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Imperial College London tops our list of 34 Media & Communication universities in the United Kingdom at #2 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Edinburgh (QS World #34) and University of Manchester (QS World #35). Across the whole list there are 86 courses to choose from.
34 universities · ranked best first
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Public University · 2 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 2 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 2 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 3 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 1 course in Media & Communication
Public University · 1 course in Media & Communication
Public University · 1 course in Media & Communication
Public University · 2 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 5 courses in Media & Communication
Public University · 1 course in Media & Communication
Public University · 1 course in Media & Communication
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12 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #2 (Imperial College London) to #561 (University of Plymouth); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Imperial College London has the largest research record in this group, with 42,983,196 citations and an h-index of 1,567. 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 34 public to 0 private institutions. By location, England (2) and Scotland (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583. University of Manchester is the largest, with 46,000 students.
By level: 63 bachelor's, 7 master's, 1 foundation and 1 phd / doctorate. Within the subject, the largest areas are Media & Communication (55), Journalism (14), Digital Media (14) and Advertising (1). The usual length is 4 years and 3 years. 99% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (92% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (82% of courses with a stated intake). Bath Spa University offers the widest choice, with 8 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 3 of these universities. University of Manchester is the least expensive at USD 34,000 a year and Imperial College London the most at USD 47,000; the middle of the range is about USD 38,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Imperial College London (QS World #2), University of Edinburgh (QS World #34) and University of Manchester (QS World #35) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Manchester is the least expensive at about USD 34,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
34 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 3 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 92% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
1 of these courses are listed as online.
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