--- title: "Cut Above Academy vs Media Design School: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Cut Above Academy or Media Design School? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Private training establishments set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cut-above-academy-vs-media-design-school" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cut Above Academy vs Media Design School: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Cut Above Academy or Media Design School? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Private training establishments set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Cut Above Academy and Media Design School - **Competitive set**: Private training establishments - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Cut Above Academy Share of Search**: 5.7% - **Media Design School Share of Search**: 0.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Cut Above Academy or Media Design School? - In August 2026, Cut Above Academy had more branded searches than Media Design School among private training establishments in New Zealand. Cut Above Academy was estimated to have 720 branded searches compared to Media Design School’s 50, and held a 5.7% Share of Search versus Media Design School’s 0.4%. - Cut Above Academy was ahead of Media Design School in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cut Above Academy’s estimated Share of Search among private training establishments in New Zealand moved from 5.1% to 5.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 720. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Media Design School’s estimated Share of Search among private training establishments in New Zealand moved from 0.17% to 0.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 50. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand private training establishments in August 2026? - In August 2026, Cut Above Academy gained estimated Share of Search among private training establishments in New Zealand, from 4.8% to 5.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Media Design School in New Zealand rose 150% over 11 measured months, from 20 to 50 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Cut Above Academy estimated searches | Cut Above Academy Share of Search | Cut Above Academy rank | Media Design School estimated searches | Media Design School Share of Search | Media Design School rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 590 | 5.1% | 4 | 20 | 0.17% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 480 | 4.9% | 4 | 30 | 0.31% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 390 | 5.1% | 4 | 20 | 0.26% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 600 | 5.3% | 4 | 30 | 0.27% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 730 | 5.9% | 4 | 50 | 0.41% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 730 | 5.8% | 4 | 50 | 0.4% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 490 | 4.9% | 4 | 30 | 0.3% | 6 | | May 2026 | 600 | 5.1% | 4 | 30 | 0.26% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 590 | 5% | 4 | 30 | 0.25% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 600 | 4.8% | 4 | 50 | 0.4% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 720 | 5.7% | 4 | 50 | 0.4% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cut Above Academy’s and Media Design School’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Cut Above Academy**: Measured on the search terms “cut above academy” and “cut above academy nz”, summed into one figure. - **Media Design School**: Measured on the search terms “mediadesignschool” and “mediadesignschool com”, summed into one figure. - [Cut Above Academy profile](/demand/nz/brands/cut-above-academy) - [Media Design School profile](/demand/nz/brands/media-design-school) - [All private training establishments in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-private-training-establishments): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Cut Above Academy or Media Design School? In August 2026, Cut Above Academy had more branded searches than Media Design School among private training establishments in New Zealand. Cut Above Academy was estimated to have 720 branded searches compared to Media Design School’s 50, and held a 5.7% Share of Search versus Media Design School’s 0.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cut Above Academy vs Media Design School: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cut-above-academy-vs-media-design-school This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cut-above-academy-vs-media-design-school. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.