Best Universities for Media Studies in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Media Studies. A graph of 76.1K citations received by 13.5K academic papers made by 59 universities in Africa 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.

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Media Studies

#342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. Rhodes University

For Media Studies

#355 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

7. University of Pretoria

For Media Studies

#405 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

8. University of South Africa

For Media Studies

#407 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

9. North-West University

For Media Studies

#476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

10. University of Ibadan

For Media Studies

#1 in Nigeria
#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

11. University of the Western Cape

For Media Studies

#514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. University of the Free State

For Media Studies

#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

13. American University in Cairo

For Media Studies

#1 in Egypt
#569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

14. University of Nigeria

For Media Studies

#2 in Nigeria
#602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

15. University of Ghana

For Media Studies

#1 in Ghana
#670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1948

16. University of Botswana

For Media Studies

#1 in Botswana
#732 in the World
Founded
1964

17. Cairo University

For Media Studies

#2 in Egypt
#943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
207,853
Founded
1908

18. Covenant University

For Media Studies

#3 in Nigeria
#946 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

19. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Media Studies

#4 in Nigeria
#984 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

20. Midlands State University

For Media Studies

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1002 in the World
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
2000

21. Makerere University

For Media Studies

#1 in Uganda
#1017 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

22. University of Zimbabwe

For Media Studies

#2 in Zimbabwe
#1043 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

23. University of Lagos

For Media Studies

#5 in Nigeria
#1058 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

24. University of Malawi

For Media Studies

#1 in Malawi
#1097 in the World
Enrollment
10,500
Founded
1964

25. Addis Ababa University

For Media Studies

#1 in Ethiopia
#1103 in the World
Founded
1950

26. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Media Studies

#1119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

27. University of Dar es Salaam

For Media Studies

#1 in Tanzania
#1156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
45,155
Founded
1970

28. University of Fort Hare

For Media Studies

#1199 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

29. Moi University

For Media Studies

#1 in Kenya
#1246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

30. University of Nairobi

For Media Studies

#2 in Kenya
#1251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

32. University of Zambia

For Media Studies

#1 in Zambia
#1336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

33. Ain Shams University

For Media Studies

#3 in Egypt
#1346 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

34. Lagos State University

For Media Studies

#6 in Nigeria
#1353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

35. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Media Studies

#7 in Nigeria
#1369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

36. University of Calabar

For Media Studies

#8 in Nigeria
#1379 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

37. Ahmadu Bello University

For Media Studies

#9 in Nigeria
#1395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

38. University of Cape Coast

For Media Studies

#2 in Ghana
#1413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

39. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Media Studies

#10 in Nigeria
#1420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

40. Durban University of Technology

For Media Studies

#1428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

41. University of Venda

For Media Studies

#1433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

42. Bayero University Kano

For Media Studies

#11 in Nigeria
#1443 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

43. University of Ilorin

For Media Studies

#12 in Nigeria
#1447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
76,000
Founded
1975

44. Helwan University

For Media Studies

#4 in Egypt
#1450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

46. University of Zululand

For Media Studies

#1493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

48. University of Education, Winneba

For Media Studies

#3 in Ghana
#1502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1992

49. Pedagogical University

For Media Studies

#1 in Mozambique
#1522 in the World
Founded
1985

50. University of Maiduguri

For Media Studies

#15 in Nigeria
#1525 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

51. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Media Studies

#16 in Nigeria
#1527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2011

52. Redeemer's University

For Media Studies

#17 in Nigeria
#1532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2005

53. Great Zimbabwe University

For Media Studies

#3 in Zimbabwe
#1535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1999

57. University of Port Harcourt

For Media Studies

#19 in Nigeria
#1549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

58. Kenyatta University

For Media Studies

#3 in Kenya
#1552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985