Hello Koushal,

I think before you choose the best institute for you, it is good to understand which one of these could better match to your career interests.

• Journalism in a broad sense has to do with news information, while mass communication deals with different media to spread messages, information or entertain the masses. Reports in newspapers, magazines, TV, radio or digital media are generally included in journalism. And depending on the different media, the field of journalism can be divided into three broad categories, namely the printing press (ie newspapers and magazines), electronics (ie TV and radio) and online journalism. . Therefore, depending on your interests, you could even choose a specific course for one of these media.
• As for mass communication, it could be said that it is a general term for a wide variety of media fields such as theater, radio, television, cinema, journalism, publicity, public relations and others. In summary, mass communication covers a wide area of ​​media, while journalism focuses only on news.
• Journalism mainly involves the components of political science, economics, communication theory, journalism history and research methodology.
• Mass communication, on the other hand, involves writing things that have a greater social impact and includes opinion articles and features that are given by journalists and writers.
• At the level of graduation, journalism generally involves media such as print, digital or electronic and one of them can be chosen as a specialization when looking for a postgraduate course.
• On the other hand, if one studies mass communication as a discipline, it involves the study of human communication and how it can be used to disseminate information to several people.
• In terms of employment prospects, as a result of the proliferation of new media, opportunities exist in both fields. Those who opt for journalism can seek work in various media organizations, such as news agencies, radio and television news channels, newspapers, magazines and news portals.
• Those who wish to pursue a career in mass communication have options in various fields such as NGOs, public relations and advertising agencies, corporate communication, communication solutions organizations, and United Nations organizations.

And now, we can take a look at the best institues for journalism and mass communications:

According to QS World Ranking list 2018, following are top ranking communication and media studies institutes in the world.

1. University of Amsterdam

Status: Public

Courses offered

Bachelors: Media and Culture, Media and Information

Post Graduate: Film Studies, New Media and Digital Culture, Television and Cross Media Culture.

2. University of South California

Status: Private

Courses offered

Bachelors: Journalism, Communication

Post Graduate: Communication Management, Digital Social Media

3. London School of Economics

Status: Public

Courses offered:

Post Graduate: Media and Communication, Strategic Communication, Politics and Communication

4. University of Texas at Austin

Status: Public

Courses offered:

Bachelors: Advertising, Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, Radio Television Film.

Post Graduate: Advertising, Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, Radio Television Film.

5. Stanford University

Status: Private

Courses offered:

Bachelors: Communication

Post Graduate: Communication and Journalism

6. University of California, Berkeley

Status: Public

Courses offered:

Bachelors: Media Studies

7. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Status: Public

Courses offered:

Bachelors: Strategic Communication, Reporting, Digital Studies

8. University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Status: Public

Courses offered:

Bachelors: Communication, Journalism, Motion Picture/Television

9. Goldmsiths, University of London

Status: Public

Courses offered:

Bachelors: Journalism, Media and Communication

Post Graduate: Brand Communication and Culture

10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Status: Private

Courses offered:

Post Graduate: Media Art and Sciences

Hi Koushal. Below is the list of top colleges to pursue Journalism and mass communication abroad.

1. Stanford University

2. University of California, Berkeley

3. London School of Economics

4. University of Queensland

5. University of Amsterdam

If you want to know about more universities country wise and detailed description of universities with their fee structure, please refer to the link below.

https://studyabroad.careers360.com/articles/top-countries-study-mass-communication

Hello Kaushal,

According to the latest reputed QS rankings, these are the top 10 institutions for pursuing courses related to journalism and mass communication:

1. University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

2. University of Southern California

3. London School of Economics & Political Science

4. University of Texas at Austin

5. Stanford University

6. University of California

7. University of Wisconsin-Madison

8. University of California, Los Angles

9. Goldsmiths, University of London

10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hope this resolves your query, feel free to reach out for more information.

Best wishes for your future.