2024 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Delaware

Communication & Media Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #10 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Delaware ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 239 degrees in communication & media studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Communication & Media Studies Schools List

Pick Your Communication & Media Studies Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Delaware ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies in Delaware

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the communications degree levels they offer.

Top Delaware Schools in Communications

1

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

175 Communications Degrees Awarded

17.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Delaware is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Degree recipients from the communication & media studies degree program at University of Delaware make $8,570 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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2

Delaware State University
Dover, DE

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Communications Degrees Awarded

$24,597 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in communication & media studies has to check out Delaware State University. Del State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Dover.

Students who receive their degree from the communications program make an average of $24,597 in the first couple years of their career.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	2,216
New York	333	4,476
Maryland	279	1,272
New Jersey	273	1,538
District of Columbia	188	200

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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
Speech Communication	175
Communication & Media Studies	56
Communications	8

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Most Popular Majors Related to Communications

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Journalism	17
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	14
Public Relations & Advertising	1

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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.

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