Chapman University, School of Communication

The Chapman University Ph.D. program in Communication will prepare you to teach and conduct research in the academic, as well as the professional, setting. Consistent with the program’s Areas of Emphasis, students will be prepared in the contexts of Interpersonal Communication, Health Communication, Strategic Communication, and New Media Communication. If you have an interest in other sub-disciplines within the field of Communication, their faculty will help guide you in pursuit of those research interests such as in Family Communication, Instructional Communication, and Intercultural Communication.

Carnegie Classification: R2

Modes Offered: In-person

Professional Development: Travel and Research Funding ranges from $1,000 – $4,000 per year

Communication doctorates conferred between 2020-25: 25