2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
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
Our 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in North Carolina for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Queens University of Charlotte is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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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.
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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