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.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Â鶹Íø | 411 | 4% | $72,618 |
| 2 | Purdue Â鶹Íø-Main Campus | 409 | 4% | $22,822 |
| 3 | Â鶹Íø of California-Santa Barbara | 359 | 6% | $36,659 |
| 4 | Â鶹Íø of Phoenix-Arizona | 348 | 1% | $10,912 |
| 5 | Â鶹Íø of Utah | 343 | 4% | $24,472 |
| 6 | Texas A & M Â鶹Íø-College Station | 318 | 2% | $29,506 |
| 7 | Â鶹Íø of California-Davis | 279 | 3% | $35,177 |
| 8 | 265 | 4% | $25,886 | |
| 9 | Â鶹Íø of California-San Diego | 254 | 3% | $32,838 |
| 10 | Â鶹Íø of Massachusetts-Amherst | 245 | 3% | $30,913 |
| 11 | Â鶹Íø of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 244 | 2% | $30,102 |
| 12 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at San Antonio | 230 | 4% | $23,715 |
| 13 | High Point Â鶹Íø | 227 | 20% | $52,998 |
| 14 | Â鶹Íø of North Florida | 189 | 5% | $21,384 |
| 15 | Marist College | 186 | 11% | $58,150 |
| 16 | Oakland Â鶹Íø | 161 | 4% | $25,524 |
| 17 | Northeastern Â鶹Íø Lifelong Learning Network | 146 | 4% | N/A |
| 18 | Northeastern Â鶹Íø | 138 | 2% | $70,592 |
| 19 | Â鶹Íø of Colorado Colorado Springs | 138 | 6% | $25,843 |
| 20 | Â鶹Íø of North Dakota | 131 | 4% | $22,091 |
| 21 | Kutztown Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 121 | 7% | $27,890 |
| 22 | Â鶹Íø of Houston-Downtown | 120 | 3% | $7,732 |
| 23 | Wake Forest Â鶹Íø | 109 | 5% | $71,638 |
| 24 | Towson Â鶹Íø | 104 | 2% | $26,834 |
| 25 | Baylor Â鶹Íø | 104 | 2% | $62,527 |
| 26 | Â鶹Íø of San Diego | 100 | 4% | $67,498 |
| 27 | Slippery Rock Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 97 | 4% | $25,147 |
| 28 | Eastern Illinois Â鶹Íø | 95 | 4% | $24,305 |
| 29 | Â鶹Íø of Massachusetts-Boston | 94 | 3% | $36,647 |
| 30 | The College of New Jersey | 88 | 4% | $34,992 |
| 31 | Cornell Â鶹Íø | 87 | 1% | $73,904 |
| 32 | CUNY City College | 86 | 3% | $29,967 |
| 33 | Texas A & M Â鶹Íø-Corpus Christi | 85 | 4% | $23,307 |
| 34 | La Salle Â鶹Íø | 82 | 6% | $47,110 |
| 35 | Rollins College | 79 | 9% | $67,862 |
| 36 | Central New Mexico Community College | 78 | 1% | $3,066 |
| 37 | The Â鶹Íø of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 78 | 3% | $23,614 |
| 38 | Colorado State Â鶹Íø-Global Campus | 78 | 2% | N/A |
| 39 | Tarleton State Â鶹Íø | 77 | 2% | $21,795 |
| 40 | Liberty Â鶹Íø | 76 | 0% | $40,075 |
| 41 | Walden Â鶹Íø | 75 | 1% | $13,020 |
| 42 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 72 | 4% | $19,069 |
| 43 | The Â鶹Íø of Tampa | 72 | 4% | $45,450 |
| 44 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 70 | 3% | $32,394 |
| 45 | 64 | 2% | $24,042 | |
| 46 | DePauw Â鶹Íø | 63 | 13% | $64,924 |
| 47 | Saint Edward's Â鶹Íø | 62 | 6% | $61,670 |
| 48 | Elon Â鶹Íø | 61 | 4% | $51,049 |
| 49 | Regis College | 60 | 8% | $59,360 |
