Future Students
While the CRDM doctoral program is primarily for full-time students,
there are two types of students in NC State’s master of communication
program. One is the local professional who is attending school part-time
in order to improve at a current job or gain the skills to advance in
a career. The second is the full-time student who progresses through the
program in two years and is back in the job market or entering a doctoral
program after graduation. Seasoned professionals join our program to get
state-of-the-art knowledge about technological and theoretical advancements
in communication, and other students enroll to get that all-important
expertise for their first few jobs. We are proud of the variety
of professional and educational backgrounds of our students. 
In addition, our students have diverse personal backgrounds that contribute to friendships and to our intellectual atmosphere. International students are welcomed for the experiences and new ideas they bring to the classroom. Student surveys repeatedly remark on the congenial, warm organizational culture of the Department of Communication.
Graduates of our programs take two paths after completing their master’s in communication. Some continue in their current jobs or land new positions in communication. Others enter doctoral programs. We have had a 100% placement rate in doctoral programs since the program began.