QS World University Rankings for Communication and Media Studies 2025 | Top Universities

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Communication & Media Studies

Discover the top universities around the world for studying communication & media studies according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

Over 250 institutions have been included in this year’s ranking of the top universities for studying communication & media studies, with the University of Amsterdam once again ranked in first place. 

Once again ranked in fourth place, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore is the top university in Asia for this subject. US universities are dominant across the top 20. 

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Communication & Media Studies

Discover the top universities around the world for studying communication & media studies according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

Over 250 institutions have been included in this year’s ranking of the top universities for studying communication & media studies, with the University of Amsterdam once again ranked in first place. 

Once again ranked in fourth place, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore is the top university in Asia for this subject. US universities are dominant across the top 20. 

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Published on: 12 March 2025

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Overall Score: 97.1
University of Amsterdam University of Amsterdam
location Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Employer Reputation

72.4

H-index Citations

100

Citations per Paper

99.3

Academic Reputation

100

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.2
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

100

H-index Citations

80.2

Citations per Paper

87.3

Academic Reputation

95.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.9

Employer Reputation

71.7

H-index Citations

88.9

Citations per Paper

91.8

Academic Reputation

95.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.6

Employer Reputation

81

H-index Citations

91.5

Citations per Paper

99.9

Academic Reputation

88.4

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Rank 5 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 90.2
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

93.8

H-index Citations

79.3

Citations per Paper

91.1

Academic Reputation

93.4

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Scholarship

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Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.5

Employer Reputation

84.1

H-index Citations

83.3

Citations per Paper

96.1

Academic Reputation

90.5

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Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank 7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.1

Employer Reputation

65.6

H-index Citations

82.4

Citations per Paper

92.4

Academic Reputation

95.1

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Overall Score: 87.9
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78

H-index Citations

86.6

Citations per Paper

93.3

Academic Reputation

88.2

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Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.9
Columbia University Columbia University
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

81.9

H-index Citations

78.8

Citations per Paper

89.5

Academic Reputation

90.1

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Rank 10 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.7
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

95.3

H-index Citations

72.4

Citations per Paper

79.5

Academic Reputation

93.6

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Scholarship

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.6

Employer Reputation

85.7

H-index Citations

73.7

Citations per Paper

86.1

Academic Reputation

92.2

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Scholarship

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Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.2

Employer Reputation

70.5

H-index Citations

83.7

Citations per Paper

92.9

Academic Reputation

87.7

International Fees

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Rank 13 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.1
New York University (NYU) New York University (NYU)
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82.1

H-index Citations

78.3

Citations per Paper

88.4

Academic Reputation

89

International Fees

Scholarship

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English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.9

Employer Reputation

84.4

H-index Citations

79.8

Citations per Paper

87.5

Academic Reputation

88

International Fees

Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank 15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.5

Employer Reputation

59.2

H-index Citations

90.7

Citations per Paper

96.2

Academic Reputation

84.3

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Scholarship

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Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.2
Michigan State University Michigan State University
location East Lansing, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

66.8

H-index Citations

88

Citations per Paper

95.2

Academic Reputation

83.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.1

Employer Reputation

60.3

H-index Citations

87.6

Citations per Paper

92.1

Academic Reputation

86.2

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Rank =18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.8
King's College London King's College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

76.1

H-index Citations

77.7

Citations per Paper

86.5

Academic Reputation

88.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank =18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.8

Employer Reputation

74.8

H-index Citations

84.1

Citations per Paper

91.2

Academic Reputation

84.5

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.6
Cornell University Cornell University
location Ithaca, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79.2

H-index Citations

83.3

Citations per Paper

92.7

Academic Reputation

82.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.4

Employer Reputation

85.3

H-index Citations

72.4

Citations per Paper

82.9

Academic Reputation

89.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.2

Employer Reputation

48.5

H-index Citations

77.2

Citations per Paper

93

Academic Reputation

90.6

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Scholarship

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Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84
Northwestern University Northwestern University
location Evanston, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

74.6

H-index Citations

88.3

Citations per Paper

95.2

Academic Reputation

79.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.6

Employer Reputation

68.1

H-index Citations

89.5

Citations per Paper

96

Academic Reputation

79.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank =25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.5

Employer Reputation

95

H-index Citations

70.2

Citations per Paper

98.6

Academic Reputation

80.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank =25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.5

Employer Reputation

78

H-index Citations

76.7

Citations per Paper

83.6

Academic Reputation

87.3

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Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.2
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

87.5

H-index Citations

70.2

Citations per Paper

81.7

Academic Reputation

88.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.1

Employer Reputation

75.2

H-index Citations

82.9

Citations per Paper

87.5

Academic Reputation

82.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83

Employer Reputation

80.8

H-index Citations

81.6

Citations per Paper

85.7

Academic Reputation

83

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank =30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.6

Employer Reputation

63.9

H-index Citations

80.2

Citations per Paper

91.5

Academic Reputation

83.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

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