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2025 Best General Organizational Communication Schools

32 Colleges in the United States
1,905 General Organizational Communication Degrees Awarded
A degree in general organizational communication is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #296 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 32 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general organizational communication. Combined, these schools handed out 1,905 degrees in general organizational communication to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Organizational Communication School

Best General Organizational Communication Schools Your choice of general organizational communication school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general organizational communication schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General Organizational Communication Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in General Organizational Communication
Bachelor's Degrees in General Organizational Communication
Master's Degrees in General Organizational Communication
Doctor's Degrees in General Organizational Communication

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Best Schools for General Organizational Communication in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general organizational communication degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in General Organizational Communication

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
79 General Organizational Communication Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general organizational communication needs to look into The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 79 general organizational communication students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
35 General Organizational Communication Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general organizational communication needs to check out Southern Methodist University. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 35 general organizational communication students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Communication - Public Relations Program Name

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Every student pursuing a degree in general organizational communication needs to check out DePaul University. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 general organizational communication students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

It's difficult to beat Temple University if you wish to pursue a degree in general organizational communication. Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were about 10 general organizational communication students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
34 General Organizational Communication Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ithaca is a great college overall.

There were roughly 34 general organizational communication students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent data year.

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Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #377 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Butler is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 general organizational communication students who graduated with this degree at Butler in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH

Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 general organizational communication students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.

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Masters Degree Type
MA in Communication - Public Relations Program Name

Learn how to use the latest technology and tactics to manage the flow of information between brands and the public with your Master's in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations at Southern New Hampshire University.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ

Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #323 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rider is a great university overall.

There were about 9 general organizational communication students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Peoria. This university ranks 19th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 11 general organizational communication students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY
52 General Organizational Communication Degrees Awarded

WKU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bowling Green. This university ranks 6th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 52 general organizational communication students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.

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General Organizational Communication by Region

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Southwest
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One of 10 majors within the Public Relations & Advertising area of study, General Organizational Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations 5,039
Advertising 4,655
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 4,517
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 1,802
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 1,409
Sports Communication 943
Health Communication 424
Technical & Scientific Communication 203
Political Communication 195
International & Intercultural Communication 183

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