78 Best universities for Media Studies in China

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in China ranked based on their research performance in Media Studies. A graph of 113K citations received by 19.9K academic papers made by 78 universities in China 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 Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Media Studies

#3 in Asia

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Media Studies

#6 in Asia

#172 in the World

Founded: 1963

3. Hong Kong Baptist University

China | Hong Kong

For Media Studies

#8 in Asia

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1956

4. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Media Studies

#9 in Asia

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

5. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Media Studies

#13 in Asia

#330 in the World

Founded: 1937

6. Open University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Media Studies

#14 in Asia

#370 in the World

Founded: 1989

7. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Media Studies

#22 in Asia

#467 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

8. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Media Studies

#25 in Asia

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

9. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Media Studies

#28 in Asia

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

10. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Media Studies

#29 in Asia

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

11. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Media Studies

#30 in Asia

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

12. Communication University of China

China | Beijing

For Media Studies

#32 in Asia

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1959

13. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Media Studies

#35 in Asia

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

14. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Media Studies

#38 in Asia

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

15. Wuhan University

For Media Studies

#40 in Asia

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

16. University of Macau

For Media Studies

#45 in Asia

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 10,000

17. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Media Studies

#47 in Asia

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

18. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Media Studies

#50 in Asia

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

19. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Media Studies

#65 in Asia

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

20. Jinan University

China | Guangzhou

For Media Studies

#77 in Asia

#832 in the World

Enrollment: 37,918
Founded: 1906

21. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

China | Guangzhou

For Media Studies

#79 in Asia

#834 in the World

Founded: 1969

22. Xiamen University

For Media Studies

#80 in Asia

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

23. University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

For Media Studies

#84 in Asia

#855 in the World

Enrollment: 8,000
Founded: 2004

24. Central China Normal University

For Media Studies

#88 in Asia

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 32,000
Founded: 1903

25. Shanghai International Studies University

China | Shanghai

For Media Studies

#94 in Asia

#925 in the World

Enrollment: 9,389
Founded: 1949

26. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Media Studies

#96 in Asia

#931 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

27. Nanjing Normal University

China | Nanjing

For Media Studies

#99 in Asia

#944 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

28. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

For Media Studies

#107 in Asia

#972 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 2006

29. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Media Studies

#109 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

30. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Media Studies

#112 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

31. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Media Studies

#120 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

32. East China Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Media Studies

#128 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 36,026
Founded: 1951

33. Shenzhen University

China | Shenzhen

For Media Studies

#134 in Asia

#1109 in the World

Enrollment: 34,156
Founded: 1983

34. Beijing Foreign Studies University

China | Beijing

For Media Studies

#139 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1941

35. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Media Studies

#148 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

36. Fujian Normal University

For Media Studies

#157 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Founded: 1953

37. Shanghai Normal University

China | Shanghai

For Media Studies

#161 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Founded: 1954

38. Shaanxi Normal University

For Media Studies

#166 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1944

39. Lingnan University

China | Hong Kong

For Media Studies

#167 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,243
Founded: 1967

40. Shandong University

For Media Studies

#168 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

41. University of International Business and Economics

China | Beijing

For Media Studies

#171 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1951

42. Zhejiang International Studies University

China | Hangzhou

For Media Studies

#172 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Enrollment: 8,486
Founded: 1955

43. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Media Studies

#178 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

44. United International College

For Media Studies

#179 in Asia

#1310 in the World

Enrollment: 56
Founded: 2005

45. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Media Studies

#185 in Asia

#1334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

46. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Media Studies

#195 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

47. South China Normal University

China | Guangzhou

For Media Studies

#196 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1933

48. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Media Studies

#198 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

49. Hangzhou Dianzi University

China | Hangzhou

For Media Studies

#199 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1956

50. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Media Studies

#206 in Asia

#1380 in the World

Founded: 1952

51. Macau University of Science and Technology

For Media Studies

#209 in Asia

#1393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 2000

52. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Media Studies

#211 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

53. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Media Studies

#213 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

54. Zhejiang Gongshang University

China | Hangzhou

For Media Studies

#214 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1911

55. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Media Studies

#216 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

56. Guangzhou University

China | Guangzhou

For Media Studies

#217 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Enrollment: 34,241
Founded: 1927

57. Northeast Normal University

China | Changchun

For Media Studies

#221 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 28,024
Founded: 1946

58. University of Science and Technology of China

For Media Studies

#225 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

59. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Media Studies

#227 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

60. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Media Studies

#228 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

61. Hunan Normal University

China | Changsha

For Media Studies

#234 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Founded: 1938

62. XiangTan University

China | Xiangtan

For Media Studies

#238 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Enrollment: 37,057
Founded: 1958

63. Soochow University

For Media Studies

#241 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

64. Zhengzhou University

China | Zhengzhou

For Media Studies

#249 in Asia

#1523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1956

65. Southwest University

China | Chongqing

For Media Studies

#250 in Asia

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2005

66. Anhui University

For Media Studies

#251 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1928

67. Hebei University

China | Baoding

For Media Studies

#258 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1921

68. Lanzhou University

China | Lanzhou

For Media Studies

#260 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Founded: 1909

69. Zhejiang Normal University

For Media Studies

#264 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

70. Yangzhou University

China | Yangzhou

For Media Studies

#265 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1902

71. China West Normal University

China | Nanchong

For Media Studies

#267 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Founded: 1946

72. Sichuan International Studies University

China | Chongqing

For Media Studies

#269 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Founded: 1950

73. Anhui Normal University

For Media Studies

#271 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1928

74. Jiangxi Normal University

China | Nanchang

For Media Studies

#272 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Founded: 1940

75. Northwest University, China

For Media Studies

#273 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1912

76. Henan University

China | Kaifeng

For Media Studies

#274 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1912

77. Yunnan University

China | Kunming

For Media Studies

#275 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 30,443
Founded: 1923

78. Nanchang University

China | Nanchang

For Media Studies

#276 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1958

The best cities to study Media Studies in China based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Beijing, and Shanghai.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in China

Anthropology463

Broadcast Journalism97

Classics and Ancient History366

Communications and Public Relations442

Criminology and Criminal Justice74

Early Childhood Education36

Education Majors529

Forensic Science87

Gender Studies172

Human Rights Law39

Intellectual Property and Patent Law180

International Law88

International Relations and Diplomacy90

Journalism and Digital Media159

Law Enforcement80

Library and Information science382

Military science80

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution89

Occupational Safety and Health47

Political Economy105

Political Science553

Public Policy / Administration219

Radio and Television broadcasting116

Special Education29

Sports / Exercise science108

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies501

Urban and Regional planning272