Stanford University, Department of Communication

The Ph.D. program in the Department of Communication at Stanford University prepares students to conduct original research on communication processes and effects, within the tradition of the social and behavioral sciences. Most of Stanford’s doctoral graduates enter academic teaching and research careers, or communication-related professions that require research skills. After a core curriculum of courses in both quantitative and qualitative methods, statistics, and mass communication theory, each student builds a research specialization through advanced courses and seminars in Communication and related departments, research projects, teaching, and an examination in the area of concentration. These requirements are normally completed in four years, and the dissertation in the fifth year.

Carnegie Classification: R1

Modes Offered: In-person

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Communication doctorates conferred between 2020-25: 25