2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree School for You
Communication & Media Studies is the #47 most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for communications majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best school in the Southeast Region for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
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Out of the 51 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
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Out of the 51 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication and media studies programs. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.
Bellarmine University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.
University of Arkansas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The University of Alabama ranked #10 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.
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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 211 |
| Florida | 381 |
| Georgia | 62 |
| North Carolina | 144 |
| Tennessee | 90 |
| Kentucky | 70 |
| Louisiana | 50 |
| Alabama | 111 |
| South Carolina | 28 |
| Mississippi | 13 |
| Arkansas | 16 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Communications
One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Communications
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 2,828 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 2,562 |
| Journalism | 1,238 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 341 |
| Publishing | 214 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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