16 Best universities for Media Studies in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Media Studies. A graph of 28.1K citations received by 4.31K academic papers made by 16 universities in Japan 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 Tokyo

For Media Studies

#16 in Asia
#380 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Media Studies

#35 in Asia
#600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

3. Waseda University

For Media Studies

#39 in Asia
#636 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

4. Keio University

For Media Studies

#52 in Asia
#704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Media Studies

#59 in Asia
#737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

6. University of Tsukuba

For Media Studies

#75 in Asia
#834 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

7. Nagoya University

For Media Studies

#93 in Asia
#928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

8. Kyushu University

For Media Studies

#100 in Asia
#968 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

9. Tohoku University

For Media Studies

#108 in Asia
#1020 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

10. Kobe University

For Media Studies

#121 in Asia
#1075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

11. Osaka University

For Media Studies

#128 in Asia
#1091 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

12. Hokkaido University

For Media Studies

#145 in Asia
#1159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

13. Doshisha University

For Media Studies

#165 in Asia
#1267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

14. Sophia University

For Media Studies

#169 in Asia
#1278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

15. Ritsumeikan University

For Media Studies

#180 in Asia
#1321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

16. Meiji University

For Media Studies

#234 in Asia
#1491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

The best cities to study Media Studies in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Tsukuba, and Nagoya.