PAD Award Recipients

Public Address Division

Ph.D. Programs in

Rhetoric & Public Address

Ph.D. Programs in Rhetoric & Public Address

Arizona State University Hugh Downs School of Communication	Duquesne University Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies	Florida State University Department of Communication	Georgia State University Department of Communication


Howard University The John H. Johnson School of Communication	Indiana University Department of Communication & Culture	Louisiana State University Department of Communication Studies	Marquette University Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program


North Dakota State University Department of Communication	Northwestern University Department of Communication Studies	Ohio University School of Communication Studies	The Pennsylvania State University Department of Communication Arts & Sciences


Purdue University Department of Communication	Regent University Department of Communication Studies	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Department of Language, Literature, & Communication	Southern Illinois University Department of Speech Communication


Texas A&M University Department of Communication	University of Arizona Department of Communication	University of California-Berkeley Department of Rhetoric	University of Colorado Department of Communication


University of Denver Department of Communication	University of Georgia Department of Speech Communication	University of Illinois Department of Speech Communication	University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies


University of Kansas Department of Communication Studies	University of Maryland Department of Communication	University of Massachusetts Department of Communication	University of Memphis Department of Communication


University of Miami School of Communication	University of Minnesota Department of Communication Studies	University of Missouri Department of Communication	University of Nebraska Department of Communication Studies


University of New Mexico Department of Communication & Journalism	University of North Carolina Department of Communication Studies	University of North Dakota School of Communication	University of Pittsburgh Department of Communication


University of South Florida Department of Communication	University of Southern California Annenberg School of Communication	University of Southern Mississippi Department of Communication	University of Texas Department of Communication Studies


University of Utah Department of Communication	University of Washington Department of Communication	University of Wisconsin Department of Communication Arts	Washington State University Edward R. Murrow School of Communication


Wayne State University Department of Communication
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Rank by "Scholarly Quality of Program Faculty" (2004)

Rank	University	School/Department	Rating* (1-6)
1	University of Georgia	Department of Speech Communication	1.74
2	University of Texas, Austin	Department of Communication Studies	1.75
3	The Pennsylvania State University	Department of Communication Arts & Sciences	1.80
4	University of Minnesota	Department of Communication Studies	1.87
5	University of Southern California	Annenberg School for Communication	1.95
6	University of Iowa	Department of Communication Studies	2.15
7	University of Maryland, College Park	Department of Communication	2.16
8	Indiana University	Department of Communication & Culture	2.36
9	University of Pittsburgh	Department of Communication	2.37
10	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Department of Communication Studies	2.41
11	Texas A&M University	Department of Communication	2.56
12	University of Kansas	Department of Communication Studies	2.61
13	University of Memphis	Department of Communication	2.65
14	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Department of Speech Communication	2.73
15	University of Colorado	Department of Communication	2.90
16	Georgia State University	Department of Communication	2.91
17	University of Washington	Department of Communication	2.93
18	Ohio University	School of Communication Studies	3.01
19	Arizona State University	Hugh Downs School of Communication	3.30
20	Southern Illinois University	Department of Speech Communication	3.35
21	University of Minnesota	Department of Rhetoric	3.37
22	Purdue University	Department of Communication	3.42
22	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Department of Communication	3.42
24	University of New Mexico	Department of Communication & Journalism	3.47
25	Louisiana State University	Department of Communication Studies	3.53
26	University of Nebraska, Lincoln	Department of Communication Studies	3.54
27	University of Arizona	Department of Communication	3.55
28	Wayne State University	Department of Communication	3.58
29	University of Missouri, Columbia	Department of Communication	3.66
30	Florida State University	Department of Communication	3.70
31	University of Denver	Department of Communication	4.01
32	Howard University	Department of Communication & Culture	4.08
33	North Dakota State University	Department of Communication	4.27
34	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Department of Language, Literature, & Communication	4.31
35	Duquesne University	Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies	4.52
36	University of Miami	School of Communication	4.79

*Ratings are based on a scale that asked respondents to rate the program--1=distinguished; 2=strong; 3=good; 4=adequate; 5=marginal; 6=not sufficient for doctoral education; 9=don't know well enough to evaluate.

Rank by "Program Effectiveness in Educating Researchers" (2004)

