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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #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 |
| #28 |
Michigan State University (MSU)
United States |
79.3 | 77.2 | 79.6 | 88.9 |
| #29 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
79.1 | 81.5 | 73.9 | 88.1 |
| #30 |
Monash University
Australia |
78.9 | 70.2 | 92.1 | 69.8 |
| #31 |
Fudan University
China |
78.6 | 70.0 | 92.1 | 67.3 |
| #32 |
University of Birmingham
United Kingdom |
78.5 | 76.7 | 84.4 | 64.2 |
| #33 |
University of Queensland (UQ)
Australia |
78.4 | 64.3 | 96.6 | 75.6 |
| #34 |
Cornell University
United States |
78.2 | 72.3 | 85.7 | 78.1 |
| #35 |
University of Florida
United States |
77.8 | 79.6 | 75.8 | 76.3 |
| #36 |
University of Southern California (USC)
United States |
77.6 | 80.2 | 71.6 | 88.2 |
| #37 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
United States |
77.1 | 76.4 | 75.0 | 88.5 |
| #38 |
Tsinghua University
China |
76.5 | 63.9 | 96.7 | 58.3 |
| #39 |
University of Copenhagen
Denmark |
76.4 | 73.1 | 84.5 | 60.8 |
| #40 |
Waseda University
Japan |
75.6 | 67.5 | 94.6 | 40.5 |
| #41 |
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Hong Kong |
75.5 | 71.6 | 81.5 | 71.1 |
| #42 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
75.2 | 74.1 | 73.7 | 86.5 |
| #43 |
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
United States |
75.1 | 66.7 | 85.7 | 74.9 |
| #44 |
Ewha Womans University
South Korea |
74.1 | 65.8 | 85.4 | 70.4 |
| #45 |
Georgetown University
United States |
74.0 | 69.2 | 78.9 | 78.3 |
| #46 |
Aarhus University
Denmark |
73.8 | 66.7 | 84.9 | 64.4 |
| #47 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
73.7 | 67.7 | 78.8 | 82.9 |
| #48 | 73.6 | 66.3 | 83.9 | 69.0 | |
| #49 |
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Australia |
73.5 | 62.3 | 90.3 | 62.4 |
| #50 |
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom |
73.0 | 64.8 | 83.2 | 73.3 |
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