The World University Index

Quacquarelli Symonds

QS World University Rankings by Subject: Communication & Media Studies

2026 edition · Communication & Media Studies

Standing

Cited by 12 institutions, though none for this edition.

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Published at https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings

In their own words

Citing other editions of this index

  • A total of 42 ANU subjects are now ranked among the world’s best, contributing another four with this prestigious status.

    Australian National Universitysource · retrieved 2026-09-06

  • Curtin ranked fourth in the world for Mineral and Mining Engineering in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.

    Curtin Universitysource · retrieved 2026-09-06

  • Sports-related subjects jumped to 49, after being ranked 51-100 in 2025.

    Griffith Universitysource · retrieved 2026-09-06

  • Sports-related subjects reached their highest-ever rank, climbing 18 places to 29 to enter the world’s top 50, rising from ninth to fifth place in Australia.

    La Trobe Universitysource · retrieved 2026-09-06

  • RMIT also ranked 1st in Australia and 29th globally in Library & Information Management, an interdisciplinary subject area that spans data science, knowledge management and information science.

    RMIT Universitysource · retrieved 2026-09-06

  • Among the subjects ranked, Architecture and Built Environment now places among the top 200 in the world, up from the top 240 in 2024.

    Swinburne University of Technologysource · retrieved 2026-09-06

  • A total of 22 subjects were rated in the global top 100, a remarkable result in the first year of the institution.

    University of Adelaidesource · retrieved 2026-09-06

  • The University of Melbourne is the only Australian university to have ranked in the top 50 in all broad subject areas in 2025.

    University of Melbournesource · archived · retrieved 2026-09-06

  • In total, 39 UNSW subjects placed in the global top 100, with rankings based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research citations.

    University of New South Walessource · retrieved 2026-09-06

  • In the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject, UQ maintained its position as first nationally and 2nd globally for sports-related subjects for the 6th year, and rose to 5th globally for mineral and mining engineering.

    University of Queenslandsource · retrieved 2026-09-06

  • UTS was placed between 51st and 100th in the world for a further 12 subjects.

    University of Technology Sydneysource · retrieved 2026-09-06

  • UOW ranks 6th in the world for Philosophy in QS Subject Rankings 2026

    University of Wollongongsource · retrieved 2026-09-06

Recorded placements 11

Institutions the Index records in this table. A placement here is a placement anywhere: the Index reports each institution's best, whatever its scope.

  1. 1University of Amsterdam1st in the world for Communication & Media Studies
  2. 2Nanyang Technological University2nd in the world for Communication & Media Studies
  3. 8University of Southern California8th in the world for Communication & Media Studies
  4. 13University of Vienna13th in the world for Communication & Media Studies
  5. 15University of Wisconsin-Madison15th in the world for Communication & Media Studies
  6. 19Queensland University of Technology19th in the world for Communication & Media Studies
  7. 22University of Melbourne22nd in the world for Communication & Media Studies
  8. 24Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich24th in the world for Communication & Media Studies
  9. 27University of Zurich27th in the world for Communication & Media Studies
  10. 28University of Sydney28th in the world for Communication & Media Studies
  11. 40Monash University40th in the world for Communication & Media Studies