17 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 29.7K citations received by 4.37K academic papers made by 17 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

#18 in Asia
#388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Media Studies

#37 in Asia
#617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

3. Waseda University

For Media Studies

#41 in Asia
#639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

4. Keio University

For Media Studies

#53 in Asia
#711 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Media Studies

#64 in Asia
#753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

6. University of Tsukuba

For Media Studies

#78 in Asia
#833 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

7. Nagoya University

For Media Studies

#100 in Asia
#948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

8. Kyushu University

For Media Studies

#104 in Asia
#961 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

9. Tohoku University

For Media Studies

#114 in Asia
#1031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

10. Kobe University

For Media Studies

#125 in Asia
#1077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

11. Osaka University

For Media Studies

#133 in Asia
#1101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

12. Hokkaido University

For Media Studies

#151 in Asia
#1188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

13. Doshisha University

For Media Studies

#173 in Asia
#1290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

14. Sophia University

For Media Studies

#175 in Asia
#1298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

15. Ritsumeikan University

For Media Studies

#176 in Asia
#1306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

16. Chiba University

For Media Studies

#244 in Asia
#1509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

17. Meiji University

For Media Studies

#248 in Asia
#1520 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.