A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regulation, law, and policy; media history; media aesthetics, interpretation, and criticism; the social and cultural effects of mass media; cultural studies; the economics of media industries; visual and media literacy; and the psychology and behavioral aspects of media messages, interpretation, and utilization.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida International Â鶹Íø | 456 | 3% | $23,506 |
| 2 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 368 | 5% | $23,811 |
| 3 | Â鶹Íø of South Florida-Main Campus | 298 | 3% | $23,320 |
| 4 | Virginia Commonwealth Â鶹Íø | 292 | 4% | $32,041 |
| 5 | Â鶹Íø of California-Berkeley | 277 | 2% | $38,066 |
| 6 | 263 | 4% | $30,360 | |
| 7 | 254 | 5% | $22,964 | |
| 8 | Indiana Â鶹Íø-Bloomington | 248 | 2% | $24,779 |
| 9 | Â鶹Íø of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 221 | 3% | $33,503 |
| 10 | 218 | 2% | $28,862 | |
| 11 | Towson Â鶹Íø | 188 | 3% | $26,834 |
| 12 | CUNY Hunter College | 179 | 3% | $22,379 |
| 13 | Arizona State Â鶹Íø-Skysong | 174 | 2% | $27,521 |
| 14 | The Â鶹Íø of West Florida | 158 | 4% | $19,014 |
| 15 | 156 | 3% | $22,478 | |
| 16 | Â鶹Íø of Washington-Bothell Campus | 148 | 8% | $27,704 |
| 17 | 143 | 2% | $27,484 | |
| 18 | North Carolina A & T State Â鶹Íø | 130 | 6% | $18,136 |
| 19 | Pace Â鶹Íø | 126 | 4% | $66,499 |
| 20 | American Â鶹Íø | 124 | 3% | $66,268 |
| 21 | Austin Peay State Â鶹Íø | 124 | 5% | $24,946 |
| 22 | The New School | 124 | 4% | $71,361 |
| 23 | Â鶹Íø of Nevada-Las Vegas | 121 | 2% | $24,035 |
| 24 | Temple Â鶹Íø | 113 | 1% | $33,004 |
| 25 | 110 | 3% | $24,068 | |
| 26 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 109 | 2% | $24,486 |
| 27 | CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College | 103 | 3% | $6,534 |
| 28 | Texas Tech Â鶹Íø | 101 | 1% | $24,472 |
| 29 | Â鶹Íø of Washington-Tacoma Campus | 92 | 5% | $26,978 |
| 30 | Â鶹Íø of Florida | 90 | 1% | $21,211 |
| 31 | 88 | 3% | $20,991 | |
| 32 | Bloomsburg Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 87 | 4% | $25,052 |
| 33 | Iona College | 84 | 8% | $57,440 |
| 34 | North Carolina Central Â鶹Íø | 83 | 6% | $24,419 |
| 35 | Â鶹Íø of Memphis | 83 | 2% | $25,423 |
| 36 | Â鶹Íø of Maryland-Baltimore County | 82 | 2% | $28,058 |
| 37 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 82 | 2% | $20,471 |
| 38 | DePaul Â鶹Íø | 80 | 1% | $57,678 |
| 39 | Southern Illinois Â鶹Íø-Edwardsville | 79 | 2% | $25,637 |
| 40 | CUNY Queens College | 77 | 2% | $28,907 |
| 41 | 74 | 2% | $20,482 | |
| 42 | SUNY Oneonta | 74 | 5% | $25,028 |
| 43 | 73 | 1% | $29,758 | |
| 44 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Greensboro | 73 | 2% | $21,297 |
| 45 | 65 | 1% | $21,782 | |
| 46 | 65 | 7% | $23,239 | |
| 47 | 61 | 1% | $23,130 | |
| 48 | 60 | 2% | $21,320 | |