| 50 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Green Bay | 60 | 4% | $19,334 |
| 51 | Manhattan College | 59 | 6% | $62,128 |
| 52 | 58 | 4% | $22,998 | |
| 53 | 57 | 1% | $20,504 | |
| 54 | George Washington Â鶹Íø | 55 | 1% | $71,930 |
| 55 | Â鶹Íø of Michigan-Flint | 54 | 4% | $25,001 |
| 56 | 53 | 3% | $21,746 | |
| 57 | 52 | 2% | $20,991 | |
| 58 | 51 | 3% | $19,613 | |
| 59 | 50 | 2% | $9,379 | |
| 60 | Queens Â鶹Íø of Charlotte | 49 | 7% | $48,968 |
| 61 | Â鶹Íø of Illinois at Springfield | 49 | 3% | $25,473 |
| 62 | Â鶹Íø of Illinois at Chicago | 48 | 1% | $30,866 |
| 63 | Â鶹Íø of Houston | 46 | 0% | $23,225 |
| 64 | Saint Louis Â鶹Íø | 46 | 2% | $61,018 |
| 65 | Texas A&M Â鶹Íø-San Antonio | 46 | 3% | $26,076 |
| 66 | Sacred Heart Â鶹Íø | 45 | 2% | $60,580 |
| 67 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas of the Permian Basin | 44 | 4% | $20,890 |
| 68 | 43 | 3% | $19,751 | |
| 69 | Â鶹Íø of Louisiana at Monroe | 42 | 3% | $21,762 |
| 70 | Bethel Â鶹Íø | 41 | 4% | $51,700 |
| 71 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 41 | 2% | $20,349 |
| 72 | Texas A & M International Â鶹Íø | 40 | 3% | $18,549 |
| 73 | Â鶹Íø of Houston-Clear Lake | 40 | 2% | $23,276 |
| 74 | Marymount Manhattan College | 40 | 9% | $58,110 |
| 75 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Parkside | 40 | 4% | $19,597 |
| 76 | 39 | 1% | $23,101 | |
| 77 | Marquette Â鶹Íø | 39 | 2% | $58,057 |
| 78 | Fordham Â鶹Íø | 38 | 1% | $74,265 |
| 79 | Canisius College | 38 | 3% | $42,288 |
| 80 | 37 | 2% | $21,046 | |
| 81 | Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | 37 | 4% | $24,450 |
| 82 | Roanoke College | 36 | 8% | $61,095 |
| 83 | Mercy College | 34 | 1% | $38,200 |
| 84 | The Master's Â鶹Íø and Seminary | 34 | 8% | $40,582 |
| 85 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | 34 | 1% | $32,681 |
| 86 | Concordia College at Moorhead | 32 | 7% | $51,798 |
| 87 | Concordia Â鶹Íø-Irvine | 31 | 2% | $51,930 |
| 88 | Franciscan Â鶹Íø of Steubenville | 31 | 4% | $39,200 |
| 89 | Stetson Â鶹Íø | 30 | 4% | $63,282 |
| 90 | Le Moyne College | 30 | 3% | $51,100 |
| 91 | Saint John Fisher College | 30 | 3% | $49,210 |
| 92 | Randolph-Macon College | 29 | 9% | $55,860 |
| 93 | Central Washington Â鶹Íø | 29 | 1% | $23,201 |
| 94 | Tulsa Community College | 28 | 1% | $5,029 |
| 95 | Young Harris College | 28 | 11% | $43,389 |
| 96 | Carthage College | 28 | 5% | $59,240 |
| 97 | Texas Southern Â鶹Íø | 28 | 2% | $25,343 |
| 98 | The Â鶹Íø of Tennessee-Martin | 28 | 2% | $21,246 |
| 99 | Â鶹Íø of Minnesota-Crookston | 26 | 6% | $23,560 |
| 100 | Castleton Â鶹Íø | 26 | 6% | $25,316 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Communication, General program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.