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Make an Impact with Strategic Communication

Prepare for new opportunities in fast-growing fields with an online communications master’s degree. Choose from eight master’s degree concentrations:

  • Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations
  • AI Strategy and Application
  • Marketing Communication
  • Public Relations
  • Learning and Development
  • User Experience Strategy
  • Organizational Communication
  • Organizational Development

Select your concentration and customize your education for the communication career you want.

Industry-Aligned Coursework

Whether you choose the online master’s degree or a certificate program, you’ll learn from an industry-aligned curriculum taught by expert faculty and industry leaders. Courses deliver skills in applied critical thinking, storytelling through research, analysis, and more.

  • More than 114,000 new communication job openings each year1
  • Personalized instruction from expert educators
  • Customize your education with up to three stackable credentials

Advance Your Communications Career 100% Online

Explore our online communications graduate programs and choose the option that best supports your long-term professional goals.

Master of Arts in Communication Management

Discover the art and science of impactful communication through effective strategy and cutting-edge technologies. Choose a concentration in marketing communication, public relations, learning and development, user experience strategy, organizational communication, AI strategy and application, advancing diversity, equality and inclusion, or organizational development.

  • 100% Online
  • 12 Courses
  • As Quickly as 18 Months

Graduate Certificate in AI Strategy and Application

Gain hands-on experience with artificial intelligence technologies and leverage them to develop solutions, drive strategy, and improve communication outcomes.

  • 100% Online
  • 6 Courses
  • As Quickly as 9 Months

Graduate Certificate in Learning and Development

Build the leadership skills to develop and manage effective learning initiatives designed to improve employee performance.

  • 100% Online
  • 6 Courses
  • As Quickly as 9 Months

Graduate Certificate in Marketing Communication

Learn to craft, deploy, and measure marketing campaigns from start to finish.

  • 100% Online
  • 6 Courses
  • As Quickly as 9 Months

Graduate Certificate in Organizational Communication

Learn to communicate effectively across organizations, manage change initiatives, and persuade stakeholders using strategic communication skills.

  • 100% Online
  • 6 Courses
  • As Quickly as 9 Months

Graduate Certificate in Public Relations

Learn to employ principles of persuasion, reputation management, and crisis communication to effectively build brands, connect with influencers, and leverage social media.

  • 100% Online
  • 6 Courses
  • As Quickly as 9 Months

Graduate Certificate in User Experience Strategy

Learn to think strategically about the user experience and develop the skills to enable greater innovation agility across all communication platforms while defending technology, marketing, and communication decisions.

  • 100% Online
  • 6 Courses
  • As Quickly as 9 Months

Communication Management Career Outlook

From marketing to public relations and beyond, communication management spans a variety of careers and advancement opportunities. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports this field is experiencing growth at a rate that’s faster than the average industry.1

Top 5 Communication Management Careers

  1. Marketing manager, $157,620/year2
  2. Public relations manager, $134,760/year3
  3. Instructional coordinator, $74,620/year4
  4. Public relations specialist, $66,750/year5
  5. Training and development specialist, $64,340/year6

About University College

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Sources

  1. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Media and Communication Occupations.” April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov.
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Managers.” April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov.
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Public Relations Managers.” April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov.
  4. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Instructional Coordinators.” April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov.
  5. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Public Relations Specialists.” April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov.
  6. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Training and Development Specialists.” April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov.