2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Pennsylvania

Communication & Media Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #52 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for communication and media studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 doctor's degrees in communication and media studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in communications matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Pennsylvania ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of communication and media studies students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Communication & Media Studies Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for communication and media studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in communication and media studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Communications Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in communication and media studies has to check out University of Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 13 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Temple University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 6 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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3

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, PA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 3 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Drexel University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 1 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	23
Maryland	114	10
District of Columbia	81	13

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Communication & Media Studies Related Rankings by Major

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Communications Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Communication & Media Studies	16
Communication & Media Studies	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.