2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in District of Columbia

A master's degree in communication and media studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #43 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 80 master's degrees in communication and media studies to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in communications matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in District of Columbia 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. 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 Master’s Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in District of Columbia

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Communications Students Working on Their Master's

1

American University
Washington, DC

73 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communication and media studies needs to check out American University. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 73 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.

After graduation, communications master's recipients typically make around $64,400 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from American University

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communication and media studies has to take a look at George Washington University. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 7 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from George Washington University

3

Trinity Washington University
Washington, DC

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in communication and media studies needs to take a look at Trinity Washington University. Located in the city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from Trinity Washington University

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	249	276
Pennsylvania	238	125
Maryland	190	136
New Jersey	178	21
Delaware	88	8

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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	73
Communications	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising	277
Journalism	64
Publishing	38

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.