Built for where communication is going next.
The communication industry never stands still.
AI is reshaping workflows. Audiences are evolving. New platforms, new expectations, and new challenges seem to arrive every week.
That’s why we offer communication-focused master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs designed to help you stay ahead of industry shifts and build the skills organizations need most.
Whether you want to deepen your expertise, pivot into a new field, advance into leadership, or expand your career opportunities, COM offers graduate programs designed to help you navigate complexity and make a lasting impact.
From advertising and public relations to journalism, media science, film and television, and emerging areas of communication leadership, COM’s graduate programs prepare students to succeed across an increasingly connected media landscape.
Learn communication. Then learn how to lead it.
At COM, you’ll go beyond mastering tools and tactics.
You’ll learn how to think strategically, understand audiences, navigate complexity, and create communication that drives meaningful results — because successful communicators don’t just make things. They make things happen.
More than a degree
Our faculty include industry leaders, researchers, journalists, filmmakers, strategists, and entrepreneurs who bring deep expertise, current industry insight, and plenty of hard-earned lessons into every course.
You’ll build experience, expand your network, strengthen your portfolio, and test new ideas long before graduation.
The goal isn’t just to graduate with a credential. It’s to graduate ready to contribute, create, and move your career forward.
Communication in the age of AI
You’ll explore emerging technologies while developing the skills organizations need most: leadership, critical thinking, audience understanding, and the ability to turn complexity into clarity. Platforms, technologies, and workflows will continue to evolve. Strong communicators know how to adapt.
Why BU COM?
Students choose BU COM because they want:
- Faculty with industry experience
- A powerful alumni network
- Opportunities to apply what you’re learning
- Programs built for career advancement
- A graduate degree that reflects how communication actually works today
- Connections to industry professionals and employers
Most of all, they want to be part of a community that’s asking bigger questions, exploring new ideas, and influencing where communication goes from here.
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
Ready to take the next step?
Explore our graduate programs, connect with our admissions team, and start building what’s next for your career.