2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
About 78% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 22% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 111 students majoring in communications at FIU, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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Out of the 63 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 21% are male.
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Out of the 63 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens University of Charlotte landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 48 students majoring in communications at Queens, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 43 students majoring in communications at WVU, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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The University of Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.
About 63% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 37% are male.
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East Carolina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the communications majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Austin Peay State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.
Women make up 64% of the communications majors at the school.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.
Of the 24 students majoring in communications at UT Knoxville, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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Regent University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
Of the 23 students majoring in communications at Regent, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Communication & Media Studies students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
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| 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 |
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 26 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.
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