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

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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.

The Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master'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. Our analysis looked at 65 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 & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

#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 working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 79% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 75% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’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 fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Communication & Journalism at Michigan State University Report

#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 63 students majoring in communication and journalism at DePaul, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at DePaul University Report

Out of the 65 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Women make up 69% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

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

Women make up 73% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Illinois State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at Illinois State University Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 40 students majoring in communication and journalism at UIUC, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

About 39% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 61% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
11 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
11 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI

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.

  • 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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