19 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations in Ontario

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ontario ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 789K citations received by 31.7K academic papers made by 19 universities in Ontario 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 Toronto

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in Canada

#2 in North America

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

2. Western University

For Communications and Public Relations

#3 in Canada

#19 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

3. York University

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in Canada

#28 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

4. McMaster University

For Communications and Public Relations

#8 in Canada

#51 in North America

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

5. University of Ottawa

For Communications and Public Relations

#9 in Canada

#54 in North America

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

6. Queen's University

For Communications and Public Relations

#11 in Canada

#75 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

7. University of Waterloo

For Communications and Public Relations

#14 in Canada

#107 in North America

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

8. Carleton University

For Communications and Public Relations

#20 in Canada

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

9. Ryerson University

For Communications and Public Relations

#22 in Canada

#153 in North America

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

10. Wilfrid Laurier University

For Communications and Public Relations

#23 in Canada

#157 in North America

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

11. Brock University

For Communications and Public Relations

#24 in Canada

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 18,824
Founded: 1964

12. University of Guelph

For Communications and Public Relations

#26 in Canada

#176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

13. University of Windsor

For Communications and Public Relations

#27 in Canada

#178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,092
Founded: 1857

14. Trent University

For Communications and Public Relations

#34 in Canada

#326 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

15. Lakehead University

For Communications and Public Relations

#38 in Canada

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

16. Laurentian University

Greater Sudbury

For Communications and Public Relations

#41 in Canada

#412 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 9,323
Founded: 1960

17. Ontario Tech University

For Communications and Public Relations

#46 in Canada

#450 in North America

Founded: 2002

18. Nipissing University

For Communications and Public Relations

#56 in Canada

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,838
Founded: 1992

19. Royal Military College of Canada

For Communications and Public Relations

#58 in Canada

#685 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1876

Closest to Ontario states to learn Communications and Public Relations

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Quebec	14	6
Manitoba	3	16
New Brunswick	3	31
Nova Scotia	6	15
Alberta	6	4
British Columbia	11	2

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Ontario

Broadcast Journalism14

Classics and Ancient History18

Criminology and Criminal Justice17

Early Childhood Education13

Education Majors20

Forensic Science13

Gender Studies18

Human Rights Law15

Intellectual Property and Patent Law11

International Law14

International Relations and Diplomacy15

Journalism and Digital Media15

Law Enforcement15

Library and Information science19

Media Studies19

Military science16

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution15

Occupational Safety and Health16

Political Economy18

Political Science23

Public Policy / Administration18

Radio and Television broadcasting12

Special Education14

Sports / Exercise science17

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies22

Urban and Regional planning13