by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Communications Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 doctor's degrees in communications during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of communications for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality communication arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for communications students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Communications Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in communications.
Cornell University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in communications. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in communications from Cornell University
It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in communications. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in communications from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in communications has to check out University of California - Santa Barbara. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in communications from University of California - Santa Barbara
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in communications. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in communications from Texas A&M University - College Station
Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in communications from University of Massachusetts Amherst
UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla.More information about a doctorate in communications from University of California - San Diego
Chapman is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Orange.More information about a doctorate in communications from Chapman University
North Dakota State University is a large public university located in the midsize city of Fargo.More information about a doctorate in communications from North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in communications from University of North Dakota
UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in communications from University of Illinois at Chicago
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Communications is one of 3 different types of Communication & Media Studies programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 218 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 123 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 48 |
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