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

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

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Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the most popular school in District of Columbia for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 87% of the communications majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% 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 Colleges 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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