# List of universities in Turkmenistan

This is a list of post-secondary colleges and universities in Turkmenistan.

## Degree-granting institutions

This list includes degree-granting institutions of higher education (Turkmen: Ýokary hünär bilimi edaralary) offering bachelor's degrees and in some cases master's degrees. Unless noted otherwise, institutions in this table are located in the city of Ashgabat.
| English | Turkmen |
| Aba Annayev International Equestrian Academy (2023) (Arkadag) | Aba Annaýew adyndaky Halkara Atçylyk Akademiýasy |
| Dovletmamed Azady Turkmen National Institute of World Languages | Döwletmämmet Azady adyndaky Türkmen Milli Dünýä Dilleri Instituty |
| Institute of Engineering, Transport and Communications of Turkmenistan (2019) | Türkmenistanyň Inžener-Tehniki we Ulag Kommunikasiýalary Instituty |
| Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan | Türkmenistanyň Daşary Işler Ministrliginiň Halkara Gatnaşyklary Instituty |
| Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics of Turkmenistan (2019) | Türkmenistanyň Telekommunikasiýalar we Informatika Instituty |
| International University of Humanities and Development | Halkara Ynsanperwer Ylymlary we Ösüş Uniwersiteti |
| Magtymguly Turkmen State University | Magtymguly adyndaky Türkmen Döwlet Uniwersiteti |
| Maya Kuliyeva Turkmen National Conservatory | Maýa Kulyýewa adyndaky Türkmen Milli Konserwatoriýasy |
| Myrat Garryyev Turkmen State Medical University | Myrat Garryýew adyndaky Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Lukmançylyk Uniwersiteti |
| Oguzhan University of Engineering Technologies | Türkmenistanyň Oguz Han adyndaky Inžener-Tehnologiýalar Uniwersiteti |
| S.A. Niyazov Turkmen Agricultural University | S.A.Nyýazow adyndaky Türkmen Oba Hojalyk Uniwersiteti |
| Seyitnazar Seydi Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute (Turkmenabat) | Seýitnazar Seýdi adyndaky Türkmen Döwlet Mugallymçylyk Instituty |
| State Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan | Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Çeperçilik Akademiýasy |
| Turkmen Institute of Finance | Türkmen Döwlet Maliýe Instituty |
| Turkmen State Agricultural Institute (Dashoguz) | Türkmen Oba Hojalyk Instituty |
| Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction | Türkmen Döwlet Binagärlik-Gurluşyk Instituty |
| Turkmen State Institute of Culture | Türkmen Döwlet Medeniýet Instituty |
| Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management | Türkmen Döwlet Ykdysadyýet we Dolandyryş Instituty |
| National Institute of Sports and Tourism of Turkmenistan | Türkmen Döwlet Bedenterbiýe we Sport Instituty |
| Turkmen State Power Engineering Institute (Mary) | Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Energetika Instituty |
| Turkmenistan Presidential Academy of Government Service | Türkmenistanyň Prezidentiniň ýanyndaky Döwlet Gullugy Akademiýasy |
| Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University | Ýagşygeldi Kakaýew adyndaky Halkara Nebit we Gaz Uniwersiteti |
A new private business university to be operated by the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs is projected to open in Ashgabat in September 2025.

## Secondary Professional Educational Institutions

These institutions (Turkmen: Orta hünär bilimi edaralary) require applicants to have graduated from a standard secondary school, and thus are post-secondary institutions. Durations of courses of study at institutions included in this list range from one to two-and-a-half years.

### Agriculture

* Ashgabat Agro-Industrial Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Aşgabat Agrosenagat Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi)
* Bayramaly Agro-Industrial Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Baýramaly Agrosenagat Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Baýramaly
* Dashoguz Agro-Industrial Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Daşoguz Agrosenagat Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Dashoguz
* Turkmenabat Agro-Industrial Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Türkmenabat Agrosenagat Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Turkmenabat

### Art

* Ahal Province Special School of Art (Turkmen: Ahal Welaýat Ýörite Sungat Mekdebi)
* Balkan Province Special School of Art (Turkmen: Balkan Welaýat Ýörite Sungat Mekdebi), Balkanabat
* Lebap Province Special School of Art (Turkmen: Lebap Welaýat Ýörite Sungat Mekdebi), Turkmenabat
* Magtymguly Garlyyev Dashoguz Special School of Art (Turkmen: Daşoguzyň Magtymguly Garlyýew adyndaky Ýörite Sungat Mekdebi), Dashoguz
* Sahy Jepbarov Arkadag Special School of Art (Turkmen: Sahy Jepbarow adyndaky Arkadag şäher Ýörite Sungat Mekdebi), Arkadag
* Turkmen State School of Culture and Arts (Turkmen: Türkmen Döwlet Medeniýet we Sungat Mekdebi)

### Banking, Economics, Finance

* Ahal Province Financial and Economic Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Ahal Welaýat Maliýe-Ykdysady Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Gökdepe
* Ashgabat Financial and Economic Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Aşgabat Maliýe-Ykdysady Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi)
* Balkan Province Financial and Economic Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Balkan Welaýat Maliýe-Ykdysady Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Gyzylarbat
* Dashoguz Province Financial and Economic Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Daşoguz Welaýat Maliýe-Ykdysady Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Dashoguz
* Hero Atamyrat Nyyazow Specialized Banking School (Turkmen: Gahrymany Atamyrat Nyýazow adyndaky Ýöriteleşdirilen Bank Mekdebi)
* Lebap Province Financial-Economic Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Lebap Welaýat Maliýe-Ykdysady Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Turkmenabat
* Mary Province Financial-Economic Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Mary Welaýat Maliýe-Ykdysady Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Mary
* Trade and Cooperative School of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations (Turkmen: Söwda we Daşary Ykdysady Aragatnaşyklar Ministrliginiň Söwda-Kooperatiw Mekdebi)

