics, engineering, finance and banking, Information Technology, management, marketing, and sociology. It is officially accredited by the ministry of higher education and research of Burkina Faso. It has 6 divisions namely
- Computer Science School- for computer engineering, computer networks, computer science, mathematics, and statistics.
- Exact and Applied Sciences institute- applied mathematics, applied physics, mathematics, and physics.
- Health Sciences Institute- entomology, medicine, parasitology.
- Life and Natural Science Institute- agronomy, biological, and life sciences.
- Rural Development Institute- agricultural economics, agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, rural studies, social studies, and sociology.
- Technology institute- accountancy, business and commerce, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, finance, industrial engineering, industrial maintenance, mechanical engineering, production engineering, and secretarial studies.
Tuition fees per year range around CFA 15 000. The academic year is from October to July.
The University of Koudougou- is a non-profit public university founded in 2005, and located in the town of Koudougou. This university offers platforms for students to participate in international education conferences, train in an international environment, and also allows students to get part-time work during training. The university offers 5 bachelor programs in arts, economics, education, management, and technology. The university is divided into 5 divisions including:
- Centre de Pedagogie Universitaire Centre-fields include education and educational sciences.
- Economics and management- agricultural economics, economics, environmental studies, and management.
- Languages and humanities- archaeology, documentation techniques, geography, history, information sciences, literature, philosophy, psychology.
- Teacher training school- education, educational administration, educational and student counseling, pedagogy, secondary education, teacher training, and technology education.
- Technology institute- accountancy, administration, civil engineering, electrical engineering, finance, hotel management, marketing, and secretarial studies.
Tuition fees per year range around XOF 350 000 to XOF 500 000 or US$632 to US$903.
Higher Institute of Computer Science and Management- this is a university founded in 2002. It offers 7 bachelor programs in accounting, computer science, economics, finance and banking, management, marketing, and technology.
Most students opt for this institution because it offers training in an international environment with great standards, it also allows or provides a platform for students to partake in exchange programs.
