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Of the 81 Media Studies universities in the United States, University of Chicago ranks highest at #13 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Yale University (QS World #16) and Duke University (QS World #26) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 89 matching courses between them.
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9 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (University of Chicago) to #545 (Hunter College CUNY); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Yale University has the largest research record in this group, with 53,530,400 citations and an h-index of 1,835. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 79 public to 2 private institutions. By location, Connecticut (2), New York (1) and Texas (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Yale University, founded in 1701. Minnesota State University, Mankato is the largest, with 15,721 students.
By level: 65 bachelor's, 5 master's, 1 diploma and 1 professional. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (98% of courses with a stated intake). Pratt Institute offers the widest choice, with 4 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 5 of these universities. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is the least expensive at USD 16,740 a year and Yale University the most at USD 64,000; the middle of the range is about USD 22,326. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Chicago (QS World #13), Yale University (QS World #16) and Duke University (QS World #26) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is the least expensive at about USD 16,740 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
79 public and 2 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Pratt Institute, with 4, ahead of East Texas A&M University (2).
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