2025 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

Communication & Journalism is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #15 out of the 37 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for communication & journalism students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 642 master's degrees in communication & journalism during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Communication & Journalism School for Your Master's Degree

The communication & journalism master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality communication & journalism program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on communication & journalism students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other communication & journalism students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for communication & journalism to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communication & journalism related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for communication & journalism students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Communication & Journalism Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Communication & Journalism in Arizona

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for communication & journalism students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Communication & Journalism

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

118 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communication & journalism has to check out Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in communication & journalism from Arizona State University - Tempe

2

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

361 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communication & journalism needs to check out Arizona State University - Skysong. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.More information about a master’s in communication & journalism from Arizona State University - Skysong

3

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

129 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Grand Canyon University if you want to pursue a master's degree in communication & journalism. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix.More information about a master’s in communication & journalism from Grand Canyon University

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	32	521
Oklahoma	32	43
New Mexico	31	24

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Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	331
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	185
Journalism	68
Public Relations & Advertising	54
Communication & Journalism (Other)	4

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	484
English Language & Literature	216
Theology & Religious Vocations	203
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	192
History	178
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	56
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	34
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	21
Philosophy & Religious Studies	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett. More about our data sources and methodologies.