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Of the 6 Private Media & Communication universities in the United States, Columbia University ranks highest at #14 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Yale University (QS World #16) and Quinnipiac University (#688 in United States). The universities on this list offer 17 matching courses between them.
6 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPrivate University · 2 courses in Media & Communication
Private University · 1 course in Media & Communication
Private University · 3 courses in Media & Communication
Private University · 2 courses in Media & Communication
Private University · 4 courses in Media & Communication
Private University · 5 courses in Media & Communication
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #14 (Columbia University) to #16 (Yale University); 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 53,501,390 citations and an h-index of 1,835. 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 0 public to 6 private institutions. By location, Connecticut (2), Puerto Rico (2) and New York (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Yale University, founded in 1701. Columbia University is the largest, with 33,000 students.
By level: 7 bachelor's, 6 master's, 2 diploma and 1 professional. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 73% are full-time and 4 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (93% of courses with a stated intake). Universidad del Sagrado Corazon offers the widest choice, with 5 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 6 of these universities. Universidad del Sagrado Corazon is the least expensive at USD 6,410 a year and Columbia University the most at USD 66,000; the middle of the range is about USD 55,480. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Columbia University (QS World #14), Yale University (QS World #16) and Quinnipiac University (#688 in United States) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Universidad del Sagrado Corazon is the least expensive at about USD 6,410 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
0 public and 6 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.
4 of these courses are listed as online.
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