18 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations in Norway

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Norway ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 184K citations received by 10.3K academic papers made by 18 universities in Norway was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Communications and Public Relations

#38 in Europe

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Communications and Public Relations

#72 in Europe

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

3. BI Norwegian Business School

Norway | Oslo

For Communications and Public Relations

#94 in Europe

#286 in the World

Founded: 1943

4. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Communications and Public Relations

#95 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

5. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Elverum

For Communications and Public Relations

#128 in Europe

#372 in the World

Founded: 1994

6. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Communications and Public Relations

#195 in Europe

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,453
Founded: 1936

7. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Communications and Public Relations

#218 in Europe

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 17,808
Founded: 1968

8. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Communications and Public Relations

#233 in Europe

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 14,096
Founded: 1994

9. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Communications and Public Relations

#235 in Europe

#643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1994

10. Nord University

Norway | Bodo

For Communications and Public Relations

#345 in Europe

#937 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

11. University College of Southeast Norway

Norway | Kongsberg

For Communications and Public Relations

#367 in Europe

#1017 in the World

Enrollment: 17,067
Founded: 2016

12. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Norway | Oslo

For Communications and Public Relations

#396 in Europe

#1105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1968

13. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norway | Aas

For Communications and Public Relations

#417 in Europe

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 6,345
Founded: 1859

14. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Bergen

For Communications and Public Relations

#533 in Europe

#1561 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 2017

15. Kristiania University College

Norway | Oslo

For Communications and Public Relations

#578 in Europe

#1730 in the World

Founded: 2016

16. Molde University College

Norway | Molde

For Communications and Public Relations

#613 in Europe

#1875 in the World

Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1994

17. Ostfold University College

Norway | Halden

For Communications and Public Relations

#623 in Europe

#1912 in the World

Founded: 1994

18. Volda University College

Norway | Volda

For Communications and Public Relations

#720 in Europe

#2425 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1894

The best cities to study Communications and Public Relations in Norway based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen, and Elverum.