Federal data

Largest mass communication programs in North Carolina

North Carolina mass communication 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.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillPublic, 4-year359
2North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboroPublic, 4-year108
3University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboroPublic, 4-year71
4North Carolina Central UniversityDurhamPublic, 4-year39
5University of North Carolina at PembrokePembrokePublic, 4-year33
6Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-SalemPublic, 4-year33
7University of North Carolina AshevilleAshevillePublic, 4-year29
8Elon UniversityElonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year18
9Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlottePrivate nonprofit, 4-year13
10Barton CollegeWilsonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year8
11Shaw UniversityRaleighPrivate nonprofit, 4-year8
12Meredith CollegeRaleighPrivate nonprofit, 4-year6

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.