- Graduate Studies
Ph.D. in Media and Communication
Our doctoral program in Chapel Hill prepares students to lead in the academy and industry.
- Cost & Funding
We offer a close-knit community where students learn, develop as scholars and collaborate with faculty advisers and mentors.
You’ll learn cutting-edge research methods and acquire a deep understanding of communication theory to help you develop a research program that fits your interests. Our graduates are training the next generation of scholars, improving public health, strengthening democracy and helping leading organizations across the world innovate in a changing media environment.
Numbers of Distinction
AEJMC Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Awards since 1984: No other program comes close.
New graduates in the last five years who have become assistant professors or postdoctoral fellows, with 61% of those assistant professors at Carnegie R1 institutions
Value, over three years, of a Park Fellowship
One-year expenditures for externally sponsored research
DEADLINE: 2025 Ph.D. in Media and Communication application
December 10, 2024.
Applications to the Ph.D. in Media and Communication program are due at 11:59 p.m.
A network of support, at Carolina and beyond
As she completed her master's at the Hussman School, Kyla Garrett Wagner wasn't sure whether she'd stay in Chapel Hill for her doctorate. She applied to eight other programs but decided to stay where she felt her ideas were most supported. "While it is a competitive school and one of the best schools, we're not competitive with one another on the inside," she says. "We all can work together, and that's an incredible feeling."
Why Carolina?
- Get access to world-class resources on campus and a worldwide network of more than 17,000 UNC Hussman alumni.
- Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle region are home to college-town charm, abundant culture and high-tech industry.
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Research at UNC Hussman
Our vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.
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The Roy H. Park Fellowships are among the most generous among media and journalism programs nationwide, providing top UNC Hussman doctoral applicants the financial support necessary for the students to focus on their academic and professional development.
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