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University of Sussex tops our list of 10 Public Journalism universities in the United Kingdom at #278 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Swansea University (QS World #307) and University of Huddersfield (QS World #501) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 14 courses to choose from.
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #278 (University of Sussex) to #501 (University of Huddersfield); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Sussex has the largest research record in this group, with 6,681,985 citations and an h-index of 724.
The split is 10 public to 0 private institutions.
The usual length is 4 years and 3 years full time, 6 years part time. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (86% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (71% of courses with a stated intake). York St. John University offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
University of Sussex (QS World #278), Swansea University (QS World #307) and University of Huddersfield (QS World #501) 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 4 years, with 3 years full time, 6 years part time the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 86% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
York St. John University, with 2, ahead of Leeds Trinity University (2).
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