Best Universities for Media Studies in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Media Studies. A graph of 231K citations received by 39K academic papers made by 47 universities in Oceania 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 Australia

#20 in the World

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

2. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Media Studies

#2 in Australia

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

3. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Media Studies

#3 in Australia

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

4. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Media Studies

#4 in Australia

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

5. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Media Studies

#5 in Australia

#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 Australia

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

7. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Media Studies

#7 in Australia

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

8. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Media Studies

#8 in Australia

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

9. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Media Studies

#9 in Australia

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

10. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Media Studies

#1 in New Zealand

#93 in the World

Founded: 1883

11. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Media Studies

#10 in Australia

#106 in the World

Founded: 1971

12. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Media Studies

#11 in Australia

#109 in the World

Founded: 1965

13. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Media Studies

#12 in Australia

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

14. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Media Studies

#13 in Australia

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

15. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Media Studies

#2 in New Zealand

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

16. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Media Studies

#14 in Australia

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

17. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Media Studies

#15 in Australia

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

18. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Media Studies

#16 in Australia

#160 in the World

Founded: 1887

19. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Media Studies

#17 in Australia

#175 in the World

Founded: 1966

20. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Media Studies

#3 in New Zealand

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

21. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Media Studies

#4 in New Zealand

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

22. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Media Studies

#18 in Australia

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

23. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Media Studies

#5 in New Zealand

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

24. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Media Studies

#19 in Australia

#206 in the World

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

25. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Media Studies

#20 in Australia

#215 in the World

Founded: 1991

26. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Media Studies

#21 in Australia

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

27. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Media Studies

#22 in Australia

#233 in the World

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

28. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Media Studies

#23 in Australia

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

29. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Media Studies

#24 in Australia

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

30. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Media Studies

#6 in New Zealand

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

31. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Media Studies

#25 in Australia

#316 in the World

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

32. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Media Studies

#26 in Australia

#322 in the World

Founded: 1908

33. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Media Studies

#27 in Australia

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

34. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Media Studies

#7 in New Zealand

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

35. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Media Studies

#28 in Australia

#389 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Media Studies

#29 in Australia

#408 in the World

Founded: 1970

37. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Media Studies

#30 in Australia

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

38. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Media Studies

#31 in Australia

#468 in the World

Founded: 1991

39. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Media Studies

#32 in Australia

#487 in the World

Founded: 1990

40. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Media Studies

#33 in Australia

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

41. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Media Studies

#34 in Australia

#560 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Media Studies

#35 in Australia

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

43. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Media Studies

#36 in Australia

#732 in the World

Founded: 1870

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Media Studies

#37 in Australia

#813 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Media Studies

#38 in Australia

#896 in the World

Founded: 1987

46. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Media Studies

#39 in Australia

#1149 in the World

Founded: 1989

47. University of the South Pacific

For Media Studies

#1 in Fiji

#1182 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Oceania

Broadcast Journalism40

Classics and Ancient History49

Communications and Public Relations49

Criminology and Criminal Justice46

Early Childhood Education46

Education Majors50

Forensic Science38

Gender Studies48

Human Rights Law44

Intellectual Property and Patent Law38

International Law41

International Relations and Diplomacy37

Journalism and Digital Media46

Law Enforcement42

Library and Information science49

Military science40

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Safety and Health47

Political Economy43

Political Science53

Public Policy / Administration48

Radio and Television broadcasting40

Special Education44

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning44