| 排名 | 学校名称 | 学校英文名称 | 项目英文名 |
| 1 | 宾夕法尼亚大学 | University of Pennsylvania | Communication(Annenberg) |
| 2 | 密歇根州立大学 | Michigan State University | Communication |
| 3 | 斯坦福大学 | Stanford University | Communication |
| 4 | 伊利诺伊大学厄本那-香槟分校 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Speech Communication |
| 5 | 康奈尔大学 | Cornell University | Communication |
| 6 | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | University of Wisconsin at Madison | Mass Communications |
| 7 | 俄亥俄州立大学 | Ohio State University Main Campus | Communication |
| 8 | 宾州州立大学公园分校 | Pennsylvania State University | Communication Arts and Sciences |
| 9 | 印第安纳大学伯明顿分校 | Indiana University at Bloomington | Mass Communications (Tel) |
| 10 | 密歇根大学安娜堡分校 | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor | Communication Studies |
| 11 | 密苏里大学 | University of Missouri at Columbia | Journalism |
| 12 | 加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校 | University of California at Santa Barbara | Communication |
| 13 | 密歇根州立大学 | Michigan State University | Communication Arts & Sciences Media and Information Studies |
| 14 | 亚利桑那大学 | University of Arizona | Communication |
| 15 | 佐治亚大学 | University of Georgia | Speech Communication |
| 16 | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | University of Texas at Austin | Radio-Television-Film |
| 17 | 佐治亚大学 | University of Georgia | Mass Communication |
| 18 | 普渡大学 | Purdue University Main Campus | Communication |
| 19 | 雪城大学 | Syracuse University Main Campus | Mass Communications |
| 20 | 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Journalism and Mass Communication |
| 21 | 肯塔基大学 | University of Kentucky | Communication |
| 22 | 华盛顿州立大学 | Washington State University | Edward R. Murrow School of Communication |
| 23 | 宾州州立大学公园分校 | Pennsylvania State University | Mass Communications |
| 24 | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | University of Texas at Austin | Communication Studies |
| 25 | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | University of Texas at Austin | Journalism |
| 26 | 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Communication Studies |
| 27 | 密苏里大学 | University of Missouri at Columbia | Communication |
| 28 | 南加州大学 | University of Southern California | Communication |
| 29 | 佛罗里达大学 | University of Florida | Mass Communication |
| 30 | 康涅狄格大学 | University of Connecticut | Comm Sci: Comm Processes & Marketing Comm |
| 31 | 德州农工大学 | Texas A&M University | Communications, Telecomm. & Media |
| 32 | 印第安纳大学伯明顿分校 | Indiana University at Bloomington | Mass Communications |
| 33 | 爱荷华大学 | University of Iowa | Mass Communications |
| 34 | 俄克拉荷马大学 | University of Oklahoma Norman Campus | Communication |
| 35 | 华盛顿大学 | University of Washington | Communication |
| 36 | 亚利桑那州立大学 | Arizona State University | Communication |
| 37 | 内布拉斯加大学林肯分校 | University of Nebraska at Lincoln | Communication Studies |
| 38 | 路易斯安那州立大学 | Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge | Mass Communication & Public Affairs |
| 39 | 加州大学圣地亚哥分校 | University of California at San Diego | Communication |
| 40 | 罗格斯大学 | Rutgers University at New Brunswick | Communication, Information, and Library Studies |
| 41 | 阿拉巴马大学 | University of Alabama | Communication |
| 42 | 伊利诺伊大学厄本那-香槟分校 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Communications |
| 43 | 田纳西大学 | University of Tennessee | Communication and Information |
| 44 | 天普大学 | Temple University | Mass Media & Communication |
| 45 | 堪萨斯大学 | University of Kansas | Communication Studies |
| 46 | 爱荷华大学 | University of Iowa | Communication Studies |
| 47 | 西北大学 | Northwestern University | Communication Studies |
| 48 | 纽约州立大学水牛城分校 | University at Buffalo (SUNY) | Communication |
| 49 | 科罗拉多大学博尔德分校 | University of Colorado at Boulder | Communication |
| 50 | 明尼苏达大学双城分校 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Mass Communication |
| 51 | 南佛罗里达大学 | University of South Florida | Communication |
| 52 | 伦斯勒理工学院 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Communication and Rhetoric |
| 53 | 俄勒冈大学 | University of Oregon | Communication and Society |
| 54 | 俄亥俄大学 | Ohio University Main Campus | Communication Studies |
| 55 | 俄亥俄大学 | Ohio University Main Campus | Mass Communications |
| 56 | 匹兹堡大学 | University of Pittsburgh Main Campus | Communication |
| 57 | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | University of Texas at Austin | Advertising |
| 58 | 霍华德大学 | Howard University | Communications |
| 59 | 马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校 | University of Massachusetts at Amherst | Communication |
| 60 | 印第安纳大学伯明顿分校 | Indiana University at Bloomington | Communication & Culture |
| 61 | 马里兰大学学院公园分校 | University of Maryland at College Park | Communication |
| 62 | 博林格林州立大学 | Bowling Green State University | Communication Studies |
| 63 | 佐治亚州立大学 | Georgia State University | Communication |
| 64 | 新墨西哥大学 | University of New Mexico Main Campus | Communication |
| 65 | 路易斯安那州立大学 | Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge | Communication Studies |
| 66 | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | University of Wisconsin at Madison | Communication Arts |
| 67 | 康涅狄格大学 | University of Connecticut | Business Administration Ph.D. Marketing |
| 68 | 犹他大学 | University of Utah | Communication |
| 69 | 迈阿密大学 | University of Miami | Communication |
| 70 | 南卡罗来纳大学 | University of South Carolina at Columbia | Mass Communications |
| 71 | 明尼苏达大学双城分校 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Communication Studies |
| 72 | 南伊利诺伊大学卡本代尔分校 | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | Mass Communications and Media Arts |
| 73 | 北达科他州立大学 | North Dakota State University Main Campus | Communication |
| 74 | 夏威夷大学马诺阿分校 | University of Hawaii-Manoa | Communication & Information Science |
| 75 | 肯特州立大学 | Kent State University Main Campus | Communication Studies |
| 76 | 佛罗里达州立大学 | Florida State University | Communication |
| 77 | 新墨西哥州立大学 | New Mexico State University at Las Cruces | Rhetoric & Professional Communication |
| 78 | 纽约大学 | New York University | Culture and Communications |
| 79 | 孟菲斯大学 | University of Memphis | Communication |
| 80 | 韦恩州立大学 | Wayne State University | Communication |
| 81 | 南伊利诺伊大学卡本代尔分校 | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale | Speech Communication |
| 82 | 马里兰大学学院公园分校 | University of Maryland at College Park | Journalism and Public Communication |
| 83 | 南密西西比大学 | University of Southern Mississippi | Communication |
*(1)
排名评分权重
| 声誉 | 论文 | 资金 | 多样性 | 课程 | |||||
| 40% | 30% | 10% | 5% | 15% | |||||
| S-Rank High | S-Rank Low | Research High | Research Low | Students High | Students Low | Diversity High | Diversity Low | R-Rank High | R-Rank Low |
注:(1)此表的排名是根据NRC排名表提供的数据结合以上评分权重计算得出的
(2) NRC排名是由美国国家研究委员会(National Research Council)发布的排名,专注于PhD项目,每十年发布一次。第一次是在1995年,第二次本应在2005-2006年发布的,但推迟至了2010年,迄今只有两个排名版本
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参考资料:
(1) https://www.chronicle.com/article/NRC-Rankings-Overview-/124717/