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Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

With 88 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #45 most popular major in District of Columbia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the communications doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#1

Howard University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Howard University to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Howard University

#2

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 2 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 2 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 50% of the communications majors at the school.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 223
Pennsylvania 134
Maryland 175
New Jersey 28
Delaware 5

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 2 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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