38 Best universities for Journalism and Digital Media in Australia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Australia ranked based on their research performance in Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 295K citations received by 15.4K academic papers made by 38 universities in Australia 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 Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Oceania

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Oceania

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

3. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Oceania

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

4. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Oceania

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Oceania

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in Oceania

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

7. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in Oceania

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

8. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Journalism and Digital Media

#9 in Oceania

#147 in the World

Founded: 1971

9. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#10 in Oceania

#151 in the World

Founded: 1887

10. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Journalism and Digital Media

#11 in Oceania

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

11. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Journalism and Digital Media

#12 in Oceania

#163 in the World

Founded: 1965

12. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Journalism and Digital Media

#13 in Oceania

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Journalism and Digital Media

#14 in Oceania

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Journalism and Digital Media

#15 in Oceania

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

15. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Journalism and Digital Media

#16 in Oceania

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

16. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Journalism and Digital Media

#17 in Oceania

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#18 in Oceania

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Journalism and Digital Media

#19 in Oceania

#281 in the World

Founded: 1908

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Journalism and Digital Media

#20 in Oceania

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

20. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Journalism and Digital Media

#23 in Oceania

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

21. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Journalism and Digital Media

#24 in Oceania

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

22. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Journalism and Digital Media

#25 in Oceania

#366 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Journalism and Digital Media

#26 in Oceania

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Journalism and Digital Media

#27 in Oceania

#377 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Journalism and Digital Media

#32 in Oceania

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

26. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Journalism and Digital Media

#33 in Oceania

#534 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Journalism and Digital Media

#34 in Oceania

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

28. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Journalism and Digital Media

#35 in Oceania

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Journalism and Digital Media

#36 in Oceania

#632 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#37 in Oceania

#644 in the World

Founded: 1967

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Journalism and Digital Media

#38 in Oceania

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#39 in Oceania

#661 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Journalism and Digital Media

#40 in Oceania

#724 in the World

Founded: 1991

34. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Journalism and Digital Media

#41 in Oceania

#954 in the World

Founded: 1987

35. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Journalism and Digital Media

#42 in Oceania

#1009 in the World

Founded: 1989

36. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Journalism and Digital Media

#43 in Oceania

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

37. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Journalism and Digital Media

#44 in Oceania

#1110 in the World

Founded: 1870

38. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Journalism and Digital Media

#45 in Oceania

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

The best cities to study Journalism and Digital Media in Australia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sydney, Melbourne, St Lucia, and Brisbane.