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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Jersey

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$31,519 Avg Salary
$24,270 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

With 28 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #95 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to see which 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 .

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the most popular school in New Jersey for communication and media studies students. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

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#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Monmouth University Report

#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

The excellent programs at Seton Hall University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

Full Communication & Media Studies at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 223
Pennsylvania 134
Maryland 175
District of Columbia 88
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 4 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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