Communication & Media Studies
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Communication & Media Studies look at the way we communicate through the language of modern media. Our university rankings for Communication & Media Studies include Journalism, Media Studies, Publicity Studies and Publishing.
Communication & Media Studies look at the way we communicate through the language of modern media. Our university rankings for Communication & Media Studies include Journalism, Media Studies, Publicity Studies and Publishing.
Communication & Media Studies look at the way we communicate through the language of modern media. Our university rankings for Communication & Media Studies include Journalism, Media Studies, Publicity Studies and Publishing.
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Overall score/ Max 100
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Entry standards/ Max 198
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1 32 33 94 15 16 27 68 19 810 111 212 213 1014 31516 217 418 519 120 721 1322 623 624 1225 2126 227 828 1429 430 831 132 633 1234 635 636 New37 638 1139 2040 1841 1442 1243 144 645 746 247 2548 1549 1450 1451 1452 1853 1554 2455 256 1357 458 459 2060 1361 1062 663 1564 1065 766 767 1268 769 1570 371 672 473 274 1175 276 1077 378 1079 New80 3781 5382 183 68485 386 187 488 2889 390 391 192
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100.0 100%97.8 98%97.2 97%97.2 97%96.6 97%96.1 96%95.8 96%95.4 95%95.2 95%94.3 94%93.2 93%92.2 92%92.1 92%91.5 92%91.5 92%91.5 92%90.2 90%90.0 90%90.0 90%89.3 89%89.3 89%89.3 89%89.2 89%89.0 89%88.9 89%88.7 89%88.6 89%88.6 89%88.5 89%88.4 88%88.4 88%88.3 88%88.2 88%88.1 88%88.1 88%88.1 88%88.0 88%87.9 88%87.9 88%87.7 88%87.5 88%87.2 87%87.1 87%86.8 87%86.5 87%86.5 87%86.4 86%86.3 86%86.3 86%86.1 86%86.1 86%86.0 86%85.7 86%85.7 86%85.6 86%85.5 86%85.5 86%85.3 85%85.3 85%85.1 85%84.9 85%84.8 85%84.7 85%84.7 85%84.6 85%84.4 84%84.4 84%84.3 84%84.2 84%84.1 84%84.0 84%83.8 84%83.8 84%83.8 84%83.6 84%83.3 83%83.1 83%83.0 83%82.9 83%82.8 83%82.7 83%82.6 83%82.1 82%81.8 82%81.7 82%81.5 82%81.2 81%80.2 80%77.7 78%77.0 77%76.0 76%71.0 71%
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147 74%147 74%149 75%190 96%139 70%148 75%139 70%198 100%137 69%141 71%129 65%115 58%123 62%115 58%125 63%129 65%121 61%127 64%166 84%124 63%132 67%125 63%115 58%116 59%112 57%116 59%109 55%108 55%119 60%140 71%162 82%115 58%116 59%117 59%107 54%188 95%114 57%126 64%120 61%112 56%114 58%116 58%117 59%125 63%131 66%113 57%116 58%153 77%114 58%112 57%109 55%119 60%114 58%116 59%103 52%109 55%121 61%143 72%105 53%110 56%112 57%116 58%110 56%114 58%111 56%109 55%105 53%111 56%92 46%108 55%105 53%111 56%105 53%108 55%159 80%115 58%98 49%111 56%103 52%110 55%106 54%101 51%104 53%109 55%109 55%105 53%91 46%93 47%n/a95 48%92 46%89 45%
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3.36 84%3.08 77%3.11 78%3.31 83%3.01 75%3.16 79%3.13 78%3.12 78%3.22 81%3.05 76%3.08 77%3.31 83%3.13 78%3.14 78%n/a3.04 76%3.08 77%3.13 78%3.13 78%3.26 82%3.17 79%3.12 78%3.41 85%3.50 87%3.52 88%3.07 77%3.27 82%2.91 73%3.21 80%3.13 78%3.19 80%3.27 82%3.05 76%3.18 80%3.35 84%3.17 79%3.01 75%3.08 77%3.55 89%3.18 80%3.21 80%3.12 78%3.13 78%3.23 81%3.15 79%2.90 72%3.01 75%3.21 80%3.13 78%3.14 79%3.26 81%3.01 75%3.13 78%3.15 79%3.16 79%3.21 80%3.17 79%3.26 82%3.17 79%3.13 78%2.97 74%3.26 81%3.20 80%3.36 84%3.01 75%3.26 82%3.22 81%2.80 70%3.07 77%3.06 76%3.39 85%3.08 77%3.21 80%3.28 82%3.09 77%3.14 78%3.25 81%3.20 80%3.48 87%3.38 85%3.00 75%3.34 83%3.28 82%3.39 85%3.21 80%3.19 80%3.21 80%3.34 84%3.27 82%3.33 83%2.88 72%n/a
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3.40 85%3.52 88%3.47 87%3.06 77%3.66 92%3.29 82%3.38 85%3.41 85%3.57 89%3.38 85%3.43 86%3.14 79%3.29 82%3.49 87%3.41 85%3.49 87%3.29 82%3.33 83%3.17 79%3.18 80%n/a3.57 89%3.07 77%2.74 69%2.25 56%3.42 86%2.69 67%3.56 89%3.21 80%3.56 89%3.00 75%2.88 72%2.82 71%3.06 77%3.27 82%n/a3.09 77%2.98 75%2.73 68%3.12 78%2.85 71%3.23 81%3.33 83%3.17 79%3.17 79%3.35 84%3.14 79%3.03 76%2.94 74%2.79 70%2.61 65%3.11 78%3.12 78%2.46 62%2.74 69%2.84 71%2.56 64%2.64 66%2.64 66%2.63 66%2.71 68%2.73 68%2.99 75%2.99 75%2.81 70%2.48 62%2.71 68%3.27 82%3.49 87%2.90 72%3.16 79%3.10 78%2.51 63%3.16 79%2.86 72%3.18 80%2.85 71%3.31 83%n/a2.92 73%3.23 81%2.88 72%3.21 80%1.94 49%2.16 54%2.66 67%2.72 68%2.88 72%2.35 59%n/a3.10 78%2.63 66%
