2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
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Communication & Media Studies is the #47 most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 67 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools
Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for communication and media studies students. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 67 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.
The excellent programs at Queens University of Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
West Virginia University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and media studies programs. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Regent University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and media studies programs. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.
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East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and media studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.
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Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
| 13 | Austin Peay State University | Clarksville, TN |
| 13 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA |
| 13 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge, LA |
Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 211 |
| Florida | 381 |
| Georgia | 62 |
| North Carolina | 144 |
| Tennessee | 90 |
| Kentucky | 70 |
| Louisiana | 50 |
| Alabama | 111 |
| South Carolina | 28 |
| Mississippi | 13 |
| Arkansas | 16 |
| West Virginia | 46 |
Majors Related to Communications
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 25 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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