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2025 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Arizona

3 Colleges in Arizona
237 Media Studies Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in communication & media studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #82 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 237 degrees in communication & media studies annually.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School

Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Arizona Your choice of communication & media studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Communication & Media Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Communication & Media Studies Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Media Studies
Master's Degrees in Media Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Media Studies

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies in Arizona

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the media studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Arizona Schools in Media Studies

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ

Every student who is interested in communication & media studies needs to look into University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 1 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ

It's hard to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you wish to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were about 3 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
233 Media Studies Degrees Awarded

Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in communication & media studies. ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 233 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 719
Oklahoma 565 49
New Mexico 416 0

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Communication & Media Studies is one of 3 different types of Communication & Media Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Media Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 1,400
Communications 410
Other Communication & Media Studies 10

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