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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
87.3 | 89.2 | 87.0 | 79.4 |
| #26 |
Korea University
South Korea |
80.6 | 78.4 | 86.6 | 67.9 |
| #27 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
80.1 | 79.0 | 86.3 | 61.1 |
| #16 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
83.2 | 82.3 | 86.2 | 75.6 |
| #43 |
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
United States |
75.1 | 66.7 | 85.7 | 74.9 |
| #34 |
Cornell University
United States |
78.2 | 72.3 | 85.7 | 78.1 |
| #44 |
Ewha Womans University
South Korea |
74.1 | 65.8 | 85.4 | 70.4 |
| #46 |
Aarhus University
Denmark |
73.8 | 66.7 | 84.9 | 64.4 |
| #39 |
University of Copenhagen
Denmark |
76.4 | 73.1 | 84.5 | 60.8 |
| #32 |
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom |
78.5 | 76.7 | 84.4 | 64.2 |
| #48 | 73.6 | 66.3 | 83.9 | 69.0 | |
| #50 |
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom |
73.0 | 64.8 | 83.2 | 73.3 |
| #13 |
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands |
84.1 | 83.6 | 82.4 | 92.9 |
| #11 |
Universidade de São Paulo
Brazil |
85.0 | 92.2 | 82.1 | 60.9 |
| #17 |
University of Michigan
United States |
83.1 | 80.5 | 82.0 | 100.0 |
| #41 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
75.5 | 71.6 | 81.5 | 71.1 |
| #28 |
Michigan State University (MSU)
United States |
79.3 | 77.2 | 79.6 | 88.9 |
| #12 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
84.2 | 88.4 | 79.5 | 82.0 |
| #45 |
Georgetown University
United States |
74.0 | 69.2 | 78.9 | 78.3 |
| #47 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
73.7 | 67.7 | 78.8 | 82.9 |
| #35 |
University of Florida
United States |
77.8 | 79.6 | 75.8 | 76.3 |
| #37 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
United States |
77.1 | 76.4 | 75.0 | 88.5 |
| #29 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
79.1 | 81.5 | 73.9 | 88.1 |
| #42 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
75.2 | 74.1 | 73.7 | 86.5 |
| #36 |
University of Southern California (USC)
United States |
77.6 | 80.2 | 71.6 | 88.2 |
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