GUIDE TO DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN COMMUNICATION

Doctoral Program Guide

At the urging of the NCA Doctoral Education Committee, the National Communication Association has developed a Doctoral Program Guide with the express purpose of collecting and presenting relevant, timely, and useful information about doctoral programs in the Communication arts and sciences. This information is offered for use by prospective and existing doctoral students, as well as other interested parties.

NCA has identified 74 doctoral programs that offer a Ph.D. degree in Communication (alphabetical listing, state-by-state listing). We also list the programs by identified research area or specialty. If a program has been traditionally ranked or evaluated as a doctoral program in Communication, or if it is a new program in the discipline, it is profiled in this resource guide. Doctoral programs that exclusively confer a Ph.D. in journalism were not included. All information presented in this guide is publicly available on the individual department or program website and/or in other published sources. Questions about the NCA Doctoral Program Guide should be directed to Trevor Parry-Giles (tparrygiles@natcom.org)

In addition to general information about each of the identified doctoral programs, we also provide the specific concentrations or research emphases of each program, the admissions requirements for each program, a listing of the programs' graduate faculty, and contact information. In addition, we synthesize and report on the programs' standing in a series of different rankings/ratings and recognize a program's recipients of NCA Awards from 2000-present. Specifically, we indicate the programs' rankings in the following:

• The 2004 NCA Doctoral Reputational Study 
• K.A. Neuendorf, et al., "The View from the Ivory Tower: Evaluating Doctoral Programs in Communication," Communication Reports 20 (2007): 24-41.
• The National Research Council's 2010 "Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs," specifically on the measures of research output and diversity.
• M. Allen, et al., "Evaluating Doctoral Programs in Communication on the Basis of Citations," Electronic Journal of Communication 22 (2012). Article available with subscription.
• Communication Institute for Online Scholarship's rankings of "Top Ten" research programs in specific areas of research (subscription required).
  
  

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    Alphabetical Listing of Doctoral Programs  |  Listing of Doctoral Programs by State  

• American University, School of Communication 
• Arizona State University, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication 
• Bowling Green State University, School of Media & Communication 
• Cornell University, Department of Communication 
• Drexel University, Department of Culture & Communication 
• Duquesne University, Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies 
• Florida State University, School of Communication 
• George Mason University, Department of Communication 
• Georgia State University, Department of Communication 
• Howard University, School of Communications 
• Indiana University, Department of Communication & Culture 
• Indiana University, Department of Telecommunications 
• Louisiana State University, Department of Communication Studies 
• Michigan State University, Department of Communication 
• Michigan State University, Ph.D. in Media & Information Studies 
• New York University, Department of Media, Culture & Communication 
• North Carolina State University, Program in Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media 
• North Dakota State University, Department of Communication 
• Northwestern University, Department of Communication Studies 
• Ohio State University, School of Communication 
• Ohio University, Department of Communication Studies 
• The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Communication Arts & Sciences 
• The Pennsylvania State University, College of Communications 
• Purdue University, Brian Lamb School of Communication 
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Communication & Media 
• Rutgers University, School of Communication & Information 
• Southern Illinois University, Department of Speech Communication 
• Stanford University, Department of Communication 
• Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications 
• Temple University, School of Media & Communication 
• Texas A&M University, Department of Communication 
• University of Alabama, College of Communication & Information Sciences 
• University at Albany-SUNY, Department of Communication 
• University of Arizona, Department of Communication 
• University at Buffalo-SUNY, Department of Communication 
• University of California-San Diego, Department of Communication 
• University of California-Santa Barbara, Department of Communication 
• University of Colorado, Department of Communication 
• University of Connecticut, Department of Communication Sciences 
• University of Denver, Department of Communication Studies 
• University of Georgia, Department of Communication 
• University of Illinois, Department of Communication 
• University of Illinois, Institute for Communications Research 
• University of Illinois-Chicago, Department of Communication 
• University of Iowa, Department of Communication Studies 
• University of Kansas, Department of Communication Studies 
• University of Kentucky, Department of Communication 
• University of Maine, Department of Communication & Journalism 
• University of Maryland, Department of Communication 
• University of Massachusetts, Department of Communication 
• University of Memphis, Department of Communication 
• University of Miami, School of Communication 
• University of Michigan, Department of Communication Studies 
• University of Minnesota, Department of Communication Studies 
• University of Missouri, Department of Communication 
• University of Nebraska, Department of Communication Studies 
• University of New Mexico, Department of Communication & Journalism 
• University of North Carolina, Department of Communication Studies 
• University of North Dakota, Department of Communication 
• University of Oklahoma, Department of Communication 
• University of Oregon, School of Journalism & Communication 
• University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School of Communication 
• University of Pittsburgh, Department of Communication 
• University of South Florida, Department of Communication 
• University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism 
• University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Communication Studies 
• University of Texas, Department of Communication Studies 
• University of Utah, Department of Communication 
• University of Washington, Department of Communication 
• University of Wisconsin, Department of Communication Arts 
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Communication 
• Washington State University, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication 
• Wayne State University, Department of Communication 
• West Virginia University, Department of Communication
  
