by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 42 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for communications students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 747 master's degrees in communications during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of communications for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for communications students working on their master's degree.
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 Communications Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in communications.
Cornell University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in communications. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in communications from Cornell University
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in communications has to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in communications from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communications needs to take a look at Boston University. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in communications from Boston University
It's hard to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a master's degree in communications. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in communications from George Washington University
Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in communications from University of California - San Diego
Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in communications from Baylor University
UCSB is a very large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a master’s in communications from University of California - Santa Barbara
Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in communications from Clark University
Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a master’s in communications from Marquette University
Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in communications from Wake Forest University
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One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Communications has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 2,348 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 856 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 456 |
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