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Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

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

Communication & Media Studies is the #43 most popular major in North Carolina with 144 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina 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 Queens University of Charlotte to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.

About 71% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Of the 25 students majoring in communications at ECU, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the communications majors at the school.

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#4

High Point University

High Point, NC

Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, High Point University landed the # 4 spot on the list. High Point is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of High Point.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#7

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 211
Florida 381
Georgia 62
Tennessee 90
Kentucky 70
Louisiana 50
Alabama 111
South Carolina 28
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 46

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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