2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree School for You
With 66,787 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for communications majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the best school in the Southeast Region for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.
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University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
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Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication and media studies programs. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
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West Virginia University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 795 |
| Virginia | 2,064 |
| North Carolina | 2,972 |
| Florida | 3,020 |
| Tennessee | 1,000 |
| Kentucky | 787 |
| South Carolina | 796 |
| Louisiana | 815 |
| Arkansas | 457 |
| Alabama | 968 |
| Mississippi | 307 |
| West Virginia | 214 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Communications
One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 17 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).
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