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Largest communication and media studies programs in the United States
U.S. communication and media studies programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | 646 |
| 2 | California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | Public, 4-year | 625 |
| 3 | Arizona State University | Scottsdale | Public, 4-year | 598 |
| 4 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Public, 4-year | 597 |
| 5 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 497 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Public, 4-year | 492 |
| 7 | Ohio State University | Columbus | Public, 4-year | 451 |
| 8 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg | Public, 4-year | 442 |
| 9 | Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | For-profit, 4-year | 412 |
| 10 | University of Florida | Gainesville | Public, 4-year | 380 |
| 11 | California State University-Sacramento | Sacramento | Public, 4-year | 372 |
| 12 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge | Public, 4-year | 368 |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | Orlando | Public, 4-year | 368 |
| 14 | California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | Public, 4-year | 355 |
| 15 | San Diego State University | San Diego | Public, 4-year | 334 |
| 16 | Florida International University | Miami | Public, 4-year | 333 |
| 17 | University of Washington | Seattle | Public, 4-year | 317 |
| 18 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | 311 |
| 19 | Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 305 |
| 20 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo | Public, 4-year | 300 |
| 21 | Michigan State University | East Lansing | Public, 4-year | 294 |
| 22 | East Carolina University | Greenville | Public, 4-year | 293 |
| 23 | Rutgers University | New Brunswick | Public, 4-year | 288 |
| 24 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | 285 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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