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Of the 10 Media & Communication universities in Australia, University of New South Wales ranks highest at #19 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (QS World #125) and University of Wollongong (QS World #184). Across the whole list there are 36 courses to choose from.
10 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Media & Communication
Public University · 3 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 4 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 12 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 1 course in Media & Communication
Public University · 2 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 2 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 2 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 7 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 2 courses in Media & Communication
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6 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #19 (University of New South Wales) to #587 (Bond University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of New South Wales is cited most (20,608,983 citations). 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
10 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, New South Wales (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of New South Wales, founded in 1949. University of New South Wales is the largest, with 66,000 students.
By level: 22 bachelor's and 12 diploma. Within the subject, the largest areas are Media & Communication (30), Journalism (5) and Digital Media (1). The usual length is 2 years and 4 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (90% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (90% of courses with a stated intake). Western Sydney University offers the widest choice, with 12 of these courses.
University of New South Wales (QS World #19), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (QS World #125) and University of Wollongong (QS World #184) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
10 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 2 years, with 4 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 90% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Western Sydney University, with 12, ahead of TAFE NSW (7).
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