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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree 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 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 75% of the communications majors at the school.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

About 82% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Northwestern University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Illinois State University

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 29% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Wayne State University

#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 89% of the communications majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 76% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at DePaul University Report

#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and media studies programs. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

Of the 17 students majoring in communications at EIU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Eastern Illinois University

#7

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Spring Arbor University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and media studies programs. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.

Women make up 65% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Spring Arbor University Report

Grand Valley State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and media studies programs. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

About 50% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Grand Valley State University

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 163
Illinois 270
Ohio 100
Indiana 304
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 25 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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