College and University
Post secondary education in Ghana commonly consists of four years of majoring in a specific field of interest. Students are admitted based on their performance on the W.A.S.S.C.E, students who usually obtain a ‘C’ in their elective courses find it hard to get admitted to the public universities, they end up having to apply for private universities in the country.
Some of the best universities in Ghana are;
- Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) (Recognized by Govt. Of India-Authorised Study Centre in Ghana)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- University of Ghana
- University of Education, Winneba
- University of Cape Coast
- Regional Maritime University
- University for Development Studies
- Ashesi University (privately owned)
- Central University (privately owned)
- Regent University College of Science and Technology (privately owned)
- Winsconsin University
- Telecom University
These universities offer most of the internationally accepted degrees, which include Master of Arts (MA), Master of Science (MS) and Master of Business Administration (MBA),BA Political Science,P.G.Diploma in Etrepreneurship (MKU). They also offer professional degrees like Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or other doctoral degree, such as Doctor of Arts, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Theology, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Pharmacy and Doctor of Optometry (O.D). Most of the programs offered such as medicine have formal apprenticeship procedures post-graduation like residency and internship which must be completed after graduation and before one is considered to be fully trained.
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