39 Best universities for Media Studies 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 Media Studies. A graph of 203K citations received by 33.7K academic papers made by 39 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 Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Media Studies

#1 in Oceania

#20 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Media Studies

#2 in Oceania

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Media Studies

#3 in Oceania

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Media Studies

#4 in Oceania

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Media Studies

#5 in Oceania

#64 in the World

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

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Media Studies

#6 in Oceania

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

7. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Media Studies

#7 in Oceania

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

8. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Media Studies

#8 in Oceania

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

9. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Media Studies

#9 in Oceania

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

10. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Media Studies

#11 in Oceania

#106 in the World

Founded: 1971

11. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Media Studies

#12 in Oceania

#109 in the World

Founded: 1965

12. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Media Studies

#13 in Oceania

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

13. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Media Studies

#14 in Oceania

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

14. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Media Studies

#16 in Oceania

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

15. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Media Studies

#17 in Oceania

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

16. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Media Studies

#18 in Oceania

#160 in the World

Founded: 1887

17. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Media Studies

#19 in Oceania

#175 in the World

Founded: 1966

18. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Media Studies

#22 in Oceania

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

19. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Media Studies

#24 in Oceania

#206 in the World

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

20. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Media Studies

#25 in Oceania

#215 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Media Studies

#26 in Oceania

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

22. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Media Studies

#27 in Oceania

#233 in the World

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

23. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Media Studies

#28 in Oceania

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

24. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Media Studies

#29 in Oceania

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

25. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Media Studies

#31 in Oceania

#316 in the World

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

26. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Media Studies

#32 in Oceania

#322 in the World

Founded: 1908

27. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Media Studies

#33 in Oceania

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

28. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Media Studies

#35 in Oceania

#389 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Media Studies

#36 in Oceania

#408 in the World

Founded: 1970

30. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Media Studies

#37 in Oceania

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

31. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Media Studies

#38 in Oceania

#468 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Media Studies

#39 in Oceania

#487 in the World

Founded: 1990

33. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Media Studies

#40 in Oceania

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

34. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Media Studies

#41 in Oceania

#560 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Media Studies

#42 in Oceania

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

36. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Media Studies

#43 in Oceania

#732 in the World

Founded: 1870

37. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Media Studies

#44 in Oceania

#813 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Media Studies

#45 in Oceania

#896 in the World

Founded: 1987

39. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Media Studies

#46 in Oceania

#1149 in the World

Founded: 1989

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