Best universities for Media studies (2026)

94 UK universities teaching Media studies as a full-time degree, ranked on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, students staying on and entry points.

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#	University	Score	Salary 5 yrs on	Working or studying	Satisfied	Typical UCAS
1	Loughborough University Charnwood, East Midlands · TEF Gold	69	£35k	90%	92%	136
2	University of St Andrews Scotland	67	£39k	75%	94%	184
3	University of Ulster Northern Ireland	65	—	95%	96%	128
4	University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	64	£34k	—	88%	128
5	University of Warwick Coventry, West Midlands · TEF Gold	64	£29k	90%	86%	152
6	University of Leicester Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Gold	61	£32k	85%	88%	120
7	University of Surrey Guildford, South East · TEF Silver	61	£30.5k	—	94%	112
8	University of Leeds Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	61	£30.5k	94%	83%	144
9	University of Glasgow Scotland	61	£30k	97%	85%	168
10	University of Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	61	£28.5k	95%	90%	136
11	University of Chichester Chichester, South East · TEF Gold	61	£25k	100%	98%	120
12	City St George's, University of London Islington, London · TEF Silver	60	£35.5k	85%	86%	120
13	University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group) Canterbury, South East · TEF Silver	59	£36k	85%	87%	120
14	University of Liverpool Liverpool, North West · TEF Gold	59	£32k	83%	83%	120
15	University of Exeter Exeter, South West · TEF Gold	59	£28.5k	90%	83%	136
16	University of Salford Salford, North West · TEF Silver	59	£26.5k	90%	96%	136
17	University of Nottingham Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Silver	58	£36.5k	80%	85%	120
18	King's College London Westminster, London · TEF Silver	58	£30k	85%	87%	136
19	University of Manchester Manchester, North West · TEF Silver	58	£29k	75%	92%	152
20	University of Lancaster Lancaster, North West · TEF Gold	58	£23.5k	95%	87%	136
21	Royal Holloway, University of London Runnymede, South East · TEF Silver	56	£30k	90%	85%	120
22	University of Westminster Westminster, London · TEF Silver	55	£31k	80%	88%	104
23	University of Sussex Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Silver	55	£30.5k	90%	80%	120
24	Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Gold	55	£26.5k	—	85%	120
25	Ravensbourne University London Greenwich, London · TEF Silver	54	£31.5k	80%	89%	120
26	University of Southampton Southampton, South East · TEF Silver	54	£30k	85%	80%	120
27	University of the Arts, London Southwark, London · TEF Bronze	54	£28.5k	—	89%	120
28	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, South East · TEF Gold	54	£27k	90%	86%	104
29	Swansea University Swansea, Wales	54	£23.5k	90%	91%	120
30	Oxford Brookes University Oxford, South East · TEF Silver	53	£32k	85%	85%	104
31	Arts University Bournemouth, the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West · TEF Silver	53	£26.5k	88%	76%	152
32	University of the West of England, Bristol South Gloucestershire, South West · TEF Silver	52	£26.5k	95%	84%	104
33	University of East London Newham, London · TEF Silver	52	£25.5k	95%	96%	88
34	University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham, South West · TEF Silver	52	£25k	85%	89%	112
35	Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, North West · TEF Gold	52	£23.5k	85%	91%	112
36	University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales	52	£23.5k	95%	87%	120
37	Queen Mary University of London Tower Hamlets, London · TEF Silver	51	£31.5k	80%	83%	136
38	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group) Greenwich, London · TEF Gold	51	£27.5k	—	86%	104
39	Birmingham City University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	51	£27k	85%	87%	120
40	Southampton Solent University Southampton, South East · TEF Gold	51	£26k	85%	89%	104
41	Bath Spa University Bath and North East Somerset, South West · TEF Silver	51	£25k	93%	81%	120
42	Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool, North West · TEF Silver	51	£25k	—	89%	120
43	University of Lincoln Lincoln, East Midlands · TEF Gold	51	£24.5k	75%	91%	120
44	University of Derby Derby, East Midlands · TEF Gold	51	£23.5k	90%	83%	120
45	University of Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands · TEF Silver	51	£22k	85%	95%	120
46	University of Hertfordshire Welwyn Hatfield, East of England · TEF Silver	50	£31k	—	80%	120
47	University of East Anglia Norwich, East of England · TEF Silver	50	£29k	80%	84%	120
48	Leeds Beckett University Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Bronze	50	£26.5k	80%	91%	104
49	Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland	50	—	85%	73%	136
50	Central Film School London Lambeth, London	50	—	90%	82%	120

How the score works: universities are compared within each subject on salary five years after graduating (27%), the share in work or further study (18%), student satisfaction (18%), students staying on (13.5%), typical UCAS points (13.5%, compared within each nation) and the TEF rating (10%, England). 50 is typical. Figures: Discover Uni (Office for Students, HESA), National Student Survey, Graduate Outcomes, HMRC LEO earnings; full-time first degrees.

Questions

What is the best university for Media studies?

On our measures Loughborough University ranks first for Media studies, followed by University of St Andrews, University of Ulster, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Rankings depend on what matters to you, so compare pay, jobs and satisfaction.

Which university's Media studies graduates earn the most?

University of St Andrews: typical earnings of £39k five years after graduating (HMRC tax records).