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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana

10 Colleges
$36,661 Avg Salary
$26,083 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 304 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in Indiana for communication and media studies students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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Out of the 10 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for communication and media studies students. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana list. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and media studies programs. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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University of Southern Indiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana ranking. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

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Indiana University - South Bend did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and media studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the midsize city of South Bend.

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Indiana University - Kokomo ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Kokomo, IU Kokomo is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 163
Illinois 270
Ohio 100
Wisconsin 58

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 10 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.

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