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Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

In 2020-2021, communication and media studies students earned 2,972 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Communication & Media Studies

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our analysis found Wake Forest University to be the best school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens University of Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 795
Virginia 2,064
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.

Majors Similar to Communications

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 6 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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