  
  State by State Listing 

Alabama

• University of Alabama, College of Communication & Information Sciences 

Arizona

• Arizona State University, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication 
• University of Arizona, Department of Communication 

California

• Stanford University, Department of Communication 
• University of California-San Diego, Department of Communication 
• University of California-Santa Barbara, Department of Communication 
• University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism  

Colorado

• University of Colorado, Department of Communication 
• University of Denver, Department of Communication Studies 

Connecticut

• University of Connecticut, Department of Communication Sciences 

District of Columbia 

• American University, School of Communication 
• Howard University, School of Communications 

Florida

• Florida State University, School of Communication 
• University of Miami, School of Communication 
• University of South Florida, Department of Communication 

Georgia

• Georgia State University, Department of Communication 
• University of Georgia, Department of Communication 

Illinois

• Northwestern University, Department of Communication Studies 
• Southern Illinois University, Department of Speech Communication 
• University of Illinois, Department of Communication 
• University of Illinois, Institute for Communications Research 
• University of Illinois-Chicago, Department of Communication 

Indiana

• Indiana University, Department of Communication & Culture 
• Indiana University, Department of Telecommunications 
• Purdue University, Brian Lamb School of Communication 

Iowa

• University of Iowa, Department of Communication Studies 

Kansas

• University of Kansas, Department of Communication Studies 

Kentucky

• University of Kentucky, Department of Communication 

Louisiana

• Louisiana State University, Department of Communication Studies 

Maine

• University of Maine, Department of Communication & Journalism 

Maryland

• University of Maryland, Department of Communication 

Massachusetts

• University of Massachusetts, Department of Communication 

Michigan

• Michigan State University, Department of Communication 
• Michigan State University, Ph.D. in Media & Information Studies 
• University of Michigan, Department of Communication Studies 
• Wayne State University, Department of Communication 

Minnesota

• University of Minnesota, Department of Communication Studies 

Mississippi

• University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Communication Studies 

Missouri

• University of Missouri, Department of Communication 

Nebraska

• University of Nebraska, Department of Communication Studies 

New Jersey

• Rutgers University, School of Communication & Information 

New Mexico

• University of New Mexico, Department of Communication & Journalism 

New York

• Cornell University, Department of Communication 
• New York University, Department of Media, Culture & Communication 
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Communication & Media 
• Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications 
• University at Albany-SUNY, Department of Communication 
• University at Buffalo-SUNY, Department of Communication 

North Carolina

• North Carolina State University, Program in Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media 
• University of North Carolina, Department of Communication Studies 

North Dakota

• North Dakota State University, Department of Communication 
• University of North Dakota, Department of Communication 

Ohio

• Bowling Green State University, School of Communication 
• Ohio State University, School of Communication 
• Ohio University, Department of Communication Studies 

Oklahoma

• University of Oklahoma, Department of Communication 

Oregon

• University of Oregon, School of Journalism & Communication 

Pennsylvania

• Drexel University, Department of Culture, Communication & Media 
• Duquesne University, Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies 
• The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Communication Arts & Sciences 
• The Pennsylvania State University, College of Communications 
• Temple University, School of Media & Communication 
• University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School of Communication 
• University of Pittsburgh, Department of Communication 

Tennessee

• University of Memphis, Department of Communication 

Texas

• Texas A&M University, Department of Communication 
• University of Texas, Department of Communication Studies 

Utah

• University of Utah, Department of Communication 

Virginia

• George Mason University, Department of Communication 

Washington

• University of Washington, Department of Communication 
• Washington State University, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication 

West Virginia

• West Virginia University, Department of Communication 

Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin, Department of Communication Arts 
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Communication