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

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in communication and media studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #52 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Florida 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 29 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

The communications doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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 Florida ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for communication and media studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for communication and media studies.

 

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

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for communication and media studies students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Communications Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Florida is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. 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 Florida.

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

More information about a doctorate in communication and media studies from University of Florida

2

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Florida - Main Campus is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Florida.

There were approximately 8 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in communication and media studies from University of South Florida - Main Campus

3

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Florida State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Florida.

There were roughly 4 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in communication and media studies from Florida State University

3

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Miami is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Florida.

There were roughly 4 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in communication and media studies from University of Miami

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	126	17
Georgia	124	19
North Carolina	113	7
Louisiana	99	10
Tennessee	98	11
Alabama	94	8
South Carolina	88	10
Kentucky	86	6
Mississippi	72	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Communications

One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Communication & Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Communications Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	13
Speech Communication	12
Other Communication & Media Studies	4

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.