QS World University Rankings for Communication and Media Studies 2017 | Top Universities

Communication & Media Studies

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017: Communication & Media Studies.

The rankings are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Nothing is being lost in communication in California, where the University of Southern California has maintained its vice-like grip on the number one spot in the Communication & Media Studies subject ranking. USC is one of 14 American universities in this year’s top 20.

One of the most improved universities in this year’s ranking is Goldsmiths, University of London which has soared up 19 places to eighth position. The only other university to climb into the top 20 this year is the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) which is ranked 20th.

Interested in other courses besides Communication & Media Studies? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 covers 46 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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Communication & Media Studies

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017: Communication & Media Studies.

The rankings are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Nothing is being lost in communication in California, where the University of Southern California has maintained its vice-like grip on the number one spot in the Communication & Media Studies subject ranking. USC is one of 14 American universities in this year’s top 20.

One of the most improved universities in this year’s ranking is Goldsmiths, University of London which has soared up 19 places to eighth position. The only other university to climb into the top 20 this year is the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) which is ranked 20th.

Interested in other courses besides Communication & Media Studies? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 covers 46 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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Overall Score: 96

Employer Reputation

70.8

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Paper

99.1

H-index Citations

95.4

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 94.6
University of Amsterdam University of Amsterdam
location Amsterdam, Netherlands
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

74.1

Academic Reputation

96.6

Citations per Paper

96.8

H-index Citations

97.8

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.3

Employer Reputation

94.6

Academic Reputation

94.3

Citations per Paper

95.3

H-index Citations

87.9

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Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 92.1
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

97.6

Academic Reputation

94

Citations per Paper

91.1

H-index Citations

85.6

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Scholarship

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Rank 5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.3

Employer Reputation

69.4

Academic Reputation

91

Citations per Paper

94.5

H-index Citations

100

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Scholarship

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Rank =6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.2

Employer Reputation

93

Academic Reputation

95.4

Citations per Paper

92

H-index Citations

78.9

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Scholarship

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Rank =6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.2

Employer Reputation

74.7

Academic Reputation

90.9

Citations per Paper

95.9

H-index Citations

95.4

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Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.7

Employer Reputation

65.3

Academic Reputation

95.3

Citations per Paper

91.9

H-index Citations

85.6

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Scholarship

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.4

Employer Reputation

90.1

Academic Reputation

89.9

Citations per Paper

90.6

H-index Citations

81.8

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Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.9
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

83.4

Academic Reputation

89.5

Citations per Paper

87.5

H-index Citations

86.7

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.5
Columbia University Columbia University
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

87.9

Academic Reputation

92.4

Citations per Paper

83.8

H-index Citations

78.9

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Rank =12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.1
Michigan State University Michigan State University
location East Lansing, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

64.7

Academic Reputation

84.9

Citations per Paper

97.9

H-index Citations

92.8

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Scholarship

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Rank =12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.1

Employer Reputation

90.1

Academic Reputation

91.2

Citations per Paper

83.3

H-index Citations

78.9

International Fees

Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87

Employer Reputation

82.9

Academic Reputation

90.3

Citations per Paper

87.3

H-index Citations

80.4

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Scholarship

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Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.9
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

92.8

Academic Reputation

84.2

Citations per Paper

89.9

H-index Citations

87.9

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Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.2
New York University (NYU) New York University (NYU)
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

83.3

Academic Reputation

89.3

Citations per Paper

88.6

H-index Citations

77.3

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.9
Northwestern University Northwestern University
location Evanston, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

73.8

Academic Reputation

81.5

Citations per Paper

95.1

H-index Citations

93.7

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.3

Employer Reputation

60.5

Academic Reputation

85.5

Citations per Paper

91.8

H-index Citations

85.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.3

Employer Reputation

77.9

Academic Reputation

80.9

Citations per Paper

91.3

H-index Citations

88.9

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.1

Employer Reputation

80

Academic Reputation

84.8

Citations per Paper

89.6

H-index Citations

78.9

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84
The Ohio State University The Ohio State University
location Columbus, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

68.4

Academic Reputation

76.4

Citations per Paper

96.1

H-index Citations

98.6

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.9

Employer Reputation

100

Academic Reputation

84

Citations per Paper

87.7

H-index Citations

72

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.8
Cornell University Cornell University
location Ithaca, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79.9

Academic Reputation

77.7

Citations per Paper

98.2

H-index Citations

86.7

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.2

Employer Reputation

74.7

Academic Reputation

83.6

Citations per Paper

90.6

H-index Citations

78.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank =24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.2

Employer Reputation

62.4

Academic Reputation

85.7

Citations per Paper

87.3

H-index Citations

83.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.9

Employer Reputation

91.9

Academic Reputation

87.2

Citations per Paper

76.6

H-index Citations

73.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.8

Employer Reputation

71.3

Academic Reputation

82.1

Citations per Paper

89.4

H-index Citations

78.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank =27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.8
The University of Queensland The University of Queensland
location Brisbane City, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78.6

Academic Reputation

82.2

Citations per Paper

85.2

H-index Citations

78.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.3
Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University
location University Park, United States
QS stars 5 QS Stars

Employer Reputation

73.2

Academic Reputation

75.7

Citations per Paper

89.6

H-index Citations

91

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.1

Employer Reputation

58.2

Academic Reputation

78.2

Citations per Paper

95.4

H-index Citations

85.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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