2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region

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.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 29 doctor's degrees in communication and media studies to qualified students.

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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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in the Southwest Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

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 the Southwest Region

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

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. 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 Arizona.

There were about 10 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Texas Tech University is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Texas.

There were roughly 10 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Texas.

There were roughly 5 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in communication and media studies from Texas A&M University - College Station

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OK

#1 Best Quality In OK

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Oklahoma.

There were approximately 4 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

#2 Most Popular In AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in communication and media studies from University of Arizona

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	161	15
Arizona	117	13
Oklahoma	89	16

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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
Communication & Media Studies	13
Speech Communication	11
Communications	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising	10
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	9
Journalism	6

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.