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
#38 76.5 63.9 96.7 58.3
#9 86.7 83.1 98.9 56.1
#1
Stanford University

United States

94.8 93.6 99.3 82.8
#19 82.6 78.5 92.5 63.5
#47 73.7 67.7 78.8 82.9
#15 83.3 78.7 96.3 54.5
#19
Northwestern University

United States

82.6 78.7 88.7 78.1
#16 83.2 82.3 86.2 75.6
#3 91.2 88.4 100.0 69.5
#23 81.5 75.8 91.2 71.6
#30
Monash University

Australia

78.9 70.2 92.1 69.8
#28 79.3 77.2 79.6 88.9
#18 82.9 80.4 89.8 67.5
#5 89.7 88.2 96.2 71.0
#6 88.9 82.1 95.5 96.5
#26
Korea University

South Korea

80.6 78.4 86.6 67.9
#45
Georgetown University

United States

74.0 69.2 78.9 78.3
#31 78.6 70.0 92.1 67.3
#44 74.1 65.8 85.4 70.4
#34
Cornell University

United States

78.2 72.3 85.7 78.1
#2
Columbia University

United States

92.2 93.2 93.6 81.6
#41 75.5 71.6 81.5 71.1
#43 75.1 66.7 85.7 74.9
#24 80.8 71.9 94.2 72.1
#46 73.8 66.7 84.9 64.4
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