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

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$47,415 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 49 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master'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.

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

Check out the communication and journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master'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 master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Master’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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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#5

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

John Carroll University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication and journalism programs. John Carroll is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of University Heights.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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#9

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 25 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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