University of Chicago
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University of Chicago leads the 79 Public Media Studies universities in the United States at #13 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Duke University (QS World #26) and Rice University (QS World #119). Across the whole list there are 87 courses to choose from.
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Public University · 1 course in Media Studies
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8 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. University of Minnesota - Morris has the largest research record in this group, with 37,567,805 citations and an h-index of 1,413. 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 0 private institutions. By location, New York (1), Texas (1) and Oklahoma (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Washington College, founded in 1782. Minnesota State University, Mankato is the largest, with 15,721 students.
By level: 64 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 3 of these universities. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is the least expensive at USD 16,740 a year and East Texas A&M University the most at USD 22,326; the middle of the range is about USD 19,203. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Chicago (QS World #13), Duke University (QS World #26) and Rice University (QS World #119) 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 0 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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