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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

16 Colleges
$56,176 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for communication and journalism majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 757
Indiana 391
Ohio 199
Wisconsin 75
Michigan 298

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

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