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Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

5 Colleges
$32,706 Avg Salary
$25,824 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 200 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #35 most popular major in District of Columbia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for communications majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Bachelor's in Communication & Media Studies

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best school in District of Columbia for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Communications majors at GWU take out an average of $20,460 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 2 spot on the list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

On average, communications graduates from Trinity College take out $40,111 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Gallaudet University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, communications majors at Gallaudet accumulate an average of around $21,969 in student debt.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,218
New York 4,480
Maryland 1,274
New Jersey 1,539
Delaware 239

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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