MA/MSc Communications Dilemma

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<p>Hi everybody,</p>

<p>I have somewhat of a dilemma - I applied to schools for various communications programs and have been accepted to all of them! Everyone says this is a nice problem to have, but I'm having loads of trouble deciding where to go. Here are my options:</p>

<p>University of Maryland (PhD in Communications Rhetoric)
Georgetown University (MA in Communications, Culture, & Technology)
Johns Hopkins University (MA in Communications)
London School of Economics (MSc in Media and Communications Studies)</p>

<p>I'm leaning toward LSE and JHU, but it's hard for me to tell which is the better program. I'd love to have a fully funded education - but I don't think I want to teach, so I'm not sure the PhD track is right for me (I'd rather be working in a communications firm or as consultant). I went to Hopkins for undergrad, so I'm able to handle any kind of workload.</p>

<p>Help from anyone in communications who has experience with these schools?</p>

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<p>I agree that if you don’t want to teach the PhD is not in your best interest. Don’t know much about LSE, but I have heard from a few people that the Johns Hopkins program is kind of a joke. Where do you want to be after you graduate? London is probably a better place to be in terms of communications, but if you’re looking for a job state side, a school here would probably have more networking/alumni connections.</p>