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University of Pittsburgh, Department of Communication

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University of Pittsburgh

overview of program

The graduate program in Communication at the University of Pittsburgh is consistently identified as one of the top ten programs in the country. Its faculty and graduates have provided leadership to the field and have shaped the study of communication in significant ways. The program aims to train rigorous researchers, insightful theorists, and excellent teachers for placement in tenure-stream positions at either major research universities or quality four-year colleges.

Association of American Universities Member

Carnegie “Doctoral University: Very High Research Activity”

Communication doctorates conferred between 2010-19: 38

Contact information

Director of Graduate Studies

Dr. Ronald Zboray

Department of Communication University of Pittsburgh

4200 Fifth Avenue
1433 Cathedral of Learning
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Phone: 412-624-6567
Email: commgrad@pitt.edu ; zboray@pitt.edu

website

  • History, Theory, & Criticism of Rhetoric
  • Media & Culture
  • Public Address & Argument
  • Rhetoric of Science

QS World University Rankings—Communication & Media Studies

  • #151-200 of 200 World Universities

URAP University Rankings—Language, Communication & Culture

  • #77 of 300 World Universities

  • Application Forms
  • Recommendation Forms
  • Application Fee
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Writing Sample
  • Unofficial Transcripts. Official transcripts should not be submitted until invited to do so within offer of admission.
  • TOEFL Scores (for international applicants)

  • Assistant Professor Caitlin Bruce, Ph.D., Northwestern University
  • Assistant Professor Paul Elliott Johnson, Ph.D., University of Iowa
  • Associate Professor Olga Kuchinskaya, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
  • Professor John Lyne, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
  • Associate Professor Brenton J. Malin, Ph.D., University of Iowa
  • Associate Professor David L. Marshall, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
  • Assistant Professor Calum Matheson, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
  • Associate Professor Gordon R. Mitchell, Ph.D., Northwestern University
  • Professor Lester C. Olson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
  • Professor Ronald J. Zboray, Ph.D., New York University

  • Donald P. Cushman Memorial Award, 2021
  • Miller Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2012
  • Golden Anniversary Monograph Award, 2010
  • Winans-Wichelns Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address, 2001