86 Best universities for Journalism and Digital Media in England

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 854K citations received by 25.7K academic papers made by 86 universities in England 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 Oxford

Oxford

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

Cambridge

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University College London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Manchester

Manchester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. University of Sheffield

Sheffield

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Founded: 1905

6. King's College London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1829

7. London School of Economics and Political Science

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

8. Imperial College London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#11 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. University of Liverpool

Liverpool

For Journalism and Digital Media

#12 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

10. University of Nottingham

Nottingham

For Journalism and Digital Media

#13 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Founded: 1948

11. University of Leicester

Leicester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#14 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

12. University of Leeds

Leeds

For Journalism and Digital Media

#15 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Founded: 1904

13. City, University of London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#16 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Founded: 1966

14. University of Southampton

Southampton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#17 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

15. Lancaster University

Lancaster

For Journalism and Digital Media

#18 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

16. University of Birmingham

Birmingham

For Journalism and Digital Media

#19 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Founded: 1900

17. University of Bristol

Bristol

For Journalism and Digital Media

#20 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

18. University of Warwick

Coventry

For Journalism and Digital Media

#21 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

19. Bournemouth University

Poole

For Journalism and Digital Media

#22 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

20. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#23 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Founded: 1963

21. Loughborough University

Loughborough

For Journalism and Digital Media

#25 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

22. Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham

For Journalism and Digital Media

#26 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

23. University of York

York

For Journalism and Digital Media

#27 in the United Kingdom

#76 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

24. University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#28 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Founded: 1992

25. Brunel University London

Uxbridge

For Journalism and Digital Media

#30 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

26. University of Bath

Bath

For Journalism and Digital Media

#31 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

27. Queen Mary University of London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#32 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

28. University of Exeter

Exeter

For Journalism and Digital Media

#33 in the United Kingdom

#97 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

29. University of Westminster

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#34 in the United Kingdom

#108 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

30. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#35 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Founded: 1992

31. Durham University

Durham

For Journalism and Digital Media

#36 in the United Kingdom

#113 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

32. University of Sussex

Brighton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#37 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

33. Birkbeck, University of London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#38 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Founded: 1823

34. Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#42 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Founded: 1992

35. University of Surrey

Guildford

For Journalism and Digital Media

#43 in the United Kingdom

#143 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

36. University of London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#44 in the United Kingdom

#144 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

37. University of Essex

Colchester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#45 in the United Kingdom

#150 in Europe

Founded: 1964

38. Goldsmiths, University of London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#46 in the United Kingdom

#152 in Europe

Founded: 1904

39. University of Kent

Canterbury

For Journalism and Digital Media

#47 in the United Kingdom

#155 in Europe

Founded: 1965

40. University of Reading

Reading

For Journalism and Digital Media

#48 in the United Kingdom

#165 in Europe

Founded: 1892

41. University of Salford

Salford

For Journalism and Digital Media

#49 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Founded: 1967

42. University of East Anglia

Norwich

For Journalism and Digital Media

#50 in the United Kingdom

#173 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

43. University of Plymouth

Plymouth

For Journalism and Digital Media

#52 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

44. Aston University

Birmingham

For Journalism and Digital Media

#54 in the United Kingdom

#189 in Europe

Founded: 1895

45. Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield

For Journalism and Digital Media

#55 in the United Kingdom

#190 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

46. Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

For Journalism and Digital Media

#57 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Founded: 1849

47. Keele University

Keele

For Journalism and Digital Media

#58 in the United Kingdom

#210 in Europe

Founded: 1962

48. Coventry University

Coventry

For Journalism and Digital Media

#59 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

49. University of the West of England

Bristol

For Journalism and Digital Media

#60 in the United Kingdom

#212 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

50. University of Central Lancashire

Preston

For Journalism and Digital Media

#61 in the United Kingdom

#213 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

51. University of Lincoln

Lincoln

For Journalism and Digital Media

#62 in the United Kingdom

#223 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

52. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Journalism and Digital Media

