2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You
Communication & Media Studies is the #47 most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges.
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
Out of the 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for communication and media studies students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
University of Dayton landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best communication and media studies programs. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for communication and media studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
With a ranking of #9, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and media studies students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best communication and media studies programs. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 163 |
| Illinois | 270 |
| Ohio | 100 |
| Indiana | 304 |
| Wisconsin | 58 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Communications
One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Communications
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 2,828 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 2,562 |
| Journalism | 1,238 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 341 |
| Publishing | 214 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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