by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for communication & media studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 597 master's degrees in communication & media studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of communication & media studies for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for communication & media studies students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in communication & media studies.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in communication & media studies. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from University of Pennsylvania
It's hard to beat American University if you want to pursue a master's degree in communication & media studies. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Communication & Media Studies master's degree recipients from American University receive an earnings boost of around $12,246 over the typical income of communication & media studies majors.
More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from American University
Villanova University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in communication & media studies. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova.
Students who graduate with their master's from the communications program report average early career wages of $50,854.
More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from Villanova University
Syracuse University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in communication & media studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from Syracuse University
University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo.More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from University at Buffalo
UAlbany is a large public university located in the midsize city of Albany.More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from University at Albany
Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population. Students who graduate with their master's from the communications program report average early career wages of $57,544.711
Annual Graduates$57,544
Median Starting Salary
Explore the best communication & media studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .State Colleges Degrees Awarded New York 261 199 Pennsylvania 248 92 Maryland 193 165 New Jersey 188 27 District of Columbia 154 78 Delaware 109 5
One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Communication & Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 426 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 114 |
| Communications | 39 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 18 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 987 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 938 |
| Journalism | 540 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 209 |
| Publishing | 141 |
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