18 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations in Norway

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 311K citations received by 11.5K 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

#40 in Europe

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Communications and Public Relations

#70 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

3. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Communications and Public Relations

#83 in Europe

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

4. BI Norwegian Business School

Norway | Oslo

For Communications and Public Relations

#102 in Europe

#304 in the World

Founded: 1943

5. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Elverum

For Communications and Public Relations

#160 in Europe

#451 in the World

Founded: 1994

6. University of Agder

Norway | Kristiansand

For Communications and Public Relations

#213 in Europe

#590 in the World

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

7. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Communications and Public Relations

#220 in Europe

#612 in the World

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

8. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Communications and Public Relations

#222 in Europe

#615 in the World

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

9. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Communications and Public Relations

#229 in Europe

#626 in the World

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

10. Nord University

Norway | Bodo

For Communications and Public Relations

#315 in Europe

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2015

11. University College of Southeast Norway

Norway | Kongsberg

For Communications and Public Relations

#344 in Europe

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 18,680
Founded: 2016

12. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norway | Aas

For Communications and Public Relations

#452 in Europe

#1272 in the World

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

13. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Norway | Oslo

For Communications and Public Relations

#460 in Europe

#1298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1968

14. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Norway | Bergen

For Communications and Public Relations

#468 in Europe

#1322 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 2017

15. Kristiania University College

Norway | Oslo

For Communications and Public Relations

#500 in Europe

#1429 in the World

Founded: 2016

16. Ostfold University College

Norway | Halden

For Communications and Public Relations

#590 in Europe

#1763 in the World

Founded: 1994

17. Molde University College

Norway | Molde

For Communications and Public Relations

#638 in Europe

#1970 in the World

Enrollment: 2,400
Founded: 1994

18. Volda University College

Norway | Volda

For Communications and Public Relations

#761 in Europe

#2608 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.