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

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

Communication & Media Studies is the #36 most popular major in Florida with 381 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Florida 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in Florida for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

About 78% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 22% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 111 students majoring in communications at FIU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Florida International University Report

Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in communications at UCF, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Of the 20 students majoring in communications at USF Tampa, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in Florida. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

About 80% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in communications at U Miami, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The University of West Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pensacola.

Full Communication & Media Studies at The University of West Florida Report

#7

Barry University

Miami, FL

Barry University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 211
Georgia 62
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 90
Kentucky 70
Louisiana 50
Alabama 111
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 46

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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.

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