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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the communications master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best school in the Southeast Region for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech 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 Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Out of the 51 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #6 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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#8

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #8, Bellarmine University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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#9

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

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

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 25 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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