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Columbia University leads the 3 Master's Journalism universities in the United States at #14 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by St. Bonaventure University (#1,019 in United States) and Academy of Art University (#2,208 in United States). The universities on this list offer 4 matching courses between them.
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how we rankPrivate University · 2 courses in Master's Journalism
Public University · 1 course in Master's Journalism
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — Columbia University at #14 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. Columbia University has the largest research record in this group, with 48,922,971 citations and an h-index of 1,750.
The split is 2 public to 1 private institutions. By location, New York (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Columbia University, founded in 1754. Columbia University is the largest, with 33,000 students.
The usual length is 1–2 years and 18 months. 50% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Columbia University offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
Columbia University (QS World #14), St. Bonaventure University (#1,019 in United States) and Academy of Art University (#2,208 in United States) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
2 public and 1 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 18 months the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
1 of these courses are listed as online.
Columbia University, with 2, ahead of Academy of Art University (1).
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