Comparison

PhD Media Studies: 3 programmes side by side

Every programme here is PhD Media Studies — same subject, same level, so the columns are genuine alternatives. Compared on the awarding university and its grade, duration, tuition, delivery and language.
Removed from this comparison: Robotics and Intelligent Machines — a comparison only helps when the programmes are alternatives to each other, so we keep a single subject per table.
Programme Cinema and Media StudiesPhD in Media StudiesPhD in Communication and...
University University of Pennsylvania Victoria University of Wellington University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University grade A+ B A-
Degree level PhD PhD PhD
Field / subject Media Studies Media Studies Media Studies
Duration 5 yrs 3 yrs
Tuition $44,792
Delivery
Language
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What these universities cost, and what graduates earn

University of Pennsylvania: debt vs salary → University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: debt vs salary →

How to read this table

University grade is our A–F assessment of the awarding institution, built only on published data — QS standing, admission rate, graduation rate and graduate earnings where each is available. It grades the university, not this specific programme.

Tuition is the published figure for the programme as the university states it; a blank cell means the institution has not published one, and we would rather show nothing than an estimate. Fees for international students frequently differ from the headline number, so treat it as a starting point and confirm on the programme page.

Duration assumes full-time study. Where a programme runs part-time or by distance learning, the delivery row says so — and the calendar length will be longer than the figure shown.