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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region

70 Colleges
$34,371 Avg Salary
$25,050 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 70 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 & Journalism program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for communication and journalism students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for communication and journalism students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for communication and journalism students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Illinois State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Communication & Journalism students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
11 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
13 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
14 University of Chicago Chicago, IL

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 26 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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