Rank	University	School/Department	Rating* (1-4)
1	University of Minnesota	Department of Communication Studies	1.57
2	The Pennsylvania State University	Department of Communication Arts & Sciences	1.58
3	University of Georgia	Department of Speech Communication	1.77
4	University of Texas, Austin	Department of Communication Studies	1.79
5	University of Maryland, College Park	Department of Communication	1.80
6	University of Iowa	Department of Communication Studies	1.89
7	University of Southern California	Annenberg School for Communication	1.91
8	University of Pittsburgh	School of Arts & Sciences	1.98
9	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Department of Communication Studies	2.02
9	University of Kansas	Department of Communication Studies	2.02
11	Texas A&M University	Department of Communication	2.06
12	Indiana University	Department of Communication & Culture	2.11
13	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Department of Speech Communication	2.16
14	University of Washington	Department of Communication	2.17
15	University of Colorado	Department of Communication	2.20
16	Georgia State University	Department of Communication	2.28
17	University of Minnesota	Department of Rhetoric	2.38
18	University of Memphis	Department of Communication	2.40
19	Ohio University	School of Communication Studies	2.41
20	Arizona State University	Hugh Downs School of Communication	2.47
21	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Department of Communication	2.51
21	University of Nebraska, Lincoln	Department of Communication Studies	2.51
23	Louisiana State University	Department of Communication Studies	2.52
24	Purdue University	Department of Communication	2.54
25	University of Arizona	Department of Communication	2.61
25	University of Missouri, Columbia	Department of Communication	2.61
27	Southern Illinois University	Department of Speech Communication	2.62
28	University of New Mexico	Department of Communication & Journalism	2.68
28	Wayne State University	Department of Communication	2.68
30	Florida State University	Department of Communication	2.76
31	University of Denver	Department of Human Communication Studies	2.86
31	Howard University	Department of Communication & Culture	2.86
33	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Department of Language, Literature, & Communication	2.90
34	North Dakota State University	Department of Communication	2.91
35	Duquesne University	Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies	3.02
36	University of Miami	School of Communication	3.19

*Ratings are based on a scale that asked respondents to rate the program--1=extremely effective; 2=reasonably effective; 3=minimally effective; 4=not effective.

Rank by "Quality Change in the Last Five Years" (2004)

Rank	University	School/Department	Rating* (1-3)
1	University of Memphis	Department of Communication	1.37
2	University of Maryland, College Park	Department of Communication	1.42
3	University of Georgia	Department of Speech Communication	1.44
3	Georgia State University	Department of Communication	1.44
5	University of Southern California	Annenberg School for Communication	1.60
6	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Department of Communication Studies	1.61
7	University of Texas, Austin	Department of Communication Studies	1.70
8	Duquesne University	Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies	1.76
9	Louisiana State University	Department of Communication Studies	1.79
10	University of Kansas	Department of Communication Studies	1.80
10	University of Colorado	Department of Communication	1.80
12	The Pennsylvania State University	Department of Communication Arts & Sciences	1.81
13	University of Pittsburgh	School of Arts & Sciences	1.83
14	North Dakota State University	Department of Communication	1.86
15	University of Minnesota	Department of Communication Studies	1.87
15	Ohio University	School of Communication Studies	1.87
17	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Department of Speech Communication	1.90
18	Florida State University	Department of Communication	1.92
18	University of Minnesota	Department of Rhetoric	1.92
20	University of Missouri, Columbia	Department of Communication	1.96
21	Howard University	Department of Communication & Culture	1.99
22	University of New Mexico	Department of Communication & Journalism	2.00
23	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Department of Communication	2.03
24	University of Washington	Department of Communication	2.04
25	Indiana University	Department of Communication & Culture	2.05
25	University of Miami	School of Communication	2.05
26	Southern Illinois University	Department of Speech Communication	2.06
27	Wayne State University	Department of Communication	2.07
28	University of Nebraska, Lincoln	Department of Communication Studies	2.10
28	University of Arizona	Department of Communication	2.10
30	Arizona State University	Hugh Downs School of Communication	2.12
31	Purdue University	Department of Communication	2.13
32	University of Denver	Department of Human Communication Studies	2.14
33	Texas A&M University	Department of Communication	2.25
34	University of Iowa	Department of Communication Studies	2.28
35	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Department of Language, Literature, & Communication	2.37

*Ratings are based on a scale that asked respondents to rate the program--1=better than five years ago; 2=little or no change in the last five years; 3=poorer than five years ago.

1996 NCA Reputational Rankings in Rhetoric

Rank	University & Department	Rating*
1	University of Iowa	281
2	Northwestern University--Department of Communication Studies	237
3	University of Texas, Austin--Department of Speech Communication	164
4	The Pennsylvania State University	137
5	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign--Department of Speech Communication	132
6	Indiana University--Department of Speech Communication	116
7	University of Minnesota--Department of Speech-Communication	115
8	University of Wisconsin, Madison	93
9	University of California, Berkeley--Department of Rhetoric	71
10	University of Southern California--Annenberg School for Communication	50
11	University of Pittsburgh	49
12	University of Georgia--Department of Speech	48
13	University of Kansas	44
13	University of Utah	44
13	University of Washington	44
16	Purdue University	41
17	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	35
18	Ohio State University	32
19	University of Minnesota--Department of Rhetoric	31
19	University of Maryland, College Park	31
21	Louisiana State University	28
22	Southern Illinois University	23
23	Ohio University--Department of Interpersonal Communication	17
24	Wayne State University	15
25	Howard University	14
26	Arizona State University	13
27	Bowling Green State University	12
28	Florida State University	10
29	University of Missouri, Columbia	7
30	University of Denver	6
31	University of Nebraska, Lincoln	5
32	University of New Mexico	4
32	University of South Florida	4
34	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	3
34	Washington State University	3
36	Oklahoma State University	2
36	University of Southern Mississippi	2
38	Regent University	1

* Rating refers to the number of mentions in the top five ranked programs by respondents to the survey.