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2025 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Hawaii

3 Colleges in Hawaii
241 Communications Degrees Awarded
$36,850 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #10 in popularity, communication & media studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Hawaii ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 241 degrees in communication & media studies annually.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School

Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Hawaii The communications program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for communication & media studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Communication & Media Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Communications
Master's Degrees in Communications

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Hawaii list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies in Hawaii

The schools below may not offer all types of communications degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Hawaii Schools in Communications

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
144 Communications Degrees Awarded
$30,235 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Hawaii at Manoa if you wish to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. UH Manoa is a large public university located in the large city of Honolulu. A Best Colleges rank of #810 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UH Manoa is a great university overall.

There were roughly 144 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the communications program state that they receive average early career wages of $30,235.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In HI

Hawaii Pacific University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.

There were roughly 15 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Hawaii Pacific University in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Communications Degrees Awarded
2.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in communication & media studies has to take a look at University of Hawaii at Hilo. Located in the remote town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.

There were roughly 47 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at UH Hilo in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the communications program state that they receive average early career wages of $25,159.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 12,751
Washington 300 1,137
Oregon 266 411
Nevada 192 367
Alaska 119 11

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

Communications Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 205
Other Communication & Media Studies 21
Communications 12
Communication & Media Studies 3

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Majors Similar to Communications

Related Major Annual Graduates
Journalism 14
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 12
Communication & Journalism (Other) 3

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