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Graduate students present their award-winning research

We are pleased you are considering Purdue University for your graduate studies! Graduate students can earn either a thesis or non-thesis based Master's degree, and a dissertation-based Ph.D. degree in health, interpersonal, or organizational communication, media, technology and society, public affairs/issue management, or rhetorical studies. More information about the program and its reputation are available here.

Our graduate program is organized under six areas of study:

• Health Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
• Media, Technology, and Society
• Organizational Communication
• Public Relations / Issue Management
• Rhetorical Studies

Interdisciplinary programs are also available in:

• Communication and Philosophy
• Communication and Aging
• Information Assurance and Security
• Public Health - MPH - Health Communication track (under development)

Should you need anything, feel free to contact our Graduate Secretary, Vicki Biggs at: biggsv@purdue.edu.