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Hat Yai universities, campus by campus.

Ask what universities are in Hat Yai and you get two answers: Prince of Songkla University's flagship Kho Hong campus, southern Thailand's oldest and largest, and the private Hatyai University in the city centre. Ask instead what awards a degree here and the number doubles — a Ramkhamhaeng regional campus and an MCU teaching unit both named for the province while standing in Hat Yai, an English-medium Mahayana Buddhist college on Thamnoonvithi Road, and a Bachelor of Technology awarded by a vocational institute headquartered in the city. All 6 are below, with what each actually teaches and its official site.

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6Degree-awarding bodies in Hat Yai district
4Of them called a “university”
4 / 2Public / private
3Teach at master's level or above
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Every degree-awarding institution in Hat Yai district

Scope, stated plainly: this directory lists every body that teaches towards a bachelor's degree or higher inside Hat Yai district — not only the ones whose names contain the word “university”. Three of the 6 are named for Songkhla province or for a college rather than for the city, which is exactly why they are usually missed.

Prince of Songkla University (Hat Yai Campus)Kho Hong, Hat Yai · Public · est. 1967National university — main campusTeaches: Bachelor's · Master's · DoctoralHatyai UniversityCentral Hat Yai · Private · est. 1996Private universityTeaches: Bachelor's · Master's · DoctoralRamkhamhaeng University (Songkhla Regional Campus)Khuan Lang, Hat Yai · PublicRegional campus of a national open universityTeaches: Bachelor's · Master'sMahapanya VidayalaiThamnoonvithi Road, central Hat Yai · Private · est. 2002Affiliated Buddhist college (Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University)Teaches: Bachelor'sMahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University (Songkhla Academic Service Unit)Khuan Lang, Hat Yai · PublicAcademic service unit of a state Buddhist universityTeaches: Bachelor'sInstitute of Vocational Education: Southern Region 3Kanjanavanich Road, Hat Yai · PublicDegree-awarding vocational institute (Office of the Vocational Education Commission)Teaches: Bachelor's (Bachelor of Technology, ทล.บ.)
Nearby, but not in Hat Yai

Two Songkhla institutions people expect to find here

Both are in Songkhla province and neither is in Hat Yai district, so neither is listed above — but both are close enough to commute to, and it is better to say where they are than to leave you guessing.

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Primary and official sources are cited above. Government rules, fees and procedures in Thailand change over time and vary by office; always confirm current requirements with the relevant authority before relying on them. BAANLYY never takes paid placement in editorial content.

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