2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in West Virginia

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 reviewed 2 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of communication and media studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 master's degrees in communication and media studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for communication and media studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in West Virginia

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

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

39 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in communication and media studies has to check out West Virginia University. WVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Morgantown. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in West Virginia. More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from West Virginia University

2

West Virginia State University
Institute, WV

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

West Virginia State University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in West Virginia. More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from West Virginia State University

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
Florida	206	304
Georgia	186	69
Virginia	175	111
North Carolina	167	141
Tennessee	156	73
Alabama	147	138
South Carolina	141	16
Louisiana	140	54
Kentucky	140	59
Mississippi	120	12
Arkansas	119	20

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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
Speech Communication	39
Communication & Media Studies	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising	145
Journalism	14

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.