Your next chapter starts here.
Maybe you’re coming straight from undergrad, ready to deepen your expertise before launching your career. Maybe you’ve been working and realized you want more — more strategy, more specialized knowledge, more opportunities to lead. Either way, you’re here because you’re ready for what’s next.
That’s exactly what graduate study at Boston University’s College of Communication is for.
At COM, you don’t just learn about media and communication — they practice it. From your first day, you’ll work alongside faculty who are actively shaping their fields while studying in Boston, one of the country’s leading hubs for media, technology, business, healthcare, and venture-backed innovation.
Whatever brought you here, there’s a program designed for where you want to go.
Experiential learning by design
A COM degree is designed to be used, not filed away. Long before graduation, you’ll be building experience, expanding your professional network, and developing a portfolio built on real projects and professional experiences. Our faculty of industry leaders, researchers, journalists, filmmakers, strategists, and entrepreneurs teach the way the field actually operates because they’re still actively driving it.
Learning at COM extends far beyond the classroom door:
- Advertising & Public Relations: Build data-driven, cross-platform campaigns for real regional and national clients through our award-winning, student-run agencies, AdLab and PRLab.
- Journalism: Report on breaking news, civic issues, and multimedia stories for regional news outlets through the BU Newsroom.
- Film & Television: Write, direct, and produce original creative work for external audiences, film festivals, and streaming platforms.
- Media Ventures: Develop a media startup or enterprise brand extension from initial concept to an executive pitch in front of media leaders and investors in Los Angeles.
Communication in the age of AI
The media landscape is rapidly shifting under the influence of generative AI, algorithmic distribution, and emerging interfaces. At COM, you’ll explore these emerging technologies while masterfully developing the human-centered skills that modern organizations prize most: agile leadership, deep audience analytics, critical thinking, and the ability to turn complex data into clear, compelling narratives.
Platforms and workflows will continue to evolve. The ability to think strategically and adapt will always matter.
I believe this program has given me all the tools to follow my dream, my passion as a researcher and, most importantly, as a business owner. I have a vision with my company, and my clients have a vision to take their companies to the next level. The sky is the limit!
Lourdes Fernandez, MS, president/market research analyst at Visium Research, LLC
Study in America’s Premier College City
Boston isn’t just where you’ll earn your degree—it’s where you’ll build your professional network. As an international hub for higher education, research, biotech, and venture capital, the city brings together a diverse global community of innovators and creators. It is historic, walkable, and constantly evolving.
Learning from a distance? If you are joining us through one of our online programs, you’re fully integrated into this same vibrant network, accessing our faculty expertise and career development resources from anywhere in the world.