Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

74 Colleges
$56,176 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 120,571 people earned a degree or certificate in communication and journalism, making the major the #11 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 74 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the United States for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Read More…

Request Information

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Request Information
#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the United States. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Read More…

Request Information

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Request Information
#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Read More…

Request Information

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Request Information

University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Southern California Report

Request Information

University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication and journalism programs. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Read More…

Request Information
#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Purdue University - Main Campus

Request Information

With a ranking of #10, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Columbia University in the City of New York

Request Information

With a ranking of #11, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

Request Information

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
13 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
14 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL

Communication & Journalism by Region

View the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.