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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 65% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Of the 8 students majoring in communication and journalism at UMass Amherst, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 819
Rhode Island 33
Connecticut 167
New Hampshire 187
Maine 25
Vermont 5

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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