World's Best Universities
Communication and Media Studies
Students pursuing communication and media studies learn how information is disseminated, what makes people respond to different messages, and which forces influence this process. A degree in communication and media studies prepares students for careers such as journalism, marketing, public relations, screenwriting, or speech pathology. These are the world's top universities for communication and media studies. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Stanford University
United States |
94.8 | 93.6 | 99.3 | 82.8 |
| #4 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
90.7 | 93.5 | 87.6 | 89.0 |
| #2 |
Columbia University
United States |
92.2 | 93.2 | 93.6 | 81.6 |
| #11 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
85.0 | 92.2 | 82.1 | 60.9 |
| #8 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
87.3 | 89.2 | 87.0 | 79.4 |
| #7 |
Yale University
United States |
88.2 | 89.1 | 90.5 | 74.0 |
| #3 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
91.2 | 88.4 | 100.0 | 69.5 |
| #12 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
84.2 | 88.4 | 79.5 | 82.0 |
| #5 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
89.7 | 88.2 | 96.2 | 71.0 |
| #13 |
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands |
84.1 | 83.6 | 82.4 | 92.9 |
| #9 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
86.7 | 83.1 | 98.9 | 56.1 |
| #16 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
83.2 | 82.3 | 86.2 | 75.6 |
| #6 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom |
88.9 | 82.1 | 95.5 | 96.5 |
| #29 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
79.1 | 81.5 | 73.9 | 88.1 |
| #17 |
University of Michigan
United States |
83.1 | 80.5 | 82.0 | 100.0 |
| #18 |
McGill University
Canada |
82.9 | 80.4 | 89.8 | 67.5 |
| #36 |
University of Southern California (USC)
United States |
77.6 | 80.2 | 71.6 | 88.2 |
| #35 |
University of Florida
United States |
77.8 | 79.6 | 75.8 | 76.3 |
| #14 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
84.0 | 79.3 | 90.7 | 81.0 |
| #10 |
University of Melbourne
Australia |
85.7 | 79.1 | 96.7 | 74.9 |
| #27 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
80.1 | 79.0 | 86.3 | 61.1 |
| #19 |
Northwestern University
United States |
82.6 | 78.7 | 88.7 | 78.1 |
| #15 |
Peking University
China |
83.3 | 78.7 | 96.3 | 54.5 |
| #19 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
82.6 | 78.5 | 92.5 | 63.5 |
| #26 |
Korea University
South Korea |
80.6 | 78.4 | 86.6 | 67.9 |
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