### Energy

* Ashgabat Energy Secondary Vocational School of the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Energetika Ministrliginiň Aşgabat Energetika Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi)
* Balkanabat Petroleum Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Balkanabat Nebitçilik Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi),Balkanabat
* Mary Oil and Gas Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Mary Nebitgaz Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Mary

### Engineering

* Air Transport Personnel Training School of the "Turkmenhowayollary" Agency (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ministrler Kabinetiniň Ýanyndaky Ulag we Kommunikasiýalar Agentliginiň «Türkmenhowaýollary» Agentligi)
* Ashgabat Construction Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Aşgabat Gurluşyk Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi)
* Mary Public Utilities Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Mary Şäherindäki Jemagat Hojalygy Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Mary
* Mechanical-Technological Secondary Vocational School of the Ministry of Textile Industry (Turkmen: Dokma Senagaty Ministrliginiň Aşgabat Şäherindäki Mehanika-Tehnologiki Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi)
* Polytechnic Secondary Vocational School of the "Turkmenaratshik" Agency of the Transport and Communications Agency (Turkmen: Ulag we Kommunikasiýalar Agentliginiň «Türkmenaragatnaşyk» Agentliginiň Politehniki Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi)
* Publishing and Printing Secondary Vocational School of the Turkmen State Publishing Service (Turkmen: Türkmen Döwlet Neşirýat Gullugynyň Neşirýat-Çaphana Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi)
* Railway Transport Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Demir Ýol Ulaglary Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi)
* Technical Secondary Vocational School of the State Concern "Turkmenhimiya" (Turkmen: “Türkmenhimiýa” Döwlet Konserniniň Tehniki Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Turkmenabat

### Merchant Marine

* Maritime Vocational School (Turkmen: Derýaçylyk Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Turkmenabat
* Turkmenbashy Marine Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Deňizçilik orta hünär mekdebi), Türkmenbaşy

### Music

* Danatar Ovezov Turkmen State Special School of Music (Turkmen: Maýa Kulyýewa adyndaky Türkmen Milli Konserwatoriýasynyň Ýanyndaky Daňatar Öwezow adyndaky Türkmen Döwlet Ýörite Sazçylyk Mekdebi)
* Yolaman Hummayev Mary Special School of Music (Turkmen: Marynyň Ýolaman Hummaýew adyndaky Ýörite Sazçylyk Mekdebi), Mary

### Nursing and paramedicine

* Balkan Medical School (Turkmen: Balkan Lukmançylyk Orta Okuw Mekdebi), Balkanabat
* Gurbansoltan Eje Dashoguz Medical School (Turkmen: Gurbansoltan Eje adyndaky Daşoguz Lukmançylyk Orta Okuw Mekdebi), Dashoguz
* Indira Gandhi Ashgabat Medical School (Turkmen: Indira Gandi adyndaky Aşgabat Lukmançylyk Orta Okuw Mekdebi)
* Sachly Dursunova Medical School (Turkmen: Saçly Dursunowa adyndaky Arkadag şäher Lukmançylyk Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Arkadag
* S.A. Niyazov Mary Medical School (Turkmen: S.A.Nyýazow adyndaky Mary Lukmançylyk Orta Okuw Mekdebi), Mary
* Turkmenabat Medical School (Turkmen: Türkmenabat Lukmançylyk Orta Okuw Mekdebi), Turkmenabat

### Pedagogy

* Aman Kekilov Pedagogical School (Turkmen: Aman Kekilow adyndaky Mugallymçylyk Mekdebi), Ashgabat
* Beki Seytakov Pedagogical School (Turkmen: Beki Seýtäkow adyndaky Mugallymçylyk Mekdebi), Dashoguz
* Berdimuhamed Annayev Ahal Velayat Pedagogical Secondary Vocational School (Turkmen: Berdimuhamet Annaýew adyndaky Arkadag şäher Mugallymçylyk Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi), Arkadag
* Hydyr Deryayev Pedagogical School (Turkmen: Hydyr Derýaýew adyndaky Mugallymçylyk Mekdebi), Mary

### Tourism

* Ashgabat Professional Secondary School of Tourism (Turkmen: Aşgabat Şäherindäki Syýahatçylyk Orta Hünär Okuw Mekdebi)

## Professional technical schools

This category of post-secondary educational institutions (Turkmen: Hünär-tehniki bilimi edaralary) offers vocational training of from one to one-and-a-half years duration in a technical specialty, and is not considered higher education. The Turkmenistan Ministry of Education publishes a list of such institutions on its website.

## Military and security institutions

* Great Saparmurat Turkmenbashy Military Institute (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Goranmak ministrliginiň Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Harby instituty)
* Turkmenistan Internal Affairs Ministry Institute (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Içeri işler ministrliginiň instituty)
* Turkmenistan Military Academy (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Harby akademiýasy)
* Turkmenistan National Security Institute (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Milli howpsuzlyk instituty)
* Turkmenistan Naval Institute (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Goranmak ministrliginiň Harby-deňiz instituty), Turkmenbashy
* Turkmenistan Police Academy (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Prezidenti goşun generally S.A.Nyýazow adyndaky Türkmenistanyň polisiýa Akademiýasy)
* Turkmenistan State Border Service Institute (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Serhet instituty)

## Closed institutions

* International Turkmen-Turkish University (1994 — 2016)
* Turkmen State Institute of Transport and Communications (1992 — 2019)
* Branch of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (2008 — 2012)