Communication General

A program that focuses on the comprehensive study of communication, and that spans the study of mass communication/media studies, old and new media technologies, social and political applications, and speech communication and rhetoric. Includes instruction in interpersonal, group, organizational, and intercultural communication; theories of communication; critical thinking, argumentation, and persuasion; written communication; printed, electronic, and digital media; rhetorical tradition and criticism; media, society, and culture; consequences and effects of mass media; media social science and criticism; and quantitative and qualitative methods of inquiry.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 354 institutions across the United States, with a total of 34207 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

403

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

369

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

9,720

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

711

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

22,938

awards given

Top Schools for Communication General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	1,887
2	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	1,625
3	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	966
4	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	912
5	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	864
6	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	813
7	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	768
8	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	747
9	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	735
10	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	708
11	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	593
12	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	570
13	Baylor University Waco, TX	522
14	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	519
15	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	504
16	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	465
17	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	423
18	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	412
19	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	396
20	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	393
21	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	393
22	Boston University Boston, MA	375
23	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	366
24	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	329
25	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	309
26	Fordham University Bronx, NY	291
27	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	288
28	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	276
29	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	264
30	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	261
31	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	255
32	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	252
33	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	249
34	Towson University Towson, MD	237
35	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	237
36	Utah State University Logan, UT	231
37	John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, CA	231
38	High Point University High Point, NC	228
39	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	225
40	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	222
41	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	213
42	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	210
43	CUNY City College New York, NY	207
44	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	198
45	Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff, AR	196
46	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	189
47	Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	186
48	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	183
49	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	177
50	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	174
51	Columbus State University Columbus, GA	165
52	Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX	165
53	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	156
54	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	153
55	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	147
56	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	144
57	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL	138
58	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	138
59	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	135
60	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	135
61	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	135
62	Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR	132
63	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	132
64	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	132
65	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	129
66	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	129
67	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	126
68	University of Houston Houston, TX	126
69	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	120
70	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	117
71	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	117
72	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	114
73	University of Houston-Victoria Victoria, TX	111
74	Ashland University Ashland, OH	108
75	University of Maine Orono, ME	105
76	Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA	105
77	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	105
78	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	102
79	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	102
80	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT	99
81	University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI	99
82	Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO	99
83	Lasell University Newton, MA	96
84	George Washington University Washington, DC	96
85	Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA	96
86	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	93
87	Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR	90
88	Anderson University Anderson, SC	90
89	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	87
90	Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	84
91	Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	84
92	Clark University Worcester, MA	84
93	Snow College Ephraim, UT	82
94	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	81
95	Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FL	78
96	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA	78
97	Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ	78
98	Bryant University Smithfield, RI	75
99	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	75
100	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	75