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Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

In 2020-2021, 16 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #64 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Rhode Island to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Rhode Island

#2

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

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

About 50% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Bryant University

#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the communications majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Brown University

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 245
Connecticut 46
Maine 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 3 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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