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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in North Carolina 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Queens University of Charlotte the most popular school in North Carolina for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 71% of the communications majors at the school.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 12% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Of the 22 students majoring in communications at UNC Chapel Hill, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#4

High Point University

High Point, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend High Point University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of High Point, High Point is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in communications at High Point, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Women make up 89% of the communications majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#7

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

Women make up 33% of the communications majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Wake Forest University

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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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