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Graduate Programs That Elevate Your Career

Develop advanced expertise and creative vision to drive change

An Education That Adapts With You

DePaul’s College of Communication graduate programs help you master the principles and practice of communication in many contexts. Here, you can deepen your expertise, expand your professional network and gain the skills to anticipate and shape the rapidly evolving communication landscape in the market, workplace, media and more. Advance your career while developing the dexterity to influence the conversations, trends and strategies of tomorrow.

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community Partnerships

Center for Communication Engagement

Where communication strengthens civic dialogue

<div class="ck-content"><p>Connect with community partners and join vital conversations on the issues that define our time. Through applied research and collaborative projects, you’ll learn to build relationships and foster understanding.</p></div>

ACADEMIC TRACKS

Find the Right Graduate Pathway

Choose from flexible programs designed to deepen your expertise
Our College offers a dynamic portfolio of graduate programs designed to match your interests and accelerate your professional growth. Explore our degrees and concentrations to find the community that will help you achieve your ambitions.
No.1
PR and advertising programs, as ranked by PRWeek: Outstanding PR Education Program of the Year (2022, 2018). We are the only program ranked in the top five for the past 10 consecutive years.
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Arek (MA '22)

Director, Internal Communications Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Leading with ethics

Journalism Integrity and Excellence 

Championing the standards of ethical journalism

<div class="ck-content"><p>Learn from journalists whose work spans from print to broadcast television and strengthens the public conversation. Be mentored, participate in workshops, prep for and interview local politicians, publish stories on local media platforms—and hone the skills to craft work that informs, enlightens and holds power to account.</p></div>