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Largest mass communication programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania 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.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Public, 4-year | 159 |
| 2 | Temple University | Philadelphia | Public, 4-year | 114 |
| 3 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester | Public, 4-year | 78 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park | Public, 4-year | 71 |
| 5 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg | Public, 4-year | 50 |
| 6 | Community College of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Public, 2-year | 27 |
| 7 | Ursinus College | Collegeville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 26 |
| 8 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown | Public, 4-year | 16 |
| 9 | Drexel University | Philadelphia | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 9 |
| 10 | York College of Pennsylvania | York | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 11 | Delaware Valley University | Doylestown | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 12 | Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 13 | Juniata College | Huntingdon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 14 | Seton Hill University | Greensburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 15 | Villanova University | Villanova | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 16 | Wilson College | Chambersburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania Western University | California | Public, 4-year | 1 |
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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