Graduate programs

In an effort to aid those who are interested in doctoral studies, I have begun compiling a list of Ph.D. programs in communication. There are many yet to be added, but so far, the list is comprised of 31 universities in 20 U.S. States, Canada, and England. Whenever possible, the link beneath each entry is to information regarding the Ph.D. program itself.

Please note: These programs generally offer bachelor's and master's degrees, as well. However, because fewer schools offer Ph.D.s, there are far more programs offering bachelor's and master's degrees than are listed here.

If you have any comments or know of a program I have missed, please email me.

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California:

Stanford University -- Stanford, CA:
Department of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication Theory and Research

University of California -- San Diego, CA:
Department of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication (?)

University of Southern California -- Los Angeles, CA:
Annenberg School of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication An interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in humanistic, behavioral, and linguistic approaches to communication.

Colorado:

University of Denver -- Denver, CO:
School of Communication: Ph.D. in Human Communication Studies

Connecticut:

University of Connecticut -- Storrs, CT:
Communication Processes: Ph.D. Tracks in Mass Communication, Marketing Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Comunication, Persuasion, Organizational Communication, and New Communication Technology

Florida:

Florida State University -- Tallahassee, FL:
Department of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication, with emphases in Mass Communication, Communication Theory and Research, and Speech Communication

University of Florida -- Gainesville, FL:
College of Journalism and Communications: Ph.D. in Mass Communication

University of Southern Florida -- Tampa, FL:
Department of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication

Georgia:

Georgia State University -- Atlanta, GA:
Department of Communication of the College of Arts & Sciences: Ph.D. in Communication Studies

University of Georgia -- Athens, Georgia:
The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication: Ph.D. in Mass Communication

Hawaii:

University of Hawaii -- Honolulu, Hawaii:
College of Business Administration: Ph.D. in Communications and Information Sciences

Illinois:

Northwestern University -- Chicago, Illinois:
School of Speech, Department of Communication Studies: Ph.D. program with three areas of study -- Rhetorical Inquiry, Interpersonal Communication, and Mass Communication/Telecommunications

Southern Illinois University -- Carbondale, Illinois:
Department of Speech Communication: Ph.D. program. Areas of study: communication pedagogy, intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, language and social interaction, organizational communication, performance studies, philosophy of communication, public relations, rhetoric, and semiotics.

University of Illinois -- Urbana-Champaign:
Institute of Communication Research in the College of Communications: Ph.D. in Communications. Areas of specialization: social and cultural aspects of communication with an emphasis on critical-historical analysis; studies of economic and political aspects of communication institutions; studies in language, meaning, and linguistics; and processes and effects of communication including public opinion and attitude change.

Indiana:

Indiana University -- Bloomington, Indiana:
School of Journalism: Ph.D. in Mass Communication

Iowa:

Iowa State University -- Ames, Iowa:
Department of English: Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Professional Communication

University of Iowa -- Iowa City, Iowa:
School of Journalism and Mass Communication: Ph.D. degrees in interpersonal communication, instructional communication, organizational communication, and rhetoric and culture.

Kansas:

University of Kansas -- Lawrence, Kansas:
Department of Communication Studies: Ph.D.

Maryland:

University of Maryland -- College Park, MD:
Department of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication

Massachusetts:

University of Massachusetts -- Amherst, MA:
Department of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication

Minnesota:

University of Minnesota -- Minneapolis, MN:
Department of Communication Studies: Ph.D. with concentrations in Rhetorical Studies and Communication Theory.

University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities, MN:
Department of Rhetoric: Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication (RSTC).

Michigan:

Wayne State University -- Detriot, MI:
Department of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication
Areas of emphasis:
  • Communication and Ethics
  • Applied Communication
  • Socio-Cultural Communication.
    • Michigan State University -- East Lansing, MI:
    Department of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication

    Nebraska:

    Univeristy of Nebraska -- Lincoln, NE:
    Communication Studies Department in the College of Arts and Sciences: Ph.D. in Communication Studies

    New Jersey:

    Rutgers -- The State University of New Jersey:
    School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies: Ph.D. in Communication, Information, and Library Studies

    New York:

    Columbia University -- New York, NY:
    The Graduate School of Journalism: Communications Ph.D. Program

    Cornell University -- Ithaca, NY:
    Department of Communication: Ph D in Communication

    New York University -- New York, NY:
    Department of Culture and Communication: Media Ecology Program

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- Troy, NY:
    Department of Language, Literature and Communication: Ph.D. in Communication and Rhetoric

    Syracuse University -- Syracuse, NY:
    Newhouse School: Ph.D. in Mass Communications

    University at Buffalo -- Buffalo, NY:
    Department of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication

    North Carolina:

    Univeristy of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill, NC:
    School of Journalism and Mass Communication: Ph.D. in Mass Communication

    Ohio:

    Kent State University -- Kent, OH:
    School of Communication Studies: Ph.D. in Communication Studies (?)

    Ohio State University -- Columbus, OH
    School of Journalism and Communication: Ph.D. in Journalism and Communication

    Oregon:

    University of Oregon -- Eugene, OR:
    School of Journalism and Communication: Ph.D. program

    Pennsylvania:

    Carnegie Mellon University -- Pittsburgh, PA
    English Department: Ph.D.in Literary and Cultural Studies
    According to the dept. site, media studies is an area of inquiry there, and recent graduates have found jobs teaching technical communications.

    Pennsylvania State University -- University Park, PA
    College of Communications: Ph.D. in Mass Communications

    Temple University -- Philadelphia, PA:
    School of Communications and Theater: Ph.D. Mass Media and Communication

    University of Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, PA:
    The Annenberg School for Communication: Ph.D. in Communication

    Texas:

    University of Texas -- Austin, TX:
    College of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication
    School of Journalism

    Utah:

    University of Utah -- Salt Lake City, UT:
    Department of Communication: Ph.D. in Communication

    Washington:

    University of Washington -- Seattle, WA:
    Department of Communication: Ph.D. in the areas of in the areas of Communication and Culture, Communication Technology and Society, International Communication, Social Interaction, Political Communication, and Rhetoric and Critical Studies.
    Note: On July 1, 2002 the currently separate Department of Speech Communication and the School of Communications will join together to form the Department of Communication, as linked to above.

    Wisconsin:

    University of Wisconsin-Madison:
    The School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Department of Life Sciences Communication: interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Mass Communication

    Outside the United States...
    Canada:

    McGill University -- Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
    Department of Art History & Communication Studies: Ph.D. Program in Communication Studies

    England:

    University of London -- England:
    Goldsmiths College: Department of Media & Communication: Ph.D. in Media and Communication

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