Best Universities for Journalism and Digital Media in Oceania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 521K citations received by 19.7K academic papers made by 46 universities in Oceania 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 Australia

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Australia

#47 in the World

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

3. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Australia

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Australia

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Australia

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

6. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in Australia

#90 in the World

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

7. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in New Zealand

#102 in the World

Founded: 1883

8. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in Australia

#119 in the World

Founded: 1887

9. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in Australia

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Journalism and Digital Media

#9 in Australia

#147 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Journalism and Digital Media

#10 in Australia

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Journalism and Digital Media

#11 in Australia

#156 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Journalism and Digital Media

#12 in Australia

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Journalism and Digital Media

#13 in Australia

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

15. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Journalism and Digital Media

#14 in Australia

#222 in the World

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

16. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Journalism and Digital Media

#15 in Australia

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

17. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Journalism and Digital Media

#16 in Australia

#238 in the World

Founded: 1908

18. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Journalism and Digital Media

#17 in Australia

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

19. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#18 in Australia

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

20. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in New Zealand

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

21. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in New Zealand

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 10,537
Founded: 1964

22. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in New Zealand

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

23. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Journalism and Digital Media

#19 in Australia

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 17,576
Founded: 1967

24. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Journalism and Digital Media

#20 in Australia

#357 in the World

Founded: 1966

25. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Journalism and Digital Media

#21 in Australia

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

26. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in New Zealand

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

27. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Journalism and Digital Media

#22 in Australia

#385 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Journalism and Digital Media

#23 in Australia

#395 in the World

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

29. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in New Zealand

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

30. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in New Zealand

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

31. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Journalism and Digital Media

#24 in Australia

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

32. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Journalism and Digital Media

#25 in Australia

#511 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Journalism and Digital Media

#26 in Australia

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Journalism and Digital Media

#27 in Australia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

35. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Journalism and Digital Media

#28 in Australia

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#29 in Australia

#608 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#30 in Australia

#648 in the World

Founded: 1967

38. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Journalism and Digital Media

#31 in Australia

#662 in the World

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

39. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Journalism and Digital Media

#32 in Australia

#741 in the World

Founded: 1970

40. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Journalism and Digital Media

#33 in Australia

#761 in the World

Founded: 1991

41. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Journalism and Digital Media

#34 in Australia

#929 in the World

Founded: 1989

42. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Journalism and Digital Media

#35 in Australia

#949 in the World

Founded: 1987

43. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Journalism and Digital Media

#36 in Australia

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

44. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Journalism and Digital Media

#37 in Australia

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Journalism and Digital Media

#38 in Australia

#1193 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. University of the South Pacific

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Fiji

#1651 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Oceania

Broadcast Journalism41

Classics and Ancient History49

Communications and Public Relations50

Criminology and Criminal Justice47

Early Childhood Education46

Education Majors50

Forensic Science38

Gender Studies48

Human Rights Law43

Intellectual Property and Patent Law40

International Law39

International Relations and Diplomacy36

Law Enforcement42

Library and Information science49

Media Studies48

Military science41

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Safety and Health46

Political Economy45

Political Science54

Public Policy / Administration48

Radio and Television broadcasting39

Special Education43

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning45