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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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$47,415 Avg Salary

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

With 23 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #17 most popular major in South Dakota.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota 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.

Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Dakota. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

About 95% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Out of the 2 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 115
Missouri 209
Minnesota 151
Iowa 103
North Dakota 11
Nebraska 102

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 2 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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