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

7 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the communications bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

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

Of the 40 students majoring in communications at GWU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, communications graduates from GWU carry an average student debt load of $20,460.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 25 students majoring in communications at The American University, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Communication & Media Studies at American University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 59% of the communications majors at the school.

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#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Out of the 7 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in communications at Gallaudet, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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

Full Communication & Media Studies at Gallaudet University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular 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 large city of Washington.

Women make up 86% of the communications majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, communications majors at Trinity College accumulate an average of around $40,111 in student debt.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Trinity Washington University Report

University of the District of Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of the District of Columbia

#6

Howard University

Washington, DC

Howard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Colleges 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 7 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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