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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$35,709 Avg Salary
$29,348 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and media studies was ranked #47 in the country. In fact 5,059 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Colleges.

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Kansas Report

The excellent online programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Explore the most popular online communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 73
Minnesota 70
Iowa 53
Kansas 40
Nebraska 12
North Dakota 11
South Dakota 22

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Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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