| 49 | 60 | 2% | $22,156 | |
| 50 | Denison Â鶹Íø | 58 | 11% | $66,870 |
| 51 | 55 | 8% | $23,420 | |
| 52 | 54 | 3% | $21,975 | |
| 53 | Miami Â鶹Íø-Oxford | 54 | 1% | $33,229 |
| 54 | Â鶹Íø of San Francisco | 54 | 2% | $68,296 |
| 55 | Community College of Philadelphia | 51 | 2% | $6,542 |
| 56 | Â鶹Íø of Missouri-St Louis | 50 | 2% | $24,894 |
| 57 | Â鶹Íø of North Florida | 50 | 1% | $21,384 |
| 58 | CUNY Lehman College | 49 | 2% | $27,857 |
| 59 | Clarion Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 49 | 3% | $27,975 |
| 60 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 49 | 2% | $20,349 |
| 61 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Pembroke | 48 | 4% | $17,088 |
| 62 | 47 | 3% | $24,029 | |
| 63 | Webster Â鶹Íø | 47 | 1% | $45,762 |
| 64 | 46 | 4% | $23,810 | |
| 65 | Â鶹Íø of South Dakota | 46 | 2% | $22,856 |
| 66 | Colorado State Â鶹Íø-Pueblo | 45 | 5% | $27,280 |
| 67 | Winthrop Â鶹Íø | 44 | 3% | $28,938 |
| 68 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Asheville | 44 | 5% | $20,189 |
| 69 | Auburn Â鶹Íø | 44 | 1% | $31,590 |
| 70 | 43 | 1% | $25,116 | |
| 71 | Edinboro Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 43 | 3% | $25,600 |
| 72 | Marist College | 43 | 3% | $58,150 |
| 73 | Hobart William Smith Colleges | 41 | 8% | $72,040 |
| 74 | Union County College | 39 | 2% | $6,556 |
| 75 | Â鶹Íø of South Carolina-Columbia | 39 | 0% | $28,301 |
| 76 | Nassau Community College | 39 | 1% | $7,680 |
| 77 | Â鶹Íø of North Alabama | 38 | 3% | $22,112 |
| 78 | Colorado Mesa Â鶹Íø | 38 | 2% | $24,142 |
| 79 | Lindenwood Â鶹Íø | 37 | 1% | $30,500 |
| 80 | Trinity Â鶹Íø | 35 | 6% | $58,840 |
| 81 | Bethune-Cookman Â鶹Íø | 34 | 6% | $29,876 |
| 82 | Black Hills State Â鶹Íø | 33 | 5% | $21,211 |
| 83 | Southern Â鶹Íø and A & M College | 31 | 3% | $23,123 |
| 84 | Â鶹Íø of South Florida-St Petersburg | 31 | 3% | $22,731 |
| 85 | Winston-Salem State Â鶹Íø | 30 | 3% | $20,134 |
| 86 | Saint Michael's College | 30 | 5% | $59,765 |
| 87 | Â鶹Íø of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 28 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 88 | Ursinus College | 28 | 7% | $68,122 |
| 89 | Indiana Â鶹Íø-South Bend | 28 | 3% | $19,966 |
| 90 | Claflin Â鶹Íø | 28 | 8% | $33,198 |
| 91 | Rochester College | 28 | 11% | $33,292 |
| 92 | Â鶹Íø of Louisiana at Lafayette | 27 | 1% | $25,922 |
| 93 | Brown Â鶹Íø | 27 | 1% | $73,802 |
| 94 | 26 | 1% | $25,325 | |
| 95 | Grambling State Â鶹Íø | 26 | 3% | $26,091 |
| 96 | Â鶹Íø of Oregon | 26 | 0% | $27,366 |
| 97 | McNeese State Â鶹Íø | 25 | 2% | $21,526 |
| 98 | Â鶹Íø of the Incarnate Word | 25 | 1% | $48,628 |
| 99 | East Central Â鶹Íø | 24 | 2% | $18,292 |
| 100 | Nicholls State Â鶹Íø | 24 | 2% | $23,118 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Mass Communication/Media Studies 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.