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Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

Communication & Journalism is the #21 most popular major in Rhode Island with 33 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island 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 & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Rhode Island School of Design to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Women make up 73% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at Rhode Island School of Design Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Women make up 50% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Rhode Island Report

#3

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bryant University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in communication and journalism at Bryant, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at Bryant University Report

#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 Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in communication and journalism at Brown, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 819
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 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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