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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in District of Columbia

7 Colleges
$41,946 Avg Salary
$23,828 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Communications majors at The American University take out an average of $24,812 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, communications majors at GWU accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for communication and media studies students. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

While working on their degree, communications majors at CUA accumulate an average of around $26,500 in student debt.

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#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gallaudet University is a great place for communication and media studies students. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, communications graduates from Gallaudet carry an average student debt load of $19,000.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Trinity Washington University is a great place for communication and media studies students. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#6

Howard University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #6, Howard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of the District of Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and media studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 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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