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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #50 |
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom |
73.0 | 64.8 | 83.2 | 73.3 |
| #49 |
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Australia |
73.5 | 62.3 | 90.3 | 62.4 |
| #48 | 73.6 | 66.3 | 83.9 | 69.0 | |
| #47 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
73.7 | 67.7 | 78.8 | 82.9 |
| #46 |
Aarhus University
Denmark |
73.8 | 66.7 | 84.9 | 64.4 |
| #45 |
Georgetown University
United States |
74.0 | 69.2 | 78.9 | 78.3 |
| #44 |
Ewha Womans University
South Korea |
74.1 | 65.8 | 85.4 | 70.4 |
| #43 |
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
United States |
75.1 | 66.7 | 85.7 | 74.9 |
| #42 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
75.2 | 74.1 | 73.7 | 86.5 |
| #41 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
75.5 | 71.6 | 81.5 | 71.1 |
| #40 |
Waseda University
Japan |
75.6 | 67.5 | 94.6 | 40.5 |
| #39 |
University of Copenhagen
Denmark |
76.4 | 73.1 | 84.5 | 60.8 |
| #38 |
Tsinghua University
China |
76.5 | 63.9 | 96.7 | 58.3 |
| #37 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
United States |
77.1 | 76.4 | 75.0 | 88.5 |
| #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 |
| #34 |
Cornell University
United States |
78.2 | 72.3 | 85.7 | 78.1 |
| #33 |
University of Queensland (UQ)
Australia |
78.4 | 64.3 | 96.6 | 75.6 |
| #32 |
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom |
78.5 | 76.7 | 84.4 | 64.2 |
| #31 |
Fudan University
China |
78.6 | 70.0 | 92.1 | 67.3 |
| #30 |
Monash University
Australia |
78.9 | 70.2 | 92.1 | 69.8 |
| #29 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
79.1 | 81.5 | 73.9 | 88.1 |
| #28 |
Michigan State University (MSU)
United States |
79.3 | 77.2 | 79.6 | 88.9 |
| #27 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
80.1 | 79.0 | 86.3 | 61.1 |
| #26 |
Korea University
South Korea |
80.6 | 78.4 | 86.6 | 67.9 |
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