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97.7 98%97.8 98%94.2 94%98.4 98%95.5 96%94.7 95%97.9 98%94 94%95.9 96%93.1 93%92.4 92%90.5 91%96.7 97%96.7 97%94.1 94%91.1 91%93.2 93%93 93%92.5 93%92.4 92%95.9 96%97.2 97%92.3 92%92.3 92%97.9 98%91.5 92%91.7 92%92.4 92%90.5 91%87.7 88%86.7 87%95 95%94.4 94%94.3 94%91.8 92%95.5 96%91 91%88.6 89%84.6 85%87.4 87%89.2 89%88.1 88%88 88%82.2 82%90.3 90%86.3 86%87.5 88%84.3 84%96.6 97%92.5 93%92 92%90.5 91%89.4 89%88.3 88%94.1 94%90.8 91%90.2 90%89.2 89%91.7 92%93.7 94%85.7 86%88.7 89%87.6 88%82.6 83%93.6 94%90 90%92.3 92%87.3 87%88.8 89%88.6 89%79.7 80%86.8 87%92.7 93%86.4 86%88 88%80.9 81%93 93%84.8 85%91.2 91%74.8 75%82 82%83.9 84%84.9 85%90.6 91%88.5 89%86 86%87.8 88%89.1 89%79.7 80%86.5 87%81.1 81%84 84%
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86.0 86%79.0 79%79.0 79%n/a82.0 82%77.0 77%n/a70.0 70%75.0 75%77.0 77%77.0 77%86.0 86%72.0 72%74.0 74%67.0 67%68.0 68%69.0 69%64.0 64%62.0 62%67.0 67%86.0 86%45.0 45%56.0 56%69.0 69%75.0 75%63.0 63%79.0 79%69.0 69%68.0 68%50.0 50%77.0 77%69.0 69%66.0 66%61.0 61%65.0 65%n/a73.0 73%70.0 70%78.0 78%74.0 74%75.0 75%69.0 69%63.0 63%66.0 66%46.0 46%69.0 69%63.0 63%64.0 64%57.0 57%64.0 64%64.0 64%60.0 60%61.0 61%74.0 74%73.0 73%65.0 65%65.0 65%70.0 70%67.0 67%64.0 64%83.0 83%64.0 64%60.0 60%62.0 62%64.0 64%68.0 68%n/a64.0 64%60.0 60%57.0 57%64.0 64%60.0 60%60.0 60%59.0 59%54.0 54%58.0 58%52.0 52%42.0 42%67.0 67%68.0 68%n/a57.0 57%53.0 53%61.0 61%60.0 60%57.0 57%62.0 62%49.0 49%50.0 50%n/a38.0 38%38.0 38%
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82.0 82%74.0 74%79.0 79%n/a74.0 74%75.0 75%n/a64.0 64%58.0 58%69.0 69%76.0 76%87.0 87%68.0 68%58.0 58%52.0 52%72.0 72%67.0 67%56.0 56%65.0 65%62.0 62%71.0 71%54.0 54%81.0 81%64.0 64%71.0 71%65.0 65%75.0 75%69.0 69%68.0 68%44.0 44%66.0 66%52.0 52%74.0 74%70.0 70%70.0 70%n/a73.0 73%62.0 62%70.0 70%69.0 69%72.0 72%67.0 67%58.0 58%64.0 64%63.0 63%67.0 67%79.0 79%70.0 70%56.0 56%60.0 60%69.0 69%62.0 62%68.0 68%69.0 69%59.0 59%64.0 64%61.0 61%68.0 68%68.0 68%58.0 58%66.0 66%60.0 60%67.0 67%65.0 65%46.0 46%65.0 65%n/a60.0 60%63.0 63%68.0 68%63.0 63%56.0 56%59.0 59%53.0 53%47.0 47%65.0 65%54.0 54%63.0 63%71.0 71%64.0 64%n/a63.0 63%46.0 46%62.0 62%55.0 55%59.0 59%53.0 53%38.0 38%63.0 63%n/a52.0 52%35.0 35%
This table was first published on 2 June 2026.
Read the University and subject tables methodology to find out where the data comes from, how the tables are compiled and explanations of the measures used.
All measures used to compile the tables are available on the full table view. Maximum scores for the measures:
Overall score: maximum score of 100
Entry standards: no maximum limit, maximum score in current tables shown in header
Student satisfaction: maximum score of 4
Research quality: maximum score of 4
Continuation: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – outcomes: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – on track: maximum score of 100
The following institutions have courses in this subject but insufficient data to be included in the ranking:
- - Arts University Bournemouth
- - Bucks New University
- - London South Bank University
- - Middlesex University
- - Regent's University London
- - Richmond American University London
- - UCL (University College London)
- - University for the Creative Arts
- - University of Bradford
- - University of Buckingham
- - University of Cumbria
- - University of Greater Manchester
- - University of Plymouth
- - University of Reading
- - University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
- - Wrexham University
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