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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

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Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Indiana 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a master's degree.

#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 working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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

Full Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Purdue University Northwest helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in Indiana. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Hammond.

Women make up 73% of the communications majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in Indiana. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

About 78% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 22% are male.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

Women make up 67% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University Fort Wayne Report

University of Southern Indiana 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 #6 on the list. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.

Women make up 80% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Southern Indiana Report

#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Indiana State University Report

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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 #6 on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

About 60% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Indiana University - South Bend 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 #9 on the list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of South Bend.

About 67% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 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 9 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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