| #2 | Stanford University | Master of Arts in Journalism | 12 months |
| #3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Master of Science in Media Technology | 24 months |
| #3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MS in Media Arts and Sciences | 24 months |
| #3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MS in Media Lab | 24 months |
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | Master of Fine Arts in Film and Media | 60 months |
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | Master of Journalism | 24 months |
| #10 | University of Pennsylvania | MSEd. in Intercultural Communication | 24 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Master of Arts in Communication and Education | 12 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Master of Arts in Film and Media Studies | |
| #12 | Columbia University | Master of Science in Data Journalism | 12 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Master of Science in Journalism | 10 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | Jacobs Technion-Cornell Dual Master of Science Degrees with a Concentration in Connective Media (Cornell Tech) | 24 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | Master of Arts in Media Arts | 24 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | Master of Science in Behavior, Education, and Communication | 24 months |
| #21 | Carnegie Mellon University | Masters of Arts in Global Communication and Applied Translation | 18 months |
| #21 | Carnegie Mellon University | Video & Media Design MFA | 36 months |
| #23 | Northwestern University | Master of Science in Communication | 60 months |
| #23 | Northwestern University | Master of Science in Journalism | 12 months |
| #23 | Northwestern University | Masters of Fine Arts in Documentary Media | 24 months |
| #23 | Northwestern University | MSc Custom Leadership | 60 months |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts in Graphic Communications Management and Technology | |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts in Journalism- Business & Economic Reporting | |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts in Journalism- Global & Joint Program Studies | 24 months |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts in Journalism- Magazine Writing | |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts in Journalism- News & Documentary | |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts in Journalism- Reporting the Nation & New York | |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts in Journalism- Science, Health & Environmental Reporting | 16 months |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts in Journalism- Studio 20: Digital First | 18 months |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts program in Journalism and Africana Studies | 24 months |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Science in Public Relations and Corporate Communication | 2 years full-time |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Science in Publishing: Digital and Print Media | 48 months |
| #24 | New York University | Media, Culture, and Communication (MDCC-MA) | 24 months |
| #24 | New York University | MPS in Interactive Telecommunications Program | 24 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | Master of Fine Arts in Photomedia | 24 months |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Arts in Communication Studies | 24 months |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Arts in Media Studies | 24 months |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Fine Arts in Film & Media Production | 36 months |
| #33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Master of Science in Digital Media | |
| #35 | University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill | Master of Arts in Media and Communication | |
| #36 | Washington University in St. Louis | Master of Arts in Film and Media Studies | |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Master of Arts in Mass Communication | 24 months |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Professional Master of Arts in Mass Communication | |
| #39 | Purdue University--West Lafayette | Master's degree in Interpersonal Communication | 20 months |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Master of Science in Strategic Brand Communication | 17 months |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Master of Arts in Public Relations and Advertising | 24 months |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Master of Communication Management | 16 months full-time |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Master of Communication Management-Marketing Communication | 36 months |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Master of Science in Communication Data Science | |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Master of Science in Journalism | 11 months |
| #59 | University of California--Santa Barbara | Master of Arts in Communication | |
| #59 | University of California--Santa Barbara | Master of Science in Media Arts and Technology Program | |
| #62 | University of California, Davis | Master of Arts in Communication | 24 months |
| #72 | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities | Master of Arts in Mass Communication | |
| #75 | University of Pittsburgh | Master of Arts in Communication | |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Science in Journalism | |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Science in Media Ventures | 12 months |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Science in Public Relations | |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Science in Science Journalism | |
| #85 | Boston University | MS in Mass Communication: Marketing Communication Research | |
| #92 | Georgetown University | Executive Master of Science in Global Strategic Communications | 12 months |
| #92 | Georgetown University | Master of Science in Design Management & Communications | 60 months |
| #92 | Georgetown University | Master of Science in Journalism | 60 months |
| #92 | Georgetown University | Master of Science in Public Relations & Corporate Communications | 18 months |
| #93 | Texas A&M University--College Station | Master of Science in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications | |
| #95 | Ohio State University--Columbus | Master of Science in Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership | |
| #96 | University of Florida | Master of Arts in Mass Communication | 16 months |
| #99 | University of Georgia | Master of Arts in Health Media and Communication | |
| #114 | North Carolina State University | Master of Science in Communication | |
| #114 | North Carolina State University | Master of Science in Technical Communication | |
| #119 | University of California, Santa Cruz | Master of Science in Computation Media | 24 months |
| #119 | University of California, Santa Cruz | Master of Science in Games and Playable Media | |
| #126 | Indiana University--Bloomington | Master of Science in Media (Design and production) | |
| #134 | University of Colorado Boulder | Master of Arts in Communication | 24 months |
| #134 | University of Colorado Boulder | Master of Science in Technology, Media & Society | 24 months |
| #191 | University of Connecticut | Master of Fine Arts in Digital Media & Design | 36 months |
| #201–250 | Case Western Reserve University | Master of Science in Communication Sciences | |
| #201–250 | Northeastern University | Master of Science in Media Advocacy | 18 months |
| #251–300 | University of Miami | Master of Arts in Communication Studies | 24 months |
| #251–300 | University of Miami | Master of Arts in Journalism | 18 months |
| #251–300 | University of Miami | Master of Arts in Public Relations | 24 months |
| #251–300 | University of Miami | Master of Science in Media Management | 24 months |
| #301–400 | George Washington University | Master of Arts in Global Communication | 24 months |
| #301–400 | George Washington University | Master of Arts in Media and Strategic Communication | 24 months |
| #301–400 | George Washington University | Master of Arts in New Media Photojournalism | 24 months |
| #301–400 | George Washington University | Master of Arts in the Field of Global Communication | 24 months |
| #301–400 | George Washington University | Master of Public Health in Public Health Communication and Marketing | 2.5 years full-time |
| #301–400 | University of Iowa | Master's in Journalism and Mass Communication | |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | Corporate and Public Communication | 24 months |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | Master's in Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) | 24 months |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | Master's in Media Communication Studies (MCS) | 24 months |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | Master's in Public Interest Media and Communication (PIMC) | 24 months |
| #401–500 | University of Delaware | Master of Arts in Communication | 24 months |
| American University | Master of Arts in Global Media | 24 months |
| American University | Master of Arts in Intercultural and International Communication | 24 months |
| American University | Master of Arts in Journalism & Digital Storytelling | 20 months |
| American University | Master of Arts in Strategic Communication | 12 months |
| American University | Master of Fine Arts in Film & Electronic Media | 36 months |
| Auburn University | Master of Communication | 24 months |
| Baylor University | Master of Arts in Public Relations and New Media | 18 months |
| Clark University | MS in Communication | 24 months |