2024 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Communication & Media Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #44 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of communication & media studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 master's degrees in communication & media studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on communication & media studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of communication & media studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt communication & media studies students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communication & media studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for communication & media studies students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The communications school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Washington.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in communication & media studies.

Top Washington Schools for a Master's in Communications

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

41 Annual Graduates

$57,410 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in communication & media studies has to look into Washington State University. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman.

Students who graduate with their master's from the communications program state that they receive average early career income of $57,410.

More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from Washington State University

2

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

6 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Eastern Washington University if you want to pursue a master's degree in communication & media studies. EWU is a large public university located in the town of Cheney.More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from Eastern Washington University

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	480
Oregon	158	9
Nevada	105	18
Hawaii	85	21
Alaska	52	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Communications

One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Communication & Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Communications Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	44
Speech Communication	10

Most Popular Majors Related to Communications

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	94
Communication & Journalism (Other)	80
Public Relations & Advertising	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.