#63 in the United Kingdom

#227 in Europe

Founded: 1954

53. University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth

For Journalism and Digital Media

#64 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

54. De Montfort University

Leicester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#66 in the United Kingdom

#246 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

55. Middlesex University

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#67 in the United Kingdom

#252 in Europe

Founded: 1973

56. Cranfield University

Cranfield

For Journalism and Digital Media

#69 in the United Kingdom

#269 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

57. Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

For Journalism and Digital Media

#70 in the United Kingdom

#271 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

For Journalism and Digital Media

#71 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. Anglia Ruskin University

Cambridge

For Journalism and Digital Media

#72 in the United Kingdom

#278 in Europe

Founded: 1858

60. Oxford Brookes University

Oxford

For Journalism and Digital Media

#73 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

61. Leeds Beckett University

Leeds

For Journalism and Digital Media

#74 in the United Kingdom

#296 in Europe

Founded: 1992

62. University of Greenwich

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#75 in the United Kingdom

#298 in Europe

Founded: 1890

63. University of Bradford

Bradford

For Journalism and Digital Media

#76 in the United Kingdom

#300 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

64. University of Hertfordshire

Hatfield

For Journalism and Digital Media

#78 in the United Kingdom

#311 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

65. Birmingham City University

Birmingham

For Journalism and Digital Media

#79 in the United Kingdom

#316 in Europe

Founded: 1992

66. University of Bedfordshire

Luton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#80 in the United Kingdom

#318 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

67. University of Brighton

Brighton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#81 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Founded: 1992

68. London South Bank University

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#82 in the United Kingdom

#327 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

69. SOAS, University of London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#83 in the United Kingdom

#345 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

70. University of East London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#84 in the United Kingdom

#359 in Europe

Founded: 1992

71. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Journalism and Digital Media

#85 in the United Kingdom

#364 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. Edge Hill University

Ormskirk

For Journalism and Digital Media

#86 in the United Kingdom

#368 in Europe

Founded: 2006

73. University of Worcester

Worcester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#87 in the United Kingdom

#370 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

74. University of Gloucestershire

Cheltenham

For Journalism and Digital Media

#89 in the United Kingdom

#374 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

75. University of Roehampton

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#91 in the United Kingdom

#387 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

76. London Business School

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#92 in the United Kingdom

#399 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

77. London Metropolitan University

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#93 in the United Kingdom

#401 in Europe

Founded: 1848

78. University of Sunderland

Sunderland

For Journalism and Digital Media

#94 in the United Kingdom

#409 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

79. Teesside University

Middlesbrough

For Journalism and Digital Media

#95 in the United Kingdom

#410 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

80. University of Winchester

Winchester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#97 in the United Kingdom

#418 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

81. University of Derby

Derby

For Journalism and Digital Media

#98 in the United Kingdom

#424 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

82. Canterbury Christ Church University

Canterbury

For Journalism and Digital Media

#99 in the United Kingdom

#430 in Europe

Founded: 2005

83. University of Chester

Chester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#100 in the United Kingdom

#466 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

84. Staffordshire University

Stoke-on-Trent

For Journalism and Digital Media

#101 in the United Kingdom

#471 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

85. University of the Arts London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#103 in the United Kingdom

#485 in Europe

Founded: 1986

86. St George's, University of London

London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#105 in the United Kingdom

#513 in Europe

Founded: 1733

Closest to England states to learn Journalism and Digital Media

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	7	5
Scotland	12	9

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in England

Broadcast Journalism69

Classics and Ancient History101

Communications and Public Relations106

Criminology and Criminal Justice92

Demography104

Early Childhood Education69

Intellectual Property and Patent Law55

International Law67

International Relations and Diplomacy68

Law119

Law Enforcement83

Library and Information science104

Linguistics115

Media Studies103

Military science75

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution81

Occupational Safety and Health63

Philosophy120

Political Economy89

Political Science119

Public Policy / Administration92

Publishing86

Radio and Television broadcasting60

Social Work84

Sociology119

Special Education81

Sports / Exercise science76

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies110

Urban and Regional planning72