25 Best colleges for Media Studies in New York City, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Media Studies. A graph of 178K citations received by 14.6K academic papers made by 25 universities in New York City 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. Columbia University

For Media Studies

#1 in New York State

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

2. New York University

For Media Studies

#2 in New York State

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Media Studies

#5 in New York State

#58 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 8,733
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1961

4. New School

For Media Studies

#9 in New York State

#86 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $55,480
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $21,504

5. Fordham University

For Media Studies

#10 in New York State

#93 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,943

6. Barnard College

For Media Studies

#11 in New York State

#103 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,009

7. CUNY Hunter College

For Media Studies

#14 in New York State

#118 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,325
Enrollment: 22,970

8. CUNY City College

For Media Studies

#15 in New York State

#132 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,822
Enrollment: 14,489

9. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Media Studies

#16 in New York State

#151 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,411
Enrollment: 14,195

10. CUNY Queens College

For Media Studies

#17 in New York State

#157 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,927
Enrollment: 17,001

11. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

For Media Studies

#18 in New York State

#169 in the United States

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 329
Male:Female: 13:87

12. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Media Studies

#19 in New York State

#181 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,423
Enrollment: 19,854

13. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Media Studies

#21 in New York State

#199 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,043
Enrollment: 13,921

14. Pace University

For Media Studies

#23 in New York State

#208 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $33,363

15. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Media Studies

#24 in New York State

#217 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,061
Enrollment: 10,248

16. New York Law School

For Media Studies

#26 in New York State

#231 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,050
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1891

17. Manhattan College

For Media Studies

#33 in New York State

#284 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,535

18. King's College

For Media Studies

#38 in New York State

#319 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,192

19. Yeshiva University

For Media Studies

#39 in New York State

#321 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,912

20. Lehman College, CUNY

For Media Studies

#43 in New York State

#368 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,412
Enrollment: 13,015

21. Pratt Institute - Main

For Media Studies

#49 in New York State

#423 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $47,326

22. School of Visual Arts

For Media Studies

#50 in New York State

#430 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,053

23. St John's University - New York

For Media Studies

#51 in New York State

#432 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,052

24. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Media Studies

#56 in New York State

#455 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

25. CUNY New York City College of Technology

For Media Studies

#64 in New York State

#539 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,797
Enrollment: 13,087

Universities for Media Studies near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
27	Seton Hall University	276	South Orange, New Jersey
29	Hofstra University	198	Hempstead, New York
30	Montclair State University	214	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	253	Woodland Park, New Jersey
34	Long Island University	262	Brookville, New York
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	30	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	24	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	76	Stony Brook, New York
79	Fairfield University	274	Fairfield, Connecticut
80	Rider University	260	Lawrenceville, New Jersey