2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.
2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular District of Columbia Schools for a Doctorate in Communication & Media Studies
Our analysis found Howard University to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 67% of the communications majors at the school.
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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 doctor’s degree. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Of the 4 students majoring in communications at The American University, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2,218 |
| New York | 4,480 |
| Maryland | 1,274 |
| New Jersey | 1,539 |
| Delaware | 239 |
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 2 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.