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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

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 very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

About 78% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 22% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college 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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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 21% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens University of Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit school 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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#5

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The in-demand master’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small 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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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

With a ranking of #6, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

About 63% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#7

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.

Women make up 64% of the communications majors at the school.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% 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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#10

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. 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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Honorable Mentions